Bringing the Wonderful Life Home, Pt 2

After putting off the old man and clothing ourselves with the 8 graces mentioned earlier in Colossians 3, the first place it should make a difference is at home. Home is where people see us as we really are -- with all our strengths and weaknesses on display. The Colossians were caught up in mysticism -- trying to look for some ecstatic experience or warm fuzzy abstract truth in order to reach a new spiritual plane. But Paul makes the point that real Christianity is intensely practical. He would encourage us to quit looking for ecstatic and mystical experiences and instead allow Christ to change our marriages, our parenting, and our relationship to employees and employers. This sermon focuses on children needing to obey their parents and Dads who need to care. Why did the mothers get left out here? Pastor Rohlin explains how the father is chiefly responsible for the spirit present in his children and shows 4 ways Dads damage the spirit of their children.