This week as we continue our look into the letter to the Church in Colossae, retired minister Mark Coffey shares with us how things and systems designed to bring us to the throne often become the very things we worship. We start chasing shadows of Christ rather than Christ himself. 

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Colossians: Chasing Shadows

As we continue our study in Colossians we look at the implications Paul describes from the mystery revealed. The implications of Christ in us. Because we have recieved Christ Jesus, we are to walk in Him, be rooted in him, being built up in him, established in the faith, and abounding in gratitude. 

Colossians: Rooted in Christ

This week we look at the thesis of Paul's letter to the Church in Colossae. Everything else comes back to this one big idea and point. That Christ is supreme. Christ is over all. 

Colossians: Supremacy of Christ

This week we begin a new series in the book of Colossians. We look at what Paul wants to tell the Church in Colossae when it comes to their faith and the false teaching they face. Paul begins by emphasizing the knowledge of the will of God in spiritual wisdom and understanding. 

Colossians: Walking honoring to God

This morning we continue our series as we look at the 3rd Chair. This chir is all about the suffering, servanthood, and sacrifice Christ calls his disciples to. It is not that we suffer, serve, and sacrifice in meaningless ways, but that our pursuit of becoming more like Jesus leads us to those things. This journey of following Jesus is a hard one, and for that reason many do not move beyond the 2nd chair. What about you? 

4 Chair Discipling - 3rd Chair

This week worship looked a bit different. This week we did not cancel church, we went to be the Church in our community! Our life groups met elsewhere and served our community in different ways. We are also blessed to participate with other churches as we united as the Church for our community in the name of Jesus! It was awesome!! 

MCC Worship August 29, 2021 - Serve Sunday

This week, Josh Smith brings the word as he talks about the 2nd Chair. 

4 Chair Discipling - 2nd Chair

This week we continue our discipleship series by looking at where we all start our discipleship journey, the first chair. What we have to understand as disciples is what our role is with those in the first chair. Those in the first chair need followers of Christ willing to enter their world, ready and prepared to answer questions and talk about faith, and willing to be inconvienced. It sounds like a lot. It is. But this is what Christ calls us to. All from a motivation of love! Let us never miss the motivation of love. 

4 Chair Discipling - 1st Chair

**We had some technical difficulties this week. We apologize for the audio quality and have fixed the issue for next week.**We are so excited to start a brand new series this week on discipleship. Dann Spader does a fantastic job of framing discipleship in 4 sections, or chairs. We will be using the basic framework for understanding this cricial piece of faith. Join us as we seek to be better disciples ourselves and make more disciples of Christ. 

4 Chair Discipling - Introduction

There is no question we've been fed this lie by our culture to just be you. And we have taken that in the church and many of us believe it also. We put a Biblical spin on it, we believe we were created perfect in the image of God. But sin has such a grip of us and in this world, that God certainly did make us in his image, but have we ever been perfect? Was there even a moment we could say we were perfect? Or is that a lie we have believed for far too long? 

Things Jesus Never Said: You Do You Boo

We have believed a lot of lies about forgiveness over the years. We've believed a lot of half truths and fancy sayings, but not Biblical truth about forgiveness and it's time we correct that. Forgivness and healing from whatever hurt you've experienced is found only in the death and resurrection of Jesus. If you hear about forgiveness and walls start going up rather than healing and hope, you've misunderstood forgiveness. Join us as we set the record straight! 

Things Jesus Never Said: Forgive if You Want

This week we look at how we've watered down our gatherings to minimalistic shadow of what God has called us to. The early church devoted themselves to the apostles teaching, fellowship, the breaking of break, and prayer. And we show up and observe rather than being active participants in what God has called us to. 

Things Jesus Never Said: Come Listen to a Sermon

There are a lot of things we believe that Jesus, or Scripture never says. Follow your heart is a popular suggest especially for graduates. But Scripture actually says the opposite. The heart is decietful and we are to guard our heart!!

Things Jesus Never Said: Follow Your Heart

Too often we fall into traps of believing Jesus said things he never actually said. Most of the time it's a simple misunderstanding or taking scripture out of context. But it leads to developing beliefs, doctrines, and theologies that aren't true or accurate. Through this series we look at a few of them. Beginning is this thought that Jesus just wants us to be happy. 

Things Jesus Never Said: Happiness

This week we practice some generosity by talking about money. More specifically we talk about tithing and giving back to God a portion of what he's given us first before anything else. This practice and habit of tithing is foundational for making sure God stays a priority in our lives. It's not about the money. God doesn't need our money. We need to give in order to keep God a priority in our lives. 

Absurdity of Generosity: Money

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