This Sunday, Associate Pastor Craig Ison will be delivering a message from Colossians 3:12-13, entitled "Raised with Christ", Part 2. In a previous sermon from Colossians 3:1-11, Part 1 of the series, Paul was encouraging the Colossian believers to focus their pursuits on things above, not things on earth. He tells them to put away the old things: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from their mouths. In this sermon, the focus is all about what they were to "put on". As God's chosen ones, they were to put on compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Our perfect example of how we are to live our lives is found in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We are all sinners in need of redemption, and Jesus paid the price for our redemption on the cross. We "deserve" nothing, but He made a way that we can have "everything we need" through Him. Salvation only comes through grace alone -- we can do nothing to earn it. As believers, we are called by God to spread the Good News of Salvation to a lost and dying world, as His representatives. J. C. Ryle gives us the following message: "Let your Christianity be so unmistakable, your eye so single, your heart so whole, your walk so straightforward, that all who see you may have no doubt whose you are, and whom you serve."
Are you living a life that honors God? Do you want to have a closer walk with God? To learn more about how to live more like Jesus Christ, we invite you to join us this Sunday to hear this message. You can join our service in person or online via Facebook at 10:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome!
