In Colossians 3:1-11, Paul reveals that the secret of Christian growth is in our new identity in Christ and being who we already are in him.

What do we add to our faith to please God? Colossians 2:16-23 reminds us that pleasing God is not about what we do but what Jesus did for us.

In Colossians 2:6-15 Paul encourages the Colossians to stick with Jesus because you can't improve on the Gospel.

Paul often writes of the mystery that has been revealed to us in Jesus Christ. In Colossians 1 and 2, Craig looks at how this revelation gave Paul and all believers a new king, a new calling, and a new cause.

What is the most important thing about us? Our heart cannot move from the mental image we have of God. In Col 1:15-23 the apostle Paul describes who Jesus is, what he has done, and who we are now.

In the first chapter of Colossians, Paul offers a prayer for the church that we can use as an example and a pattern to pray for one another.

In chapter one of Colossians, Paul writes to the church at Colossae about the faith, love and hope produced in them through the Gospel and how this transforms their community and their world.

In this Part II of Church Leadership, Craig Cabaniss discusses the duties and character of deacons while looking at 1 Timothy 3:8-13. He again challenges all of us to also seek these qualities.

In the first of a 2-part series on church leadership, Craig looks at the role of overseer. 1 Timothy 3 lays out clear character qualities that apply not just to elders and pastors, but to all Christians.

On this Easter Sunday, just as Jesus was lifted up, so are our hopes. Jesus provides hope for the unlikely, the marginalized, and the hypocrite.