Colossians: Check Out Those People... Wow!!

Paul clearly tells us in Colossians that Christ will present the believers holy, blameless, and above reproach... how can that be? How can I be there?

Colossians 1:9-23,1:2,1:4,1:26
Ephesians 5:25-27,1:3-4
Habakkuk 1:13
Romans 8:33-34
Jude 1:24-25
Philippians 2:14-15
1 Peter 1:15-16

Sermon discussion topics for parents to use with their children:

• What are some of the amazing aspects of the fact that God wants to be reconciled with us?
• How are the saved people going to appear before God?
• Why will no one dare to question how these people can be holy, blameless and above reproach?
• What will these people feel like as they stand there?
• Will you be one of them?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Colossians: Why Me, Lord?

Why would anyone seek to reconcile with an enemy who hates them and wishes them harm? Why me, Lord? Paul is explaining to the Colossians God's amazing offer.

Colossians 1:19-22
Romans 5:9-10,8:7,8:31-32
2 Corinthians 5:18-21

This is the most wonderful scene that the universe will ever witness; a beseeching God, an imploring Savior, standing at the door of the sinner’s heart with eternal salvation in His hand, knocking for entrance and begging to be let in; the insulted Omnipotent Creator of the universe, beseeching a worm, whom an exercise of His will could sink in a moment to hell, and His justice be glorified in the act, to accept His pardoning mercy, and waiting year after year, in all longsuffering, for the sinner’s reconsideration of his obstinate refusals. Be astonished, O heaven, at God’s unutterable mercy, and be horribly afraid, O earth, at man’s indescribable wickedness. Here is the climax of God’s divine love, and man’s desperate depravity. John Angell James An Earnest Ministry

Sermon discussion topics for parents to use with their children:

• How are people enemies of God?
• Why is it amazing that God even wants to be reconciled to us?
• What is so amazing about How God reconciled us to Himself?
• Why is it amazing that God pleads with us to be reconciled to Him?
• How beloved and safe are those who are reconciled?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Colossians: God Moves to Reconcile

Why would a God, whom we offended, seek to reconcile with us? What does this teach us about Him? Let's look to Colossians for the answers.

Colossians 1:9-21

Sermon discussion topics for parents to use with their children:

• How is preeminence of Christ over all things shown in this passage?
• Why is this so unsavory to the world... especially today?
• Why should it not worry us that such power is in this God's hands?
• What does it mean that God is: relational, others oriented, and sacrificial?
• Why is it not the normal way reconciliation works that God chose to reconcile and to do something dramatic to bring it about?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Colossians: The Dynamic Gospel

There is a powerful, living, transforming dynamic when the gospel comes to people with power. The Colossians experienced it and Paul thanks God for it and them.

Colossians 1:1-18,4:12,1:23,1:27
1 Corinthians 13:13
1 Thessalonians 1:3,5:8
Hebrews 11:1
1 John 2:9-11,3:10,3:14-15,4:20

Sermon discussion topics for parents to use with their children:

• Why is the gospel characterized as dynamic?
• What are the three effects the gospel had on the Colossians?
• Why does faith in Christ make all the pieces fall into place?
• Why is love for the saints such an important effect of the gospel?
• What is the Christian's hope, and how does it impact his/her faith and love?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Persevering Love

Is your salvation forever? Can it be lost? The Apostle Paul definitely has an opinion about that. Especially when we consider what Christ did for us!

Romans 5:6-10,8:29-39
1 Peter 3:18
Ephesians 5:2

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• How does Paul explain justification?
• Explain the links in Paul’s chain of salvation.
• What proof does Paul give that God is for you?
• Have you ever thought about what it means for Christ to be ever interceding on your behalf?

Scott Graubard
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Appreciating Salvation: Reconciliation

Reconciliation is the restoring of a broken relationship. When the Bible teaches that God reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ it is saying something which has many truly amazing dimensions to it. As we study this doctrine out we come to a deeper appreciation of our rich salvation.

Romans 5:6-11
2 Corinthians 5:18-21,4:3-6
Isaiah 59:2
Colossians 1:19-22
John 6:44

This is most wonderful scene that the universe will witness -- a beseeching God, an imploring Saviour, standing at the door of the sinner's heart with eternal salvation in his hand, knocking for entrance and begging to be let in; the Omnipotent Creator of the universe, beseeching worm, whom a volition of his will could sink in moment to perdition, and whose justice would be glorified in the act, to accept his pardoning mercy, and waiting year after year, in all long suffering for the sinner's reconsideration of his obstinate refusals. Be astonished, O heavens! at God's unutterable mercy, and be horribly afraid, O earth! at man's indescribable wickedness! Here is the climax of God's divine love and man's desperate depravity. John Angell James An Earnest Ministry

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• What does reconciliation mean?
• Who is the person who is supposed to seek reconciliation in a broken relationship?
• What is amazing about God's reconciling with humanity:
1. Why is it amazing that God even wanted to reconcile with us?
2. What is so amazing about how God reconciled with us?
3. What is so amazing about the fact that God then pleads with us to be reconciled to Him?
4. Why is it amazing that God has to help us to respond to His pleadings?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Appreciating Salvation: Propitiation

We will more deeply appreciate our salvation when we understand why Jesus is called our propitiation. These important words shed a world of light on how good God has been in providing such a rich salvation.

Romans 1:18,1:32,3:9,3:19,3:21-26,5:9
Genesis 9:5-6
Hebrews 2:17,2:14
1 John 2:1-2,4:9-10
1 Thessalonians 1:10

Sermon discussion questions for parents to use with their children:

• What does propitiation mean?
• Why can God not just forgive us of our sin... why did Jesus have to die?
• How is Jesus our propitiation?
• What are the implications for us when we sin that Jesus is our propitiation?
• Why is it important that God sent the propitiation and how does this make the God of the Bible so different than the old Greek gods?

Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA

Reconciled to God

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Pastor Todd Jaussen
Crossroads Christian Fellowship Church
Greenville, PA