Messages on Colossians | Desiring God

The Fruit of Hope: Love

Scripture: Colossians 1:3–8

All Things Were Created Through Him and for Him

All Things Were Created Through Him and for Him

Scripture: Colossians 1:9–20

The Supremacy of Christ in Everything

The Supremacy of Christ in Everything

Scripture: Colossians 1:13–20

He Holds It All Together: Seeing and Savoring the Supremacy of Christ

He Holds It All Together

Seeing and Savoring the Supremacy of Christ

Scripture: Colossians 1:15–20

The Hope of the Gospel

The Hope of the Gospel

Scripture: Colossians 1:15–23

Conference Message

Filling Up What Is Lacking in Christ's Afflictions

Filling Up What Is Lacking in Christ's Afflictions

Scripture: Colossians 1:24

Conference Message

Live to Die: A Leader Who Suffers Well

Live to Die

A Leader Who Suffers Well

Scripture: Colossians 1:24–26

To Finish the Aim of Christ’s Afflictions

To Finish the Aim of Christ’s Afflictions

Called to Suffer and Rejoice

Scripture: Colossians 1:24–29

Conference Message

How Our Suffering Glorifies the Greatness of the Grace of God

How Our Suffering Glorifies the Greatness of the Grace of God

Scripture: Colossians 1:24–29

We Rejoice to Suffer for You: Pastoral Pain and the People’s Joy

We Rejoice to Suffer for You

Pastoral Pain and the People’s Joy

Scripture: Colossians 1:24–29

Guard Yourself With Gratitude

Scripture: Colossians 2:1–8

Buried and Raised in Baptism Through Faith

Scripture: Colossians 2:8–15

What Is Baptism and How Important Is It?

What Is Baptism and How Important Is It?

Scripture: Colossians 2:8–15

Marriage: God’s Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace

Marriage: God’s Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace

Scripture: Colossians 3:12–19, Colossians 2:13–15

Flesh Tank and Peashooter Regulations

Scripture: Colossians 2:16–23

Conference Message

Who Will Have Your Attention? Clinging to Christ in the Digital Age

Who Will Have Your Attention?

Clinging to Christ in the Digital Age

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1, Mark 9:7, Colossians 3:1–3, Proverbs 27:20

Seek the Things That Are Above

Seek the Things That Are Above

Scripture: Colossians 3:1–4

Conference Message

Union with Christ: Life-Transforming Implications

Union with Christ: Life-Transforming Implications

Desiring God 2014 Conference for Pastors

Scripture: Colossians 3:1–11

Class, Culture and Ethnic Identity in Christ

Racial Harmony Sunday

Scripture: Colossians 3:5–17

Urban-Suburban Partnership

Unfolding Bethlehem's Fresh Initiative #2

Scripture: Colossians 3:8–17

Racial Harmony and Interracial Marriage

Racial Harmony and Interracial Marriage

Scripture: Deuteronomy 7:3–4, Colossians 3:9–11

Conference Message

The Glory of Christ and Racial Unity: On the 50th Anniversary of MLK’s Death

The Glory of Christ and Racial Unity

On the 50th Anniversary of MLK’s Death

Scripture: Colossians 3:11

Living Together When Christ Is All in All

Living Together When Christ Is All in All

Scripture: Colossians 3:12–17

Teaching and Admonishing One Another in All Wisdom

Scripture: Colossians 3:12–17

Marriage: God’s Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace

Marriage: God’s Showcase of Covenant-Keeping Grace

Scripture: Colossians 3:12–19, Colossians 2:13–15