Unity and Diversity in God’s Kingdom V

Paul’s writings often reflect the high expectations that God has for God’s people. Through Jesus Christ, the invisible God is made visible, as Paul writes in Colossians 1:15. Since the beginning, God has been about the business of reconciling us back to God, in loving-kindness. But now, in a new way, Paul highlights the crucial role Jesus has in this mission . . . and the supremacy of the Son of God, as he describes, is far beyond our wildest dreams. In Jesus, who is both fully God and fully man, we are given the example of the actions and attributes of a life in right relationship with God. Paul correctly treats this with the intensity it deserves – by writing in his letter to Colossae the ways in which maturity in Christ is not only ideal, but expected. In fact, this maturity will yield real transformation, by growing in our relationships, movements, and conversations so that our very existence serves as a pointer to the Light of Light, true God of true God.

• Rev. Arthur Jones | 10/16/2022 | 9:30 Traditional

• Rev. Arthur Jones | 10/16/2022 | 11:00 Contemporary