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What Is Our Hope Laid Up in Heaven? Colossians 1:3–8, Part 2 Video 29.04.2023 ↓

Our hope laid up in heaven includes forgiveness of sins, a dwelling in the kingdom of Christ, and an inheritance in light.

We Are Not Sons of God Like Jesus Is: Colossians 1:3–8, Part 1 Video 27.04.2023 ↓

Jesus’s sonship is not like ours. All the benefits we enjoy as sons come to us through the only-begotten, eternal Son of the Father.

If God Is Your Father, Grace Flows Continually: Colossians 1:1–2, Part 5 Video 25.04.2023 ↓

The people who have God as their Father are the recipients of his inheritance, namely, boundless grace and perfect peace.

Productive Imprisonment and Beloved Partners: Colossians 1:1–2, Part 4 Video 22.04.2023 ↓

Prison, for the apostle, was not a time for pity parties, but for productive labor on behalf of local churches.

What Does It Mean to Be a Saint? Colossians 1:1–2, Part 3 Video 20.04.2023 ↓

Every believer is someone who has already been made holy through his union with Christ by faith.

The Relational Authenticity and Wisdom of Paul: Colossians 1:1–2, Part 2 Video 18.04.2023 ↓

The apostle mentions his fellow ministers, in part, to show how important relational dynamics are in the exercise of Christian authority.

A Persecutor of Christians Was Made an Apostle: Colossians 1:1–2, Part 1 Video 15.04.2023 ↓

What we read in the apostles is not mere human wisdom, but wisdom taught by the Spirit.

How Would You Summarize 2 Thessalonians? 2 Thessalonians 3:16–18, Part 2 Video 13.04.2023 ↓

How might you summarize Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians? In this lab, Pastor John makes an attempt.

Peaceful Relations Are Precious, Not Ultimate: 2 Thessalonians 3:16–18, Part 1 Video 11.04.2023 ↓

Peace is precious. Peace is to be prized. But peace is not to be pursued at any cost.

How Long Are We Patient with the Idle? 2 Thessalonians 3:11–16, Part 3 Video 08.04.2023 ↓

The aim of holy ostracism is to cause shame in a fellow believer so that they might turn and walk in the light.

Five Implications of ‘Eat Your Own Bread’: 2 Thessalonians 3:11–16, Part 2 Video 06.04.2023 ↓

There are at least five significant implications from Paul’s command to the Thessalonian church to “eat your own bread.”

As New Creatures, Eat What You Earn: 2 Thessalonians 3:11–16, Part 1 Video 04.04.2023 ↓

God created mankind for good works. When he makes us new in Christ, his purpose remains the same.

Does ‘No Work, No Food’ Mean No Mercy? 2 Thessalonians 3:6–10, Part 3 Video 01.04.2023 ↓

When someone sins against us, Christians are not always called to turn the other cheek.

Why Did Paul Refuse Gifts of Food? 2 Thessalonians 3:6–10, Part 2 Video 30.03.2023 ↓

Pastors ought to be paid for their labors, but they should never give the impression that they labor for money.

Sometimes Ostracism Brings Reconciliation: 2 Thessalonians 3:6–10, Part 1 Video 28.03.2023 ↓

Christians must have a category for shaming other Christians so that they might repent and be reconciled.

Prayer as an Answer to Prayer: 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5, Part 5 Video 25.03.2023 ↓

Hearts that remain firm through trials don’t depend on their own strength, but hang on the steadfastness of Christ.

An Obedient Church Deals with Disobedience: 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5, Part 4 Video 23.03.2023 ↓

Disobedient churches deal lightly, if at all, with flagrant disobedience. Obedient churches consistently practice church discipline.

What Is the Faithfulness of God? 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5, Part 3 Video 21.03.2023 ↓

The deepest ground of God’s faithfulness, to his word and to his people, is his faithfulness to his own self.

God Is Decisive in Obedience — So Why Pray? 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5, Part 2 Video 18.03.2023 ↓

God works through prayer to establish and guard us in the faith. Prayer is the lifeline by which he holds us fast.

Offense and Defense in Prayer for the Word: 2 Thessalonians 3:1–5, Part 1 Video 16.03.2023 ↓

Prayer is an offensive weapon and a defensive weapon. Do you utilize it in both ways?

How Paul Prays Eternal Comfort into Heart Comfort: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 7 Video 14.03.2023 ↓

The apostle Paul wants Christians to subjectively experience the comfort that is already objectively ours in Christ.

Are Traditions Good or Bad? 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 6 Video 11.03.2023 ↓

The church ought to preserve traditions that evidence biblical fidelity — and discard those that elevate our ways over Scripture.

Stand! The Command. The Prayer. The Promise.: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 5 Video 09.03.2023 ↓

Christians stand firm by holding to the truth, depending on God in prayer, and hoping in his promise to keep us.

Called to Holiness, Called to Glory: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 4 Video 07.03.2023 ↓

God’s call to his people is not merely a call to salvation. God’s call is for us to share in his glory.

How Sanctification Confirms Saving Faith: 2 Thessalonians 2:13–17, Part 3 Video 04.03.2023 ↓

Are we becoming more like Jesus by the power of the Spirit? If not, we have reason to question whether our faith is real.