The Word of Christ, In the Name of the Lord
Pastor Steve Choi
May 3, 2026
Colossians 3:14-17 (ESV)
14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
16 Let 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.
17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
1. Let the Word of Christ Dwell in You (Col. 3:16, 2:2-3, Zeph. 3:17, Ps. 71:23)
- Through Teaching and Singing
The healthy Christian is not necessarily the extrovert, ebullient Christian, but the Christian who has a sense of God’s presence stamped deep on his soul, who trembles at God’s word, who lets it dwell in him richly by constant meditation upon it, and who tests and reforms his life daily in response to it. – J. I. Packer
2. Do Everything in the Name of the Lord (Col. 3:17)
- In Word & Deed
What we love determines how we live. – Andi Ashworth & Charlie Peacock
3. With Thanksgiving (Col. 3:15-17)