Spiritual Fullness in Christ

​Text: Colossians 2: 6-15
Service Date: 7.27.25
Sermon:

•  If our current situation has taught us anything, it’s that people are searching for something to give their lives meaning, purpose, and direction. Every person that we encounter, every person that we meet, all of them are looking for purpose and meaning.
• It seems that our collective spirit is crying for connection and love. Our collective spirit seems to be trying to find hope in a time of turmoil.
• In our passage for this service, we see the writer of Colossians reminding the congregation that their purpose, hope and meaning lies within the spiritual fullness that we have in Christ.
•  Let us remember that the Colossian church began to believe that God would not have come to earth as Jesus, a true human being in bodily form, because they believed that only what is spiritual is good and all matter, including the body, is evil. This is why it was so important for the author of this letter to remind the church of Jesus’ deity.
• I believe that it is also important for us to evaluate our beliefs and hang on to the beliefs that we are fully convinced of. When we evaluate our beliefs, we are also contextualizing our personal experiences within our faith. We are trying to figure out where it all fits together.   
• While I believe that it is highly valuable to evaluate our faith from a variety of viewpoints and perspectives, after we evaluate our faith to our fullest extent, we must hang on to what we believe to be true. We must hang on to the beliefs that support our purpose and meaning. We must hang on to our hope.
• Looking at today’s scripture, the author asks us to remain rooted and strengthened in our faith while we overflow with thankfulness. My question is: What does it look like to overflow with thankfulness, especially in times such as these? To answer this, we must look to Jesus.
• Throughout Jesus’ ministry, it seemed that he overflows with thankfulness. We can make that assumption that he cared for those that needed it. Looking through scripture, it’s evident that Jesus was fully connected to his heavenly father. I believe that it is through this spiritual fullness that Jesus’ expresses his thankfulness.
• It is through our love and care that we express to those around us that we express our thankfulness to God, the Father. When we show love and care to all people, we show our thankfulness to the God who created all people.
• We are often called to evaluate our faith and consider our beliefs from a variety of points of views, but one thing that we can truly hold on to: Jesus loved all people, and he asks us to do the same. It is through the love that Jesus shows that he was able to express his thankfulness to his heavenly father. It through that same love that we can show our thankfulness to God, the Father.
• Let us pray:

Conclusion: Let us be people who remain connected to the Holy Spirit through our loving actions and acceptance of all people.