Even as St. Paul suffers in prison, he rejoices as such suffering is his participation in the Body of Christ, the Church. Because of God’s gift, St. Paul is a minister in the Church given to proclaim the mystery now revealed even to Gentiles that Christ dwells in believers. Proclaiming Christ, Paul has been struggling for the Colossians and other Christians whom he has not yet met so that they will not be deluded by arguments that sound wise but are not true. 

Rev. David Boisclair, pastor at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Overland, MO, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Colossians 1:24-2:5. 

To learn more about Our Redeemer, visit ourredeemerstl.org.

“Letters from Prison” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that studies Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon. Even when Paul was imprisoned for the sake of Christ, the Word of God remained unbound. The apostle’s letters from prison still fill us with the same joy that his chains could never silence.

Sharper Iron, hosted by Rev. Timothy Appel, looks at the text of Holy Scripture both in its broad context and its narrow detail, all for the sake of proclaiming Christ crucified and risen for sinners. Two pastors engage with God's Word to sharpen not only their own faith and knowledge, but the faith and knowledge of all who listen. Submit comments or questions to: listener@kfuo.org