Earmarks

Colossians 1:28--- “Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.”

Much of the Church has lost focus of what we are called to do. Paul gives us three earmarks of his ministry here in Colossians chapter one. First he said that we preach Christ; not some one else, not our self. He would expound on this in his letter to the church at Corinth when He said we preach Christ and Him Crucified. Second he says that they warned every man. Warned of what you might ask? They were warned of wrong direction and doctrine, false prophets, and that living in sin is not acceptable in the eyes of a Holy God. Third he says we teach every man. Again you might ask, what did he teach? He taught them Christ. He taught them how to live for God. He didn’t leave them uneducated. God didn’t save us to be ignorant. It is these three things that lead to strong and healthy believers. The Word perfect does not mean sinless perfection but rather complete, lacking nothing.

If you’re in ministry I challenge you to examine yourself. Are these three things evident in your ministry? Are these the earmarks of the church in America? Paul didn't preach fads He preached Christ.

Be with us every Monday night as we study the word of God so that we to maybe presented complete in Christ Jesus


-Chad