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This 11-message series from Pastor Jim consists of the following titles:Energizing Principles The Gospel For The Gentiles Death To Life Alive In Christ Applying Death To Life Heaven's Wisdom Applied To Earthly Problems Jesus Shines Through The Proof Is In The Product Let Us Beware Do People Mistake Me For Jesus? Prayer: The Master Offense This series can be purchased as a CD boxed set for $52 by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen to the individual messages online or download them for free.

Death To Life - Part 1 of 3

When the glass is full, stop pouring! False teachers insist that we should add something to Christ; old rituals, new books, something. These "Jesus Plus" liars have been around since Jesus left, and Paul gave us the antidote to their poison in the book of Colossians: We are full. No more can be added to what God has done for us, in Christ. Here's Jim to open his sermon, Death to Life.

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Air Date

Monday, April 20, 2020 - 12:00am

Message

CP-0225-13: Death To Life

Scripture References

Colossians 2:12-15

Series

Focused On Things Above

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The Gospel For The Gentiles - Part 3 of 3

Jesus is filled with God... we are filled with Christ! Colossians 2:9 is so amazing, so "filled" with implications that some of us have been known to stop reading there - but the point is coming in the next verse: We are filled, as well! What does it mean, to be "full" or "made complete in Him" - in some way similar to the way He is filled?

Air Date

Friday, April 17, 2020 - 12:00am

Message

CP-0218-13: The Gospel For The Gentiles

Scripture References

Colossians 2

Series

Focused On Things Above

Read more about The Gospel For The Gentiles - Part 3 of 3

The Gospel For The Gentiles - Part 2 of 3

Well, there goes the neighborhood! The infant church had black, white, brown and "other;" rich and poor; educated and illiterate; all rubbing shoulders as they worshiped the Redeemer. Perhaps the most difficult challenge was the mixing of circumcised and uncircumcised. Here's Part 2 of The Gospel for the Gentiles.

Air Date

Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 12:00am

Message

CP-0218-13: The Gospel For The Gentiles

Scripture References

Colossians 2

Series

Focused On Things Above

Read more about The Gospel For The Gentiles - Part 2 of 3

The Gospel For The Gentiles - Part 1 of 3

How could a Gentile believe in Messiah when he didn't know what a "messiah" is? The gospel could not be confined to a small, Jewish sect. The message was reaching Gentiles who had no context for it - and yet were attracted to Jesus. Their lack of knowledge put them in danger, as it often does. Paul's remedy was prayer, and a letter: we call it the Epistle to the Colossians.

Air Date

Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 12:00am

Message

CP-0218-13: The Gospel For The Gentiles

Scripture References

Colossians 2

Series

Focused On Things Above

Read more about The Gospel For The Gentiles - Part 1 of 3

Energizing Principles - Part 1 of 1

"If you have been raised with Christ..." Wow, what a proposition! We just celebrated Resurrection Sunday, so now let's talk about how that event must change our lives. Since His resurrection has been applied to us, personally, we need to raise our eyes: To aim at, to yearn for, to focus on, "things above." Today we launch a new series in Paul's small-but-powerful letter to the Colossians. Here's Pastor Jim with his opening sermon called, Energizing Principles.

Air Date

Tuesday, April 14, 2020 - 12:00am

Message

CP-0211-13: Energizing Principles

Scripture References

Colossians 3

Series

Focused On Things Above