A Blossom Bible Podcast

Jason Yetz

A simple Podcast from a simple Bible Church that meets in Blossom, Texas. We'd love to hear from you. You can contact us through our Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/ablossombiblechurch

  1. Aug 29

    Reconciliation - Colossians 1:19-23

    We'd love to hear from you. Message us here. “Jesus and” sounds harmless until you realize it’s a different gospel. We open Colossians 1 and talk straight about the pressure that hit the early church and still hits us now: voices that praise Jesus while insisting you also need rules, traditions, or some deeper secret knowledge to reach “fullness.” Paul refuses the upgrade mindset. If Christ is the center, he’s also the completion, and anything that competes with him doesn’t add to your faith, it replaces it. From there we walk through five anchors of salvation that happen at the cross: justification (declared righteous), redemption (bought out of slavery to sin), forgiveness (a debt canceled and paid in full), adoption (welcomed into God’s family), and reconciliation (peace after hostility). These aren’t abstract church words. They’re practical, lived realities that explain why Christians can have assurance, humility, and gratitude without pretending sin is small. We also sit with Colossians 1:21-23 and the uncomfortable diagnosis of the human heart: alienated from God, enemies in our minds, with that inward war eventually surfacing in real actions. That’s why confession and repentance matter, and why reconciliation is such a strong word. Finally, we tackle the “if you continue” line and why staying grounded and steadfast is less about panic and more about proof that God’s work in us is real. If this strengthened your faith, share it with a friend who feels stuck in “Jesus plus,” and please subscribe and leave a review so more people can find these Bible studies. https://www.facebook.com/ablossombiblechurch

  2. Jul 27

    Colossians 1:3-8 - What you Already have in Christ

    We'd love to hear from you. Message us here. “Jesus is good, but you need more.” That idea sounds harmless until you see what it does to a church, and to your own heart. We open Colossians chapter 1 with the backstory: Paul writes from house arrest after Epaphras reports a dangerous drift in Colossae. Some voices are pushing Greek philosophy and “secret” spiritual knowledge. Others are pushing religious legalism and Jewish traditions. Different packaging, same hook: Jesus plus something else. We slow down in Colossians 1:3-8 and focus on what God has already produced in these believers: faith in Christ, love for all the saints, and hope laid up in heaven. We talk about what real faith looks like when it changes the way you live, why agape love is truly supernatural, and how Christian hope is confidence about what’s ahead, not an “I wish” feeling. If you feel like you are always shopping for the next thing to fix you, Paul’s reminder lands like a reset button: you may not be lacking, you may be forgetting. Then we follow Paul’s logic to the source of fruit: the truth of the gospel. The good news of Jesus is not a slogan, it is a living seed that brings new birth and real spiritual growth. We also get painfully practical about what stunts that growth, using Matthew 13 and the parable of the sower: the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches can choke the Word until it becomes unfruitful. We round it out with Galatians 5, contrasting the works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit, and we end with a prayer for soft hearts and lasting change. If this helped you re-center on Jesus, subscribe for more Bible study through Colossians, share this with a friend who feels stuck, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What’s the biggest “Jesus plus” pressure you’ve felt lately? https://www.facebook.com/ablossombiblechurch

  3. Jul 25

    Colossians 1:1 - What If God’s Will Is Not Hidden?

    We'd love to hear from you. Message us here. Most of us want God’s will like a GPS: tell me the exact address, the fastest route, and the safest turn-by-turn plan. But Paul’s opening words in Colossians pull us in a different direction: he’s an apostle of Jesus Christ “by the will of God.” That phrase forces a better question than “Which option should I pick?” It asks, “Am I actually living under God’s leadership, or am I just looking for divine approval for what I already want?” We walk through six places where the Bible flat-out says “this is the will of God” so you’re not left guessing. We talk about God’s desire that people be saved, what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit, and why Spirit-led living shows up in painfully practical places like your words, your gratitude, your marriage, your parenting, and your work. We also connect Ephesians 5 with Colossians 3 to show how letting the Word of Christ dwell in you richly goes hand-in-hand with being led by the Spirit. Then we hit the parts people usually skip: sanctification and putting away sin, respecting governing authorities and leadership, and the reality that suffering for doing good can be God’s will too. We end with a freeing principle from Psalm 37:4 and Proverbs 3:5-6: when you delight yourself in the Lord and trust Him with all your heart, your desires change and your path gets directed. If this helped you rethink God’s will in a grounded, biblical way, subscribe, share it with a friend who’s facing a big decision, and leave a review. Which of the six “slam dunk” statements about God’s will do you need most right now? https://www.facebook.com/ablossombiblechurch

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A simple Podcast from a simple Bible Church that meets in Blossom, Texas. We'd love to hear from you. You can contact us through our Facebook page.https://www.facebook.com/ablossombiblechurch