July 4 Colossians 2:8-15 (ESV) 8 See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits [1] of the world, and not according to Christ. 9 For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of [...]
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July 4 Colossians 2:8-15
Posted: July 4, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Colossians, July Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, Colossians, daily Bible, July 4 Colossians 2:8-15, Scripture
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Piper: Battle Hymn of the Thankful
Posted: July 3, 2011 by Pam Larson in Colossians, Devotionals/Commentaries, JulyTags: A Song That Conquers, Battle Hymn, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, enemy, Piper: Battle Hymn of the Thankful, Satan, Scripture, sermon, thanksgiving
John Piper says, Imagine for a moment that your city is surrounded by enemy forces who aimed to destroy you. And you are aware that enemy sympathizers live and work in the city with a view to undermining the city’s defenses. And suppose you discover that there is a song which the enemy and their [...]
July 3 Colossians 2:1-7
Posted: July 3, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Colossians, July Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, July 3 Colossians 2:1-7, Scripture
July 3 Colossians 2:1-7 (ESV) 2:1 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,2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding [...]
John Piper: “This is worth memorizing.”
Posted: July 2, 2011 by Pam Larson in Colossians, Devotionals/Commentaries, JulyTags: Bible, Bible study, Colossians, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, John Piper: "This is worth memorizing.", Scripture, sermon
The Most Concentrated Description of Christ’s Glories (Colossians 1) Paul has just prayed for the Colossians that they would “be filled with the knowledge of [God’s] 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 [...]
July 2 Colossians 1:15-29
Posted: July 2, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Colossians, July Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, Colossians, daily Bible, July 2 Colossians 1:15-29, July Bible Readings, Scripture
July 2 Colossians 1:15-29 (ESV) The Preeminence of Christ 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by [1] 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. 17 And he is before all [...]
John Piper: Too Heavenly-Minded?
Posted: July 1, 2011 by Pam Larson in Colossians, Devotionals/Commentaries, JulyTags: Colossians, John Piper on Colossians 1, John Piper: Too Heavenly-Minded?, The Heavenly-Minded and the Worldly-Minded
Colossians 1:3-6 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in [...]
July 1 Colossians 1:1-14
Posted: July 1, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Colossians, July Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, July 1 Colossians 1:1-14, July Bible Readings, Scripture
July 1 Colossians 1:1-14 (ESV) Greeting 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 2 To the saints and faithful brothers [1] in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. Thanksgiving and Prayer 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we [...]
Remember my chains
Posted: July 9, 2010 by Pam Larson in Colossians, Devotionals/Commentaries, JulyTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, Colossians, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Remember my chains, Sam Storms, Scripture
Sam Storms on Colossians 4:18 ….But why call on them to “remember” his “chains”? Certainly he’s not asking for pity. The last thing he wanted was for them to shift their focus from the sufficiency of Christ to the suffering of his servant. Still, it was important that they (and we) not forget where devotion [...]
God loves to be asked for things!
Posted: July 8, 2010 by Pam Larson in Colossians, Devotionals/Commentaries, JulyTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, Colossians, D.L. Moody, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, God loves to be asked for things!, prayer, Scripture, sermon, Westminster Catechism
John Piper relates this story in a sermon, “Devote Yourselves to Prayer” There is a story about D. L. Moody making a visit to Scotland in the 1800′s and opening one of his talks at a local grade school with the rhetorical question, What is prayer? To his amazement, hundreds of children’s hands went up. [...]
Worship Happens in the Heart, Every Day and all the Time
Posted: July 7, 2010 by Pam Larson in Colossians, Devotionals/Commentaries, JulyTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, Colossians, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, life as worship, Scripture, sermon, true worship, worship, Worship Happens in the Heart Every Day and all the Time
John Piper on worship: So you can see what is happening in the New Testament. Worship is being significantly de-institutionalized, de-localized, de-ritualized. The whole thrust is being taken off of ceremony and seasons and places and forms; and is being shifted to what is happening in the heart – not just on Sunday, but every [...]
