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Sermon text for this evening's message is Colossians 2 verses 8 through 15.

Again it's Colossians 2 verses 8 through 15.

See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition,

according to the elemental spirits of the world and not according to Christ.

For in him the fullness of deity, world and not according to Christ.

For in him the fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him who is the

head of all rule and authority.

In him also you are circumcised with a circumcision made without hands by putting off the body of the

flesh by the circumcision of Christ, having been buried with him in baptism in which you were also raised with

him through faith and the powerful working of God who raised him from the dead.

And you were raised and you were dead in your trespasses

and the uncircumcision of your flesh.

God made alive together with him having forgiven us

all our trespasses by cancelling the record of debt that stood against us

with its legal demands.

This he set aside, nailing it to the cross.

He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame

by triumphing over them in him. Let's pray. In a very little while all of us will be dead and standing face to face before the king Jesus.

There'll be no doubts anymore.

And how I pray, Father, that you would use me in this moment and this church and these songs and your word to bring that certainty forward into this age, lest we play games and then suddenly we're there.

Oh God, I beg of you, forbid that any in the hearing of my voice would be unprepared to face Jesus. May we give ourselves 110% to knowing you so that we won't find you a stranger at that day. Grant that the drama of baptism, appointed to display

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