The Knowing God podcast exists to help you know God through knowing His word. Host Andrew Rutten, pastor at Providence Church in Omaha, Nebraska, leads us through how to read our Bible and apply scriptural truths to our everyday lives. To learn more about Providence Church, head to providenceomaha.org.
Christians no longer need to live in or experience the shame of our impurity. In Christ we have been made clean and are empowered to live clean. In this episode, we look at how impurity is put to death in our lives.
As Paul begins to exhort Christians on what we need to 'put to death' in our lives, he begins with sexual immorality. We look at what sexual immorality is exactly and why it is against the heart of God.
Christ is returning. He will appear one day in glorious power. And Paul says that when he does that, we will be fully united to him. Colossians 3:4 helps us consider how that reality shapes my life today.
Why is it important that we are 'hidden with Christ? Colossians 3:3 adds a new aspect of our union with Christ that Paul has been teaching us. And it has some beauitful implications.
Our minds are a battleground for our Christian life. The thousands of thoughts that cross our mind daily are important, and Paul tells us we need to be intentional with them. Check out this episode to hear why and how we do this.
Why does it say multiple places in the Bible that Christ is sitting next to God? And why would that matter for our Christian life today? Check out this episode on the end of Colossians 3:1.
What is orienting my life? What am I chasing after in life? Paul encourages Christians to consider these questions by calling us to seek the things of Christ. Check out the episode on part of Colossians 3:1 to think through what we are seeking in life.
Paul continues the theme of living to Christ and not living for the world any longer. In Colossians 3:1 he encourages us to live in our truest reality; that we are raised with Christ.
Certain things in life appear great at first, but don't have the value that we assume they do right away. This is also true with religious practices. Some seem to make us feel better in the moment but don't solve our problem. Check out this episode to see where true value lies for our life.
Is my life marked by what Christ says, or by what people around me say? Is secular culture, christian culture, family culture driving my thoughts and behaviors? Or is it Christ? In this episode we examine what we are primarily driven by in life and why that matters so much.
A common temptation for most Christians is to live for the things of this world. But in Colossians 2:20, Paul reminds us that we have died to the world. In this episode we consider what that reality might mean for us today.
Spiritual Disciplines are good, right? Then why does it seem like Paul says in Colossians 2:18 to not focus on disciplines, but only focus on Christ? How do I know if my spiritual disciplines are good? Listen to this episode as we look to answer these questions and explain Colossians 2:18-19.
Everyone wants to grow or mature. Christians should want to grow spiritually. But the question is always, how do we grow? Paul shows us in Colossians 2:18-19 the thing of the most importance in our spiritual growth.
False teachers often add requirements or beliefs to the gospel of Jesus Christ, such as things we must do or believe in order to be a Christian. Paul attacks one of these requirements in Colossians 2:18, which causes us to ask what requirements we might be adding to the gospel.
In this episode, we ask ourselves, "How do we read the Old Testament? What is the best and proper way to read it…in light of the gospel of Jesus Christ?"
Colossians 2:16-17 teaches us that Christ is our substance in this life.
Many of us are free in Christ but return to shackles that enslave us—addiction, sinful desires, money, etc. In this episode, we look at Colossians 2:16–23 and ask ourselves what shackles still enslave us
In this episode, we look at Colossians 2:16-15 and offer reflection questions based on the text for your own life.
In this episode, we give two encouragements of how to think about the spiritual realm.
In this episode, we look at Colossians 2:15 and talk about the hope we can have in the midst of evil because Christ is more powerful.
In this episode, we look at Colossians 2:15 and talk about the power and rule of Christ.
Could you imagine if someone died just to take away your debt? That sounds crazy, but Jesus did that for us. In this episode, we look at Colossians 2:14 and talk about the TRUE good news of the gospel.
Okay… so if you clicked on this episode because you wanted help with your actual financial debt… Sorry. That’s not what we are talking about. BUT, I will tell you this, what we are talking about today is a way bigger problem than your debt. In this episode, we look at Colossians 2:14 and talk about how guilty we really are before a holy God.
How can we be united to Christ and seen as righteous in God's eyes? It's all because of one thing Christ did for us. Check out this episode as we explore our life in Christ through forgiveness, based off of Colossians 2:13.
One major division among denominations today is the question of who the church should baptize. In this episode we look at Colossians 2:11-12 and highlight two main views on who we should be baptizing.
Paul here highlights the significance of our baptism because it points to our life with Christ by our faith in Christ. But how does that help us not drift from Christ? In this episode we address how our union with Christ keeps us with God, based off Colossians 2:12.
What does circumcision have to do with my faith in Jesus today? Surprisingly, Paul says it has everything to do with your focus on Christ. In this episode, we discuss how circumcision has to do with our focus on Christ based on Colossians 2:11.
What does it mean that Christ fills us and why is that so important in our defense against drifting from Christ? In this episode, we look at why the nature of Christ is important to our on-going relationship with Him based off of Colossians 2:9–10.
A main part of reading the Bible is knowing context. What does that mean? How do we do that? This episode gives a few pointers on knowing the context of a Bible passage.
Paul's concern is that we stay in Christ. How do we do that? In this episode, we discuss Colossians 2:8 and what it looks like to listen to Christ and not be swayed by other teachings.
