Complete In Christ

In this episode, we’re going to talk about how the level within the church the hurt comes from affects the magnitude of the impact. 

In this episode, we’re going to explore different types of categories for church hurt. 

In this episode, we’re going to discuss how baptism and communion shape a church’s communal life. 

In this episode, we’re going to explore the defining marks of a true local church: baptism & communion. 

The church is not just a group of believing people coming together. It has a purpose and a mission that is both inward and outward facing. The church is to be a place where believers gather to minister to each other in community and the launching pad for ministering the gospel to unbelievers.  In this episode, we’re going to talk about how only a true local church can create the communal life that Christ intended for His church.

In this episode, we begin talking about the communal life of a local church…what it means, what it is and what it looks like according to scripture. 

In this episode, we’re going to explore these 3 groups more deeply and begin talking about their impact on a local church’s communal life. 

In this episode, we’re going to begin talking about the 3 groups that can be found in every church...even yours!

In this episode, we begin exploring exactly what the church is, so that we can better understand what the church should be about.

In the first episode of this series, we talk about Hebrews 10:24-25 and the admonition for believers to not neglect coming together.  While only two verses, there are some significant nuggets that must be considered if you're thinking about disengaging from a local church body.

An overview of the upcoming series focused on the trend  among many who are avoiding and/or have abandoned establishing membership in a local church body and the factors within the church that contribute to this phenomenon.

In this sermon series, we explore the link between our hearts, our beliefs, and our decisions and why following our hearts is not always our best course of action.

In this sermon series, we explore the link between our hearts, our beliefs, and our decisions and why following our hearts is not always our best course of action.

In this sermon series, we explore the link between our hearts, our beliefs, and our decisions and why following our hearts is not always our best course of action.

In this sermon series, we explore the link between our hearts, our beliefs, and our decisions and why following our hearts is not always our best course of action.

In this sermon series, we explore the link between our hearts, our beliefs, and our decisions and why following our hearts is not always our best course of action.

In this sermon series, we explore the link between our hearts, our beliefs, and our decisions and why following our hearts is not always our best course of action.

In this sermon series, we explore the link between our hearts, our beliefs, and our decisions and why following our hearts is not always our best course of action.

In this episode we look at how Christ facilitates a new dwelling place for God's Spirit, namely within believers.

In this episode, we look at Jesus as the Temple and how through Him, we now can experience God’s presence in a new way. 

In today’s episode we’re going to look at the temple that Solomon builds as a permanent place for God’s presence and the tension in the notion of an omnipresent God desiring to dwell in one place.

In this episode we discuss Jacob's Ladder and the Tabernacle in the wilderness and how these narratives present an interesting intersection of God's presence with man, after the Garden.

In this episode we look at what lies at the heart of the fall of man and the continued rejection of God's rule and what God sets into motion to restore what He created in Eden.

In this episode, we explore the idea of the Garden of Eden actually serving as the temple of the God of all creation.

We begin a new series examining the connection between heaven, earth and the temple. Starting in Genesis and working our way at a high-level through to Revelation, we'll gain a Biblical perspective on the relationship between these three things. In this episode, we'll be discussing how the word "heavens" is used as both a description for the skies above and God's realm.

In this episode, we’ll be looking at Colossians 4:2-18 where Paul gives some final instructions to the Colossian church and some shout outs to those who have been laboring with him in the faith. Sometimes it can be tempting to skim over the final parts of a letter but rest assured there are still some good nuggets for us to glean from the text. 

In this episode, we’ll be looking at Colossians 3:18-4:1 where Paul begins to lay out how this new life in Christ that he’s been encouraging and admonishing the Colossians to live, looks in everyday situations and relationships. 

In this episode, we’ll be looking at Colossians 3:5-17 where Paul really challenges the Colossian believers to shed the characteristics and thinking of their old life and instead put on behaviors and mindsets that reflect the new life in Christ that they have now. 

Today, we start Chapter 3, where Paul challenges the Colossians to walk in the fullness of their new life in Christ. 

In today’s episode, we’re finishing up Colossians chapter 2, walking through verses 16-23, where Paul gives the Colossians some marching orders based on what he has shared with them so far. 

In this episode, we move into the second chapter of Colossians where Paul wants to help the Colossians understand that as believers, their lives must be lived IN and WITH Christ.

In today’s episode, we’ll be looking at Col 1:21-29, where Paul makes Christ’s work of reconciliation on the cross personal for the Colossians…challenging them to remember what Christ saved them from and warning them to not give in to the surrounding pressures and influences.

In today’s episode, we’ll be looking at Col 1:15-20, where Paul begins to present his case for the pre-eminence and supremacy of Christ over and above anything else the Colossians could turn to.

Recall that the Colossian church was caught in a crosswind of cultures and influences and had started to doubt that Christ was truly enough to handle all of the concerns of their lives. As a result, they began to add beliefs and practices from these outside influences to the gospel of Christ they had first believed in.  In today’s episode, we’ll be looking at Col 1:9-14, discussing the effect the gospel should have on a believer and how that manifests itself in his or her life.

The Colossian church was caught in a crosswind of cultures and influences and had started to doubt that Christ was truly enough to handle all of the concerns of their lives. As a result, they began to add beliefs and practices from these outside influences to the gospel of Christ they had first believed in.  It doesn't take much reflection to see that many believers today face the same challenges and are tempted to doubt whether Christ is truly enough. In this episode, Charles kicks off this series in Colossians talking about how the Colossian church was impacted by the gospel they had received.

In this episode, I discuss how as Christians we should realize that it is the responsibility of every believer to be discerning.  And in a day and age of information overload, we have to be even more vigilant and careful in our discerning God’s truth as it pertains to the issues of the day. 

In this episode, we briefly discuss the different genres in the Bible and why being able to identify them is necessary to reading the Scripture well.

An introduction to the Complete in Christ podcast.