Lake Murray Baptist Church

Mission at Lake Murray - Sharing Life

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The text for this message on May 9 was Colossians 2:6-15.

In the same way that one fully expects an infant child to mature, the biblical expectation is that a Christian will mature.  

• Some Christians are infants, constantly in need of others to meet their needs.
• Some Christians are grade-school children, self-sufficient in the basic elements of self-care and learning that others have needs too.
• Some Christians are adolescents, capable of meeting the needs of others yet in need of further coaching.
• Some Christians are mature adults, proactively seeking to meet the needs of others with the Gospel.

The passage teaches three very clear things:

1. Salvation presumes maturation.
2. Maturation prevents deception.
3. Maturation reflects the nature of Jesus who lives within us.

The question for Lake Murray is this: how will we make mature disciples?

Ephesians 4, here we come!

Mission at Lake Murray - Loving God

This week (May 2) begins a new three-week series emphasizing our three-fold purpose as a church: Loving God, Sharing Life, and Serving Others.

From Colossians 3:12-17 we learn four very important things pertaining to loving God in personal and corporate worship.  

First, we are to TREASURE THE GOSPEL PERSONALLY by putting on the characteristics of Christ.

Second, we are to LIVE THE GOSPEL SOCIALLY by being ruled by the peace of Christ.

Third, we are to BE CONSUMED WITH THE GOSPEL CORPORATELY by letting the word of Christ dwell in us richly.

Finally, we are to GIVE ALL GLORY TO CHRIST in and through it all.

The implication of the text is that worship is a participatory event, and that we cannot worship who we do not know.

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Mission at LMBC - Love God