Human Trafficking- A warning , Colossians 2.8-15

scripture reading: Colossians 2:8-15

8 See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits 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 all rule and authority. 11 In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. 13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. 15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.

Sermon Outline:

1. The nature of the Danger

2. The Source of the Danger

3. The Solution to the Danger

Reflections onthe Word for the New Year, Psalm 1

Scripture Reading: Psalm 1

1 Blessed is the man
    who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
    nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and on his law he meditates day and night.

3 He is like a tree
    planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
    and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so,
    but are like chaff that the wind drives away.

5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
    nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
    but the way of the wicked will perish.

Sermon Outline:

1. We are shaped by the messages we listen to

2. Duty versus delight

3. The practice of meditation

4. The fruit

Christmas Miracles #3, The Word became Flesh

Scripture Reading: John 1:1-18

Sermon Outline:

1. What Does Logos Mean?

2. Who is the Word?

3. The word Became Flesh

4. Significance

Christmas Miracles #2, Divine Protection

Scripture Reading: Matthew 2:1-15

Sermon Outline:

1. The Source of the danger

2. The Occasion of the danger

3. The Means of the danger

4. The Divine Protection

5. The Murderous Plot

The Christian Life Summarized, Colossians 2:6-7

Scripture Reading: Colossians 2:6-7

6 Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

Sermon Outline:

1. The Walk of Life

2. Walking In Him

3. As You Received Him

4. Rooted Down and Built Up

5. Established In The Faith

6. Abounding In Thanksgiving