HOW DO I KEEP FROM GETTING DOWN? (2 OF 6)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20, Colossians 1:22-23
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How Do I Keep from Getting Down? (2 of 6)
Series: Colossians
Scott Maze
Colossians 1:15-23
Today, I want to speak to you about ''How Do I Keep from Getting Down.''
We are moving verse by verse and sentence by sentence through the New Testament letter of Colossians together. Here are some key background facts to better understand Colossians. You can move through the four chapters of this little letter in around five minutes or less. I encourage you to set aside about ten minutes or so to read through Colossians at least twice. As we are sheltering in place, God help us if we only binge watch TV. Let's aim to use this time to study God's Word together.
Background Facts to Colossians
Paul is likely in Rome under house arrest when he writes the letter to the Christians at Colossae (Acts 28:30-31). How do we know Paul is in prison? In Colossians 4:10, Paul speaks about a fellow prisoner. The last verse of the letter says this: ''I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you'' (Colossians 4:18).
Paul has never met the believers in Colossae face to face (Colossians 2:1). This letter was written around 60 AD, so it's been around 30 years since Jesus has died and resurrected. This is among the last of letters as he will die in around 3-4 years after writing Colossians. The first Christians who read this letter were blue-collar people who worked for a living.
Today's Scripture (Passage Read Before Sermon)
''He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness of Go ...
Series: Colossians
Scott Maze
Colossians 1:15-23
Today, I want to speak to you about ''How Do I Keep from Getting Down.''
We are moving verse by verse and sentence by sentence through the New Testament letter of Colossians together. Here are some key background facts to better understand Colossians. You can move through the four chapters of this little letter in around five minutes or less. I encourage you to set aside about ten minutes or so to read through Colossians at least twice. As we are sheltering in place, God help us if we only binge watch TV. Let's aim to use this time to study God's Word together.
Background Facts to Colossians
Paul is likely in Rome under house arrest when he writes the letter to the Christians at Colossae (Acts 28:30-31). How do we know Paul is in prison? In Colossians 4:10, Paul speaks about a fellow prisoner. The last verse of the letter says this: ''I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you'' (Colossians 4:18).
Paul has never met the believers in Colossae face to face (Colossians 2:1). This letter was written around 60 AD, so it's been around 30 years since Jesus has died and resurrected. This is among the last of letters as he will die in around 3-4 years after writing Colossians. The first Christians who read this letter were blue-collar people who worked for a living.
Today's Scripture (Passage Read Before Sermon)
''He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness of Go ...
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