Calvary Chapel Lake of the Ozarks

Colossians 3:12-17

Colossians 3:5-11

Colossians 3:1-4

Colossians 2:16-23

As we take a pause in our Colossians series, Pastor Nick talked about serving the Kingdom inside and outside the church walls.

There's no fruit in defending our own reputation or character. Fruitfulness of speech only comes when the Spirit of God through the people of God speaks about the Son of God: Jesus!

God’s plan of redemption was foreshadowed for hundreds of years. This cup of redemption is the blood of Jesus—a new covenant—poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins!

Jesus continues the conversation in describing what a faithful and wise servant looks like. We are called to be obedient, wise, and productive servants of Jesus Christ.

Jesus is our defender! In the Olivet Discourse, Jesus reveals how He alone will be the defender to a remnant of Israel in the end of the Tribulation. 

Continuing in Matthew 24, Jesus further describes events and key figures of the Tribulation. This event is a paradox; it's a terror to those who reject Jesus Christ and a hope for those in Christ Jesus that evil will be defeated and destroyed.

In Matthew 24, as Jesus is sitting on the very mountain in which He will ascend to heaven from, He describes events that will surround His second coming to answer the disciples' questions. Jesus does not want them to be lead astray--the same for us too!

As we finished walking through Matthew 23, we were reminded that God is never fooled by what we show on the outside. God looks at the heart! He sees what we actually are, not our outward appearance. 

Pastor Sean kicks off a new series looking at the WOES in the beginning of Matthew 23 in the final teaching of Jesus. 

Jesus answers the question of what it means to approach & worship and live & walk before Him: love is the basis for obedience!

We as followers of Jesus live life with a dual citizenship. It matters how we live in respect to human governing authorities; but also it cannot supercede our response to the authority of Jesus in our life. This week, Jesus addresses both.

Jesus doesn't want vocal agreement, but life obedience. Some of the greatest sins that keep us from a transformed, fruitful life for Jesus are pride and self-righteousness. But by His grace and mercy, He is always ready for us to respond in trust and obedience.

When we miss the purpose Jesus has for us, we are living in denial; where our worldview doesn't match the reality around us, and within us!

Jesus is truth and defines what is true. He is the driving force behind our every emotion, decision, and action. He impacts our response to every area of your life. When our decisions and actions reveal Jesus to a lost, broken world…that is what it really means to believe, to have faith in Jesus—He is our worldview!

Greatness and servanthood go hand-in-hand in kingdom living. As we follow Jesus with our lives, serve those whom He served; it brings about the work of God in our own lives as well.

In this message, Pastor Nick walks us through how God deals with us based on who He is, not on who we are. We cannot allow false expectations on what we think we deserve, change the hope and promise we have in Jesus.

Pastor Nick walked us through the cost of being a Christian in todays economy compared to God's economy.

Pastor Nick dives into the tough topic of divorce as we continue in our Unexpected Series.

Pastor Sean filled in for Pastor Nick and walked us through John 6 as he shared more about the conversation Jesus had with the multitudes concerning the true bread of heaven and our response to it today.

"The forgiveness we receive from Him, is the very forgiveness we extend to others." Join us as we dive into this idea as we walk through Matthew 18.

Join us as we continue through the book of Matthew.