This Sunday's Inspirational Message is:

Rooted and Built Up in Christ

I’m Pastor Warren Swanson, and today we’re diving into Colossians 2:6-15, a passage that’s like a roadmap for a faith that stands strong.

Paul wrote this letter around 60 AD to a young church in Colossae, a city buzzing with ideas—Greek philosophy, Jewish rules, pagan mysticism—all trying to pull believers away from Jesus.

But Paul says, “Stay rooted in Christ.” In this episode, we’ll unpack three practical ways to do that:

1. Walking daily in Jesus through prayer and Scripture,

2. Guarding against deceptive philosophies by testing them against God’s Word, and

3. Resting in the complete forgiveness and victory of the cross.

Picture an oak tree standing firm in a Minnesota storm—that’s the stable, discerning, and complete life God offers. Try this: read Colossians 1 this week or pray with a friend to deepen your roots. In a world full of noise, Jesus is our anchor.

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“Scripture quotations taken from the Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible. 1995. LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

The music "Revive Us Again" and "Be Thou My Vision" arranged and played by Don Wigton. Used by Permission.