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Spiritual Maturity – Part 1

Brian Hopkins

July 27, 2025

In chapter 2 of his letter to the Colossians, Paul encourages Christ followers to continue working on their relationship with the Lord Jesus. Certainly, we can rest assured in our salvation through faith in Jesus' Gospel, but our new spiritual life in Him should be much more. Paul also tells us of the benefits of growing in the knowledge of our Lord. Of course, we must continue to learn about God through His Word, but even more so, we must cling as closely to Jesus as possible and allow the Holy Spirit to direct us throughout our days - all while remaining intentionally focused on Jesus as Lord over our entire being.

Sunday Worship – July 13th, 2025

Brian Hopkins

July 13, 2025

In his letter to the church at Colossae, Paul reminded the Colossians of who Jesus really is - God the Son. Certainly, Jesus is our Redeemer and Savior, but for the true Christ follower, Jesus must be much, much more. He must be our everything - the very center of our entire life. In short, Jesus must be our "All-in-All." In this video, comedian Jeff Allen shares the story of his own journey out of atheism and alcoholism into a true saving relationship with our Lord Jesus.

The Preeminent One

Brian Hopkins

June 29, 2025

In his letter to the church at Colossae, Paul addressed a misconception among them that Jesus can't be Immanuel - God in human flesh, because their view was that all flesh is inherently evil. Paul reminded them that Jesus - the Word of God - is the instrument by Whom our Three-In-One God created the world. Therefore Jesus was before all things as John reminds us in the introduction of his gospel account. In describing this concept to the Colossians, Paul used the Greek word πρωτεύω) prōteuō - preeminent. In our lives and our belief, Jesus must not only be important. He must be the only and central focus of our entire being. In other words, we must hold Him "Preeminent."

Colossians Introduction

Brian Hopkins

June 22, 2025

Colossians and Ephesians were written by Paul the apostle from house arrest in Rome as he awaited his trial before Caesar. We will study this entire letter over the next few weeks. Colossae was a city in Asia Minor which had a large Jewish population including some Jews who had become Christian believers after hearing the Truth of the Gospel of Jesus from Epaphras. Paul wrote this letter to remind the Colossians that salvation in Christ results from knowing Jesus as our personal savior and having a relationship with Him - continually growing in knowledge of God, not from any other "secret" knowledge (Gnosos) or through any form of legalistic works.
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