Our Search For Identity | Colossians 2:6-15

We are continuing our series in the Old Testament, focusing specifically on “habits of grace.” Mark, Lou, and Bill have already preached on several of these habits, noting that these habits ought to be present inthe lives of believers, not as simply obligation, but as a response to the grace of God. Habits that have…

     The Psalmist begins by lifting his eyes. But where the writer of Psalm 121 looks to the hills, the author of our passage sets his gaze higher, to the one enthroned in the heavens. He looks to the one who, as Isaiah says, dwells on a high and holy place, but also with the…

Today we’re looking at the 3rd of the 7 “I Am” statements of Jesus in John’s gospel. When Lou opened this portion of the series, he told us, these statements are a callback to Exodus 3:14 when God introduced himself to Moses with the expression “I am who I am.” In using this expression, Jesus…

Today marks the beginning of the Eastertide season, which is the period from Easter culminating in Pentecost Sunday; when we’ll celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit. Last week we celebrated the resurrection of our Lord from the dead and bolstered our resolve to live with resurrection hope that our Lord is indeed making all…

We’re using these summer months to look at the OT, and in particular at the “habits of grace” that are set before us in the pages of Scripture. As Mark noted last week, these habits are not to be seen as daunting tasks rooted in sheer effort, but instead as gracious gifts fueled by Christ’s…

Most of the time in Reformed circles, we like to talk about the Divinity of Christ, especially when Christ makes the statement, “I am the Resurrection and the life.” Now we will indeed talk about that in the coming weeks as we continue into all of Christ’s “I am” statements. But today as we I…