Scott Hoezee

Read: Colossians 3:15-16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly. (v. 16) The Gospel of John tells us that Jesus was originally “the Word” who had been with

Read: Colossians 3:15-16 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. (v. 15) The Hebrew word shalom often gets translated as “peace.” But if we think of this

Read: Colossians 3:12-14 Put on then . . . compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. (v. 12) We have all seen enough paintings of Jesus as to think we

Read: Colossians 3:12-14 And above all these put on love. (v. 14) Colossians 3:12-16 is the very heart of this letter. That’s why we will be spending four days unpacking

Read: Colossians 3:9-11 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all. (v. 11) Have you ever wondered

Read: Colossians 3:5-8 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you. (v. 5) Paul issued a lot of commands. Today’s key verse is an example. This is an order.

Read: Colossians 3:1-4; Acts 1:9-11 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. (v. 2) Karl Marx derided religion as “the opiate of

Read: Colossians 2:20-23 These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion. (v. 23) Paul continued to hammer away at the idea that these external rules and rituals,

Read: Colossians 2:16-19 Therefore let no one pass judgment on you. (v. 16) A few days ago we noted that the most dangerous false messages are the ones that sound