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Being Established in Christ
Dear Church Family and Friends,
We are prone to one deadly mistake at the beginning of a romantic relationship--we make it about us. To build a healthy relationship you need to work at really getting to know the other person. To miss judge them, to put them in a box, to not recognize their unique qualities, traits, and heart, is to miss an opportunity for true connection.
The same is true with Christ. We need to be established in a relationship with the real Jesus! Who is Jesus, really? The Colossian Church was being tempted by religious groups around them to think less of Jesus and to focus on a pathway to wisdom apart from him. The false teaching made Jesus less, angels more, religious rituals necessary, and a self-improvement approach supreme. It was a deadly distraction.
The real Jesus is the source and sustainer of all things--he is supreme over all. May this portion of Colossians (1:15-23) clearly acquaint you with the nature and heart of Jesus, and may you be established in Him for the life only God can give.
Love and prayers,
Pastor Dan
Dear Church Family and Friends,
We are prone to one deadly mistake at the beginning of a romantic relationship--we make it about us. To build a healthy relationship you need to work at really getting to know the other person. To miss judge them, to put them in a box, to not recognize their unique qualities, traits, and heart, is to miss an opportunity for true connection.
The same is true with Christ. We need to be established in a relationship with the real Jesus! Who is Jesus, really? The Colossian Church was being tempted by religious groups around them to think less of Jesus and to focus on a pathway to wisdom apart from him. The false teaching made Jesus less, angels more, religious rituals necessary, and a self-improvement approach supreme. It was a deadly distraction.
The real Jesus is the source and sustainer of all things--he is supreme over all. May this portion of Colossians (1:15-23) clearly acquaint you with the nature and heart of Jesus, and may you be established in Him for the life only God can give.
Love and prayers,
Pastor Dan
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