Pastor Mike Impact Ministries

Today, Thursday June 3 “As You Have Been Taught” Colossians 2:5-7 “For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.”...

Today, Tuesday June 2 Established in the Faith Colossians 2:5-7 “For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.” I...

Today, Tuesday June 1 The First Step Colossians 2:5-7 “For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ. As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.” It is so ob...

Today, Monday May 31 Don’t Be Deceived Colossians 2:4-5 I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. Paul was concerned that the believers at Colossae would be “deluded” by the false philosophies that were being taught concerning Jesus....

Today, Sunday May 30 A Great Struggle Colossians 2:1-3 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasure...

Today, Saturday May 29 Preaching, Warning and Teaching Colossians 1:27-29 “To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. To this end I also labor, striving according to His wo...

Today, Friday May 28 Every Man, Every Woman, Everyone Colossians 1:27-29 “To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. To this end I also labor, striving according to His wor...

Today, Thursday May 27 The Revealing of the “Mystery” Colossians 1:26-27 “The mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Paul like to use the word mystery and used it at least seventeen times in his New Testament Epistles...

Today, Wednesday May 26 “The Glory of This Mystery” Colossians 1:26-27 “The mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” In the Old Testament the Jews, the nation of Israel had the wonderful privilege of literally having th...

Today, Tuesday May 25 “To Fulfill the Word of God” Colossians 1:24-25 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, I have often said that if there are no believer...

Today, Monday May 24 Completing What Christ Suffered For Colossians 1:24-25 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church, of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, Paul said that he rejoiced in suffering f...

Today, Sunday May 23 Jesus Lives for You! Colossians 1:21-23 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been procl...

Today, Saturday May 22 It’s Personal Colossians 1:21-22 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, Paul has been speaking about the preeminence of Jesus Christ. He in preeminent because He is the creator of all things. He is preeminent beca...

Today, Friday May 21 Jesus is the Answer! Colossians 1:18-20 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. I know it might sound...

Today, Thursday May 20 “Jesus is the Head of the Body, the Church” Colossians 1:18-20 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cros...

Today, Wednesday May 19 Who Is Jesus Christ? Colossians 1:15-17 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. I believe that...

Today, Tuesday May 18 Jesus, The Revelation of God Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. Paul begins this epistle by telling the saints at Colossae that he is praying without ceasing for them and even details the things that he was praying for them. But he quickly goes into one of the reasons that he is writing this letter. Remember his friend Epaphas...

Today, Monday May 17 “Qualified Us To Share” Colossians 1:11-14 “May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have...

Today, Sunday May 16 “May You Be Strengthened” Colossians 1:10-11 “So as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy…” Twice in this prayer Paul said, “May you be…”. May you be filled with the kn...

Today, Saturday May 15 “Increasing in the Knowledge of God” Colossians 1:10-11 “So as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy…” We must notice the progression of words and actions in these ve...

Today, Friday May 14 “So As To Walk” Colossians 1:9-10 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. For our walk to be right, our th...

Today, Thursday May 13 “Spiritual Wisdom and Understanding” Colossians 1:9 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, This prayer of the Apostle Paul for the saints at Colossae can be used as a model prayer to teach us both how to pray and what to pray for, not only for o...

Today, Wednesday May 12 “That You May Be Filled” Colossians 1:9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; I think we are stuck on this wonderful verse that begins the prayer of the Apostle Paul for the saints at Colossae. Paul says that he is praying w...

Today, Tuesday May 11 Prayer Without Ceasing Colossians 1:9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; I’m convinced that Paul got excited about the believers in Colossae after he heard of their faith, love and hope that they experienced after they had...

Today, Monday May 10 Prayer is Asking and Receiving Colossians 1:9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; Right after I received Jesus Christ into my heart and life as a nineteen year old, I knew I needed to learn how to pray. There was something in...