Sermon
You Cannot Do It Alone
Cross Church
Speaker: Nick Floyd
August 25, 2025 · 32 min
Church / EcclesiologyCommunityDiscipleshipConflict ResolutionColossians 3:12–17Colossians 3:15Colossians 3:16–17
Summary
Paul's letter to Colossians teaches that Christians cannot thrive spiritually in isolation from the local church. Through practicing compassion, kindness, humility, patience, and forgiveness within community, believers develop spiritual maturity and become fully formed disciples of Jesus.
Highlights
The local church is God's laboratory for growing a Christian.
A Christian living outside of deep local church involvement ends up being a malnourished and malformed Christian.
Living in close relationship with other believers allows me to exercise spiritual muscles that if I'm honest with you, I would avoid if it were my decision.