We are to believe the Gospel, appropriate our new identity through our behavior, and become a new humanity.  This is described as a wardrobe change by Paul, who was carried along by the Holy Spirit.  How would our lives be different if we put on Christ every morning when we were getting dressed for the day?   ..read more

All of you know that the wrath of God is coming against idolatry like sexual immorality, impurity, disordered desires, evil cravings, and covetousness.  Once, you were lived this way and were under God’s wrath, but not anymore.  However, now you have different indicators of idolatry; anger, rage, ill-will, slander, and shameful speech.  You must consider the parts of yourself that are aimed at earthly purposes—your idolatry—dead and rid yourselves of this divisive conduct. If we are truly in Christ, we all have stories about how the Holy Spirit has delivered us from sinful condu ..read more

The Apostle Paul, carried along by the Holy Spirit, consistently writes to the churches to accurately position the believers in the correct position—between “being raised spiritually with Christ” and “will be raised physically with Christ in Glory.”  In Colossians Chapter 3, Paul begins to give the application from living in this in-between.  You Live from Christ and toward Christ—Christ is Your Life. So seek the Kingdom He is administering at the Right Hand of God the Father by setting your mind (or keep thinking about) Christ and the Kingdom He is administering.   “What are yo ..read more

Religiosity can foster the growth of our sin nature and produce division among the Church.  We are to be killing our sin nature or it will be killing US.  We do this by remembering that we are to participate in the death and resurrection of Jesus, in whom we have unity.  This is a simple concept, but becomes very difficult to live out in the day to day.  In this sermon, we address how to live this out through Revelries, Regulations, and Revelations ..read more

Paul addresses the yoke of circumcision, a sign of the Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenant, that was being put on the Disciples in Colossae, a yoke that the patriarchs all of Israel hasn't been able to bear.  Only by participating in the death and resurrection of Christ can believers receive the circumcision, sign of the covenant, of Christ.  In Christ believers are made to be alive and forgiven of all our sins.  However, this also comes with coming under the ultimate authority of Christ ..read more

There are two categories of wisdom; wisdom revealed in Christ and wisdom according to the traditions of man and built upon the fundamentals of the world.  Wisdom that is not according to Christ is connected to empty deceit.  Christians must carefully watch out and guard from being overcome and becoming a slave to the empty deceitful wisdom.  Paul encourages the church in Colossae to be careful by continuing just as they had received Christ--don't add anything to Jesus, but put faith in The Word of God.  This will lead to a dependent relationship with Christ, like a tree roo ..read more

Aim of this passage is to fire-proof the Saints in unity against reasonable arguments by centering on the knowledge of Christ and full assurance of understanding ..read more

The world has a current from life to death, but the Current of Christ moves from death to life.  Believers are caught up in the Current of Christ and are called to strenuously contend to pull others along with us.   ..read more

Noah Coates preaches on the Reconciliation of Believers in Christ from Colossians 1:21-23 ..read more

Noah Coates preaches the Song of Christ's First Place ..read more