Colossians 1:13-14: Welcome to Colossae (Rooted)

Welcome to the 1st sermon in our series on how the kingdom of heaven that Jesus introduced grew in the church in Colossae (1 of 4).

Following Jesus’ teachings about the Kingdom of God in the Sermon on the Mount and then his death and resurrection, his disciples were given the charge to now live out this new reality as a people called “the church.” What did that look like? What were the problems? The distractions? The errors and the successes? What can we learn from the early church as they committed themselves to living out the teachings of Jesus while resting in the salvation of Jesus?

As a local church called “Refuge,” we need this reminder now more than ever. It’s an exciting time, but we can become easily distracted. So let’s take a walk through Colossians 2 and remind ourselves the deepest calling of the people of God.