Teaching from April 2026

Teaching from April 2026

A Ministry of Love to the Heart

Colossians 2:1-5 Well, you can open your Bibles this morning to Colossians, and we’re looking at the first five verses of Colossians 2. Find  your way to Colossians 2:1-5, as we know from our previous study, over the past few weeks Paul has been explaining to the Colossians his apostolic ministry, his calling to be the Apostle of Christ, to the Gentiles in particular. And in the text before us today, he is transitioning to speak of his ministry in…

The Model of Paul’s Ministry

Colossians 1:24-29 Well, we return to Colossians this morning, and I invite you to turn in your Bibles to Colossians 1:24. Colossians 1:24 starts this amazing section on Christ’s gift of Paul as the apostle to the Gentiles. And that makes Paul our apostle. And as our apostle, he has a lot to teach us about having joy in Christ even amidst trials and suffering. A lot to teach us about how to live a faithful life for God’s glory…

Filling Up Christ’s Afflictions

Colossians 1:24 Well, we return to our study of Colossians and come to a, a deeply encouraging portion of the letter and the ministry of the Apostle Paul. You can turn in your Bibles to Colossians 1 verse 24 and we will read the section that we’re going to be in for a next couple of weeks. After opening this letter with thanksgiving and prayer, Paul sets forth to put Christ to the Colossians, to set him forth before the…

Resurrection Hope Today

Matthew 17:1-8 Well, as we come to our time in God’s Word this morning, I’d like to return to Matthew’s Gospel, if you have your Bibles, you can take them and turn to an earlier scene in Matthew’s Gospel. Remarkable, very special event, occasion in Matthew known as the Transfiguration, which you’ll find in Matthew chapter 17, Matthew 17, the transfiguration is really a preview of resurrection glory. And now from the vantage point of hindsight, hindsight is 2020. We…