Church Of The Lost Sheep

Instructions for Christian Households " Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people." -Apostle Paul, 1st century Colossians 3:23 [This is the  30th  message of this series] This lesson is intended for mature believers (or adulting believers). For a more orderly study, please go through all the  previous messages  first, if you haven't yet. New Nature This is the  15th and last part of this spin-off  series , within a series (on Colossians Chapter 3). Newbies As we mentioned in the previous lessons, at the time of this writing all the believers were newbie believers, none of them born into the faith or grew up as Christians. They were the first ones in their family and in their community to follow Christ. And so Paul was teaching them how to act like one. Work Relations We also mentioned that verses 22 and 23 were connected but we separated them because we want to address the mention of slaves separately. We

Instructions for Christian Households " Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord. " -Apostle Paul, 1st century Colossians 3:22 [This is the  29th  message of this series] This lesson is intended for mature believers (or adulting believers). For a more orderly study, please go through all the  previous messages  first, if you haven't yet. New Nature This is the  14th  part of this  series , within a series. Households As we mentioned in the previous lesson , at the time of this writing all the believers are newbie believers, none of them born into the faith or grew up as Christians. They were the first ones in their family and in their community to follow Christ. And so Paul was teaching them how to act like one. Work Relations Actually the next verse (v. 23) is connected to the verse we read above (v. 22), but we sep

Instructions for Christian Households " Children, always obey your parents, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not aggravate your children, or they will become discouraged ." -Apostle Paul, 1st century Colossians 3:20-21 [This is the  28th  message of this series] This lesson is intended for mature believers (or adulting believers). For a more orderly study, please go through all the  previous messages  first, if you haven't yet. New Nature This is the  13th  part of this  series , within a series. Households As we mentioned in the previous lesson, at the time of this writing all the believers were newbie believers, none of them was born into the faith and grew up as Christians. They were the first ones in their family and in their community to follow Christ. And so Paul was teaching them how to act like one. Family Normally not everyone in one's family will become believers at the same time. So Paul had to address how members of each family will have to

Instructions for Christian Households "Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting for those who belong to the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly." -Apostle Paul, 1st century Colossians 3:18-19 [This is the  27th  message of this series] This lesson is intended for mature believers (or adulting believers). For a more orderly study, please go through all the  previous messages  first, if you haven't yet. New Nature This is the  12th  part of this  series , within a series. Households At that time none of the believers was born into the faith, none of them grew up as Christians. They were all newbies, the first ones in their family and in their community to follow Christ. Paul had to teach them how to be a believer, and how to act like one. Not all couples become believers at the same time. So Paul had to address how a spouse have to behave when their spouse is not a believer. [Although this teaching also applies if both husband and wif

"Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father." -Apostle Paul, 1st century Colossians 3:16b-17 [This is the  26th  message of this series] This lesson is intended for mature believers (or adulting believers). For a more orderly study, please go through all the  previous messages  first, if you haven't yet. New Nature This is the  11th  part of this  series , within a series. To continue, we were talking about how Apostle Paul is telling the first church in Colassae what "to do",  in place of things they started to quit doing. Teach All this time we have been sharing Scripture messages to teach and counsel people all over the world. As a believer, we are all instructed to teach others (God's wisdom). This pandemic, shutdowns and quarantines have result

" And always be thankful. Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives." -Apostle Paul, 1st century Colossians 3:15b-16a [This is the  25th  message of this series] This lesson is intended for mature believers (or adulting believers). For a more orderly study, please go through all  previous messages  first, if you haven't yet. New Nature This is the  10th  part of this  series , within a series. To continue, we were talking about how Apostle Paul is telling the first church in Colassae what "to do",  in place of things they started to quit doing. Thankful In the morning as we wake up, it is a good idea to start the new day in an atmosphere of worship and an attitude of gratitude. Let us sing a song such as this and think about how we did not deserve mercy and nothing we did was the reason why God loves us.  Once we begin from this mindset, it is easy to be humble and extend the same love God gave us, towards others. So No On Would.Bo

"And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace" -Apostle Paul, 1st century Colossians 3:15a [This is the  24th message of this series] This lesson is intended for mature believers (or adulting believers). For a more orderly study, please go through all the  previous messages  first, if you haven't yet. New Nature This is the  9th part of this  series , within a series. To continue, we were talking about how the Apostle Paul is telling the first church in Colassae what "to do",  in place of the things they started to quit doing. Peace So there are many things money cannot buy, one of them is peace. There is no business which sells peace. Of course there are those who market, advertise and sell you life insurance, home security, guns, computer virus protection, fraud protection, and so on but none of these will be able to give us peace. True peace, real peace comes from knowing th

" Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony." -Apostle Paul, 1st century Colossians 3:14 [This is the  23rd message of this series] This lesson is intended for mature believers (or adulting believers). For a more orderly study, please go through all the  previous messages  f irst, if you haven't yet. New Nature This is the  8th part of this series , within a series. To continue, we were talking about how Apostle Paul is telling the first church in Colassae what "to do",  in place of things they started to quit doing. Agape Love "When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners." Romans 5:6-8 The Apostle Paul in

" Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others." -Apostle Paul, 1st century Colossians 3:13 [This is the  22nd message of this series] This lesson is intended for mature believers (or adulting believers). For a more orderly study, please go through all the  previous messages  first, if you haven't yet. New Nature This is the  7th part of this  series , within a series. To continue, we were talking about how the Apostle Paul is telling the first church in Colassae what "to do",  in place of the things we have started to quit doing. Physics For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Think about it, once you quit wanting things, once you stop greed in its tracks, you would have so much free time that you wouldn't know what to do with it.  Forgiveness One of the things you can do is to forgive , forgive and forget -- to let it go. As far as the east

" Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience." -Apostle Paul, 1st century Colossians 3:12 [This is the  21st message of this series] This lesson is intended for mature believers (or adulting believers). For a more orderly study, please go through all the  previous messages   first, if you haven't yet. New Nature This is the  6th part of this  series , within a series. To continue, we were talking about how the Apostle Paul is telling the first church in Colassae what "to do",  now that they are living their new life. Replacement Whenever we quit doing certain things, we now have this free time. The first five lessons of this mini series told us what we ought not to do. And so when we take those out of our day, what do we do in its place? Yes it's physics, f or every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Out with the old and in with t

"Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us." -Apostle Paul, 1st century Colossians 3:9-11 [This is the  20th  message of this series] This lesson is intended for mature believers (or adulting believers). For a more orderly study, please go through  all the  previous messages   first, if you haven't yet. Sinful Nature This is the  5th part of this  series , within a series. To continue, we were talking about how the Apostle Paul is telling the first church in Colassae what "to do",  now that they are living their new life. Lies One of the things he mentioned was to stop lying to one another. This was particularly import

" But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language." -Apostle Paul, 1st century Colossians 3:8 [This is the  19th  message of this series] This lesson is intended for mature believers (or adulting believers). For a more orderly study, please go through  all the  previous messages   first, if you haven't yet. Malicious Behavior This is the  4th part of this  series , within a series. To continue, we were talking about how the Apostle Paul is telling the first church in Colassae what "to do",  now that they are living their new life. He listed the following as things we used to have in our old life: anger, rage, (wrath), malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language ( obscene, abusive, filthy, vulgar speech) to name a few. And that these things are those which we shouldn't be engaging in anymore. For these are contrary with our new life in Christ. So now we know the "what", so "how"

"Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world." -Apostle Paul, 1st century Colossians 3:5b [This is the  18th  message of this series] This lesson is intended for mature believers (or adulting believers). For a more orderly study, please go through  all the  previous messages   first, if you haven't yet. Greed This is the 3rd part of this  series , within a series. To continue, the Apostle Paul in telling the first church in Colassae what "to do", he particularly mentioned that it is important to put off greed in the new life that we live. Christ calls greed as the lust of the eyes. Paul likened this pursuit of eathly things to idolatry which is most probably the worst offense we can actually commit, this is why Paul had to emphasize it. Covetousness This offense which many will regard as petty , actually leads one on a downward spiral as they will eventually be continously hooked into a vicious cycle of wa

"So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires." -Apostle Paul, 1st century Colossians 3:5a [This is the  17th  message of this series] This lesson is intended for mature believers (or adulting believers). For a more orderly study, please go through  all the  previous messages   first, if you haven't yet. In the previous message we discussed the words of Paul as written in Colossians Chapter 3. This is the 2nd part of that lesson . What In the previous lesson , Apostle Paul told the first church in Colassae what they ought to be doing. What we need to know now is how to do them. The first item on his "to do" list is to not be controlled by our body. And that means killing off everything connected with that old person, the old way, the way of death. Earthly vs Heavenly The new life means putting to death what is earthly in us and the first and the most obvio

"Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory." -Apostle Paul, 1st century Colossians 3:1-4 [This is the  16th  message of this series] This lesson is intended for mature believers (or adulting believers). For a more orderly study, please go through all the  previous messages   first, if you haven't yet. The Apostle Paul gave a rundown on how to know if we are living the new life we received as a gift from God. Paul wrote it down in his letter to the first church in the City of Colossae in the 1st century. Colossians 3 [This will be the 1st of a  series  within a series] To summarize, he told them that we ought to be staying