Buried in baptism, raised in faith (#sermon #podcast)

This past weekend, I preached on the way that Jesus’ cross renews us in two senses according to Colossians 2. By “erasing the record that stood against us with its legal demands,” it shreds all the clutter of the spiritual collection agencies that are haunting our souls with reminders of the debt that we owe for our sins. Then being liberated from this clutter, the cross and resurrection are something we can experience on a personal spiritual level as we are “buried with [Christ] in baptism” and “raised with him through faith in the power of God.”

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