Sermon Series: Mature in Christ

A series of sermons by Neil Ward

Preached at Foothills Church of Christ in 2017

Mature in Christ #9: Fullness of Joy on the Path of Life (8 Oct 2017) - Reference: If you would like to turn with me to , we are talking about "Mature in Christ". We are looking back to the Old Testament, but it's a Psalm that looks forward into the New Testament, and it may well be one that Bob will mention this afternoon as he deals with Christ in… ...
Mature in Christ #8: Nourished for Growth (1 Oct 2017) - Reference: If you would like to turn in your Bibles to . They may be fairly familiar words to you, but we trust that as you dig and delve into them, as we do that together, that you will be blessed, encouraged, and challenged - to do what that song said - that we would… ...
Mature in Christ #7: “Marks of Maturity” (24 Sep 2017) - Reference: We are going to come in our Word to . This is number 7 in our series "Mature in Christ". One of the things out of the previous series on the life of Joseph that really struck us was the contrast between the spiritual maturity of Joseph, and the immaturity of his brothers -… ...
Mature in Christ #6: “Let Christ Rule” (17 Sep 2017) - Reference: Colossians 3:15-17 Our series title is "Mature in Christ", this is the sixth in the series. We are reflecting on what it takes to grow into the image of Jesus - the process that's involved, and so on. Our passage is Colossians 3:15-17. We've been looking these last three messages at chapter 3, looking… ...
Mature in Christ #5: “Putting on the New” (3 Sep 2017) - Reference: Colossians 3:5-14 Well, in case you hadn't noticed, today is Father's Day (we'll get to the headlines in a minute) and I think it's a somewhat unprecedented Father's Day - Father's Day is not, of course, a Biblical celebration, it's one that came about after Mother's Day was intended just as an appreciation of… ...
Mature in Christ #4: “Living Above” (27 Aug 2017) - Reference: Colossians 3:1-4 If you would like to turn in your Bibles to Colossians 3 verses 1 to 4. As you know, in this series we highlighted in Colossians 1:28, 29 that Paul's goal, as he expressed to the Colossian people was to present them mature, perfect or complete (as the word teleos means) unto… ...
Mature in Christ #3: “Walk In Him” (20 Aug 2017) - Reference: Colossians 2:6-7 This is number #3 in our series "Mature in Christ", and as you've seen in the theme our focus this morning is "Walking in Him"; or, "Walk in Him". Some people go to the gym to get fit; personally, I've felt that like that was self-torture (although I have been to the… ...
Mature in Christ #2: “Growing Up in Christ” (23 Jul 2017) - Reference: Colossians 1:9-12 We started last week a new series, entitled "Mature in Christ". We are looking at the goal and the objective of our Christian living. We looked last week and we found that Paul's comments to the end of chapter 1 is that his goal is to present every man mature, teleos is… ...
Mature in Christ #1: “Pursuing the Right Goal” (16 Jul 2017) - Reference: Colossians 1:28-29 It is a great joy when a child is born. Whether as parents, grandparents, or extended family, there is nothing sweeter than having a new little life. But can you imagine if that little baby, stayed a little baby forever? It's kind of cute for a time, but parents soon find out… ...


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