Discover how the "circumcision of Christ" is not an ancient ritual, but a radical, spiritual operation that severs the power of sin from your heart forever.

The Mystery of Being "In Him"

The Scripture says that when you receive Christ, something radical happens to your humanity. While physical circumcision was a private, outward sign given to Abraham’s descendants, the New Testament reveals it was always pointing toward a greater, inward reality: a "circumcision made without hands". This is the mystery of the Gospel—that by grace through faith, your old sin nature is actually cut away and your heart is forever impacted.

The Power of Sin is Broken

Do you feel like you are in a losing battle with anger, anxiety, or greed? The Scripture says the record of debt that stood against you has been canceled and nailed to the cross.

• The Condemnation is Gone: The guilt of sin has been severed from you; you no longer bear it before a holy God.
• The Power is Severed: You are no longer a slave to your passions. The fullness of God, who has authority over every rule and power, now dwells in you.

Walk in Newness of Life

Though the presence of sin remains a battleground, its dominion is broken. The Scripture says you are a new creation—the person you used to be is gone, and you have been given a new heart to walk in victory. Stop listening to the enemy’s whisper that you’ll never change. Set your mind on things above and learn what it truly means to be Circumcised in Him.

Sermon Text: Colossians 2.11

Date: March 22, 2026

Preacher: Todd Pylant

Discover how the mystery of the incarnation reveals that the fullness of God is poured into your very humanity, providing the power to "walk in Him".

This morning we are starting a new sermon series. It is going to be a little bit different because it is really going to be focusing on Christian ethics: how it is that we should live. We are looking at Colossians 3, walking through these verses basically word for word.

In this section, Paul tells us to put to death what is earthly in us and then to put on holiness and godliness. But before we get to the to-do list, we really have to drill down into what it looks like to be in Him. This opening paragraph is the key to the entire chapter. It keeps this from being a "try to be good, stop doing bad, try harder" sermon series. The secret is all wrapped up in the fact that we have been raised with Christ and our life is now hidden with Christ in God.

Today, we delve into the phrase: "you have been filled in him".

The Incarnation: The fullness of God is poured into the fullness of our humanity.

The Exaltation: Jesus is the head of all rule and authority.

Do you feel like the fullness of God has been poured into your humanity?. This is what the Scripture says is true of you if you are in Christ.

Sermon Text: Colossians 2.9-10

Date: March 15, 2026

Preacher: Todd Pylant

The Scripture says that the eternal hope of the gospel is far richer than vague images of clouds, harps, mansions, or streets of gold. From 2 Peter to the Minor Prophets, the biblical vision of the new heavens and the new earth invites a holy imagination shaped by God’s own promises. Scripture declares that the present world is under a curse—ground that yields thorns, nations that rise against nations, creation groaning under decay, and humanity separated from the fullness of God’s presence. But the prophets speak of a redeemed creation where every curse is broken.

Amos imagines a world where the plowman overtakes the reaper and mountains drip with sweet wine, revealing a creation liberated from scarcity. Zechariah describes every person sitting under their own vine and fig tree, picturing abundance so great that generosity becomes effortless. Micah envisions swords beaten into plowshares and nations learning war no more, pointing to a world where violence, fear, and threat are gone. Even the stain of sin is removed, so thoroughly that the bells of the horses and the pots in every home are “holy to the Lord.” And the greatest promise of all: separation from God is ended. Revelation says there is no temple, for the Lord Himself dwells with His people. There is no night, no danger, no unclean thing—only life, healing, beauty, and righteousness.

The Scripture says we are waiting for a new creation where everything broken is made new. And only the redeemed—those made new in Christ—will stand in that world singing the song of His steadfast love, mercy, and grace.