BORN AGAIN…… A born-again Christian is someone who has repented of their sins and turned to Christ for their salvation, and as a result has become part of God’s family forever. All this takes place as God’s Spirit works in our lives. the Bible says that mankind has a problem, and that problem is called […]
Hello, and thank you for visiting our page. We would like to introduce you to our young friend Claudia. We met Claudia on one of our mission trips to Haiti. While ministering and doing food distribution there in Haiti we met Claudia, her family and some of her friends. Instantly we knew that we had […]
If Jesus returned today…right now…would you be ready? Would the “Holy City” be your eternal home?? Were you able to say “Yes!” with confidence? Or, did you honestly have to answer “No” along with a sense of fear or uneasiness in your heart? Or, do you ask yourself, “What is salvation?” Salvation is the deliverance, […]
Reflections on Paul’s letter to the Church in COLOSSAE – Introduction Paul writes the final greeting to the Colossians with his own hand Biblical scholars debate the overall theme of Paul’s letter to the Colossians, but let’s encapsulate Paul’s encouragement and exhortation to the church (remember the letter was also to be read in the […]
Paul’s opening prayer, thanksgiving for and encouragement to the believers in Colossae As we review Paul’s opening prayer, his thanksgiving for and his encouragement to the Colossian church, found in the first chapter of his letter verses 1 – 12, we are impressed by the Apostle’s emphasis on faith in Christ. His beautifully eloquent introduction […]
Paul’s opening prayer, thanksgiving for and encouragement to the believers in Colossae (cont.) Paul moves quickly from his greeting to the Colossians, onto his thanksgiving for them and his encouragement to them to continue in the faith, a faith based on the “…the word of truth, the Gospel, which has come to you, as indeed […]
Paul’s encouragement to the believers in Colossae Paul goes on to recognize that the transforming word of the gospel, which had been presented to the Colossians by one of Paul’s disciples, Epaphras, and which they had accepted gladly into their hearts, was in the process of radically reshaping the whole Roman Empire. In these verses […]
