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Jesus is Greater Series: Everyday Disciple-Making | Colossians 4:2-6
Sermon Guide for April 19, 2026. A disciple of Jesus not only grows personally but also helps others follow Christ. God uses ordinary believers to make more disciples through two simple practices: prayer and wise speech.

Phillip Bates
Apr 163 min read


Jesus is Greater Series: What Christ Changes at Home (Colossians 3:18-4:1)
Sermon Guide for April 12, 2026. If Christ is truly Lord of your life, you will begin to change the way you relate to the people closest to you. The gospel is not just something we believe—it transforms our everyday relationships.

Phillip Bates
Apr 103 min read


Jesus is Greater Series: Take Off the Grave Clothes (Colossians 3:1-17)
Sermon Guide for April 5, 2026. The resurrected life requires a new wardrobe. God hasn’t just forgiven you; he has made you new! Since your identity has changed, your life must change as well. So take off what belongs to your old life and put on what reflects who you now are in Christ.

Phillip Bates
Apr 33 min read


Jesus is Greater Series: Settling For Substitutes (Colossians 2:1-23)
Sermon Guide for March 29, 2026. Because Christ is sufficient, we must not settle for substitutes that promise what only he can provide.

Phillip Bates
Mar 272 min read


Jesus is Greater Series: A Life That Counts (Colossians 1:24-29)
Sermon guide for March 1, 2026. Because Christ lives in us, our lives are meant to count eternally by investing in the spiritual growth of others.

Phillip Bates
Feb 263 min read


Jesus is Greater Series: The Center of Everything (Colossians 1:15-20)
Sermon Guide for February 22, 2026. Jesus stands at the center of everything—as Maker, Meaning, Sustainer, and Restorer—so we can trust him with our lives.

Phillip Bates
Feb 202 min read


Jesus is Greater Series: Prayer That Forms the Soul (Colossians 1:9-14)
Sermon Guide for February 15, 2026. In Colossians 1:9–14, the Apostle Paul pulls back the curtain and reveals what he regularly prayed for the Colossians. If your prayer life feels thin or repetitive, this passage offers some guidance. Spiritually mature prayer does not simply ask God to change what is happening around us—it asks him to change what is happening within us.

Phillip Bates
Feb 123 min read


Jesus is Greater Series: When the Gospel Takes Root (Colossians 1:1-8)
Sermon Guide for February 8, 2026. When the gospel truly takes root, it doesn’t remain static—it grows, bearing visible fruit in faith, love, and hope.

Phillip Bates
Feb 52 min read
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