Faithfully Fulfilling Our Callings

Christians should strive by God’s grace to be faithful in their callings – the specific tasks and responsibilities given to us by God, through which God works to serve our neighbors and promote the common good, restraining the effects of the curse and bringing blessing to every realm of life and every corner of creation.

Colossians 3:23-24; 1 Peter 4:10-11

The Church – The Community of Worship

Question 71: Are Christians only called to be part of the universal Church?
Worship is the assembly of the local church where God speaks to us through His Word, meets and strengthens us in the sacraments, and we respond as a community in spoken and sung prayers.

Acts 2:42; Colossians 3:16

Dress for Success

Christians are called to walk according to their new nature, which requires being clothed in the virtues of Christ.

Colossians 3:12-17

Slipping Over The Line

Relationships are ruptured when we sin against one another, but as those forgiven all of our sins through Christ, we must forgive one another so that the relationship can be restored.

Colossians 3:13

Called To Work – Part 2

God’s favor on our work does not come from doing a specific type of job, but from working with all our heart in the job to which God calls us, doing our best to please God and serve others through our labors.

Psalm 90:16-17; Colossians 3:23-24

Called To Many Callings

Each of us has received many callings – areas of responsibility where God works through us to serve others in every realm of life and every corner of creation.

Colossians 3:18-4:1

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Relationships and Responsibilities in Christ the Lord

Our new status in Christ has not freed us from the relationships and responsibilities in our culture, but we now fulfill these under the Lordship of Christ.

Colossians 3:18-4:1

A Christlike Life and Community

As those who have been given new life in Christ, believers must put on the virtues that reflect the character of God shown to us in Christ, and they must walk in unity with the Church.

Colossians 3:12-17

Spring Cleaning

As those who have been given new life in Christ, believers must put off their former vices so they can be like Christ.

Colossians 3:1-11

Letting the Word Dwell in You Richly

The Bible is the only infallible and inerrant rule of faith, sufficient for salvation and holiness. Other creeds and confessions may be helpful summaries, but must be tested by Scripture, which is the final authority.

Colossians 3:16