Life in the Local Church — Part One
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Life in the Local Church — Part One

Colossians 3:15–17  (ID: 1062)

Many people today dislike the concept of authority—but as Alistair Begg teaches, Christians should eagerly embrace structure in the formation of society, families, and the church. Writing to the Colossians, the apostle Paul defined the local church not as a building or a large group but as an expression of Christ’s body, filled with individual members who are new creations in Christ. Living in the church under His rule rather than under sin’s bondage is our only way to be truly free.

Series Containing This Sermon

A Study in Colossians, Volume 3

The Normal Christian Life Colossians 3:1–17 Series ID: 15103


15And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. 16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

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Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.

Alistair Begg
Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.