Colossians 1:15-18 (NASB)
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. 18 He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.
Theme: Jesus Christ, God the Son, is supreme far above and beyond all things that exist in the entire universe.
Outline: Nine Truths about who Jesus is for you to know and embrace, so that you will see Him rightly and worship Him fully in your life.
Last Sunday, Review:
Truth #1 about who Jesus is – in relation to God the Father.
1. Jesus “is the image of the invisible God” – v. 1:15a
Truths #2-7 about Jesus – in relation to creation
2. Jesus “is the firstborn of all creation” – v. 1:15b
3. All things were created by (or in) Jesus – v. 1:16a
4. All things have been created through Jesus – v. 1:16b
5. All things have been created for Jesus – v. 1:16c
Today:
6. Jesus “is before all things” – v. 1:17a
7. All things are held together in Jesus – v. 1:17b
Truths #8-9 about who Jesus is – in relations to the church (the New Creation)
8. Jesus “is also head of the body, the church” – v. 1:18a
9. Jesus “is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead” – v. 1:18b
Conclusion: So that He Himself will have first place in everything.
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