COLOSSIANS | THE PREEMINENCE OF JESUS Colossians 1:15-23 | JULY 21, 2019

Colossians1:15-23(NIV)15TheSonistheimageoftheinvisibleGod,thefirstbornoverallcreation.16Forinhimallthingswerecreated:thingsinheavenandonearth,visibleandinvisible,whetherthronesorpowersorrulersorauthorities;allthingshavebeencreatedthroughhimandforhim.17Heisbeforeallthings,andinhimallthingsholdtogether.18Andheistheheadofthebody,thechurch;heisthebeginningandthefirstbornfromamongthedead,sothatineverythinghemighthavethesupremacy.19ForGodwaspleasedtohaveallhisfullnessdwellinhim,20andthroughhimtoreconciletohimselfallthings,whetherthingsonearthorthingsinheaven,bymakingpeacethroughhisblood,shedonthecross.21OnceyouwerealienatedfromGodandwereenemiesinyourmindsbecauseofyourevilbehavior.22ButnowhehasreconciledyoubyChrist’sphysicalbodythroughdeathtopresentyouholyinhissight,withoutblemishandfreefromaccusation—23ifyoucontinueinyourfaith,establishedandfirm,anddonotmovefromthehopeheldoutinthegospel.Thisisthegospelthatyouheardandthathasbeenproclaimedtoeverycreatureunderheaven,andofwhichI,Paul,havebecomeaservant.JESUS IS FOR EVERYONE!

Ø JESUS IS CONCERNED FOR EVERY ASPECT OF EVERY LIFE OF EVERY CREATURE.

Colossians1:15(ESV)15HeistheimageoftheinvisibleGod,thefirstbornofallcreation.JESUS IS PREEMINENT | SURPASSING ALL Colossians1:16(ESV)16Forbyhimallthingswerecreated,inheavenandonearth,visibleandinvisible JESUS IS PREEMINENT OVER CREATION

• Genesis1:1(NIV),John1:1-3(NIV),Romans1:18-25(NIV)

Ø CREATION IS NOT ULTIMATE; CREATION SERVES SOMETHING HIGHER, AND THAT SOMETHING IS JESUS.

Colossians1:16b(ESV)…whetherthronesordominionsorrulersorauthorities—allthingswerecreatedthroughhimandforhim.JESUS IS PREEMINENT OVER POLITICS

• John19:10-11(ESV)

Colossians1:17(ESV)17Andheisbeforeallthings,andinhimallthingsholdtogether.JESUS IS PREEMINENT OVER ME

Ø JESUS HOLDS ALL THINGS TOGETHER – I DON’T. Colossians1:18-20(ESV)18Andheistheheadofthebody,thechurch.Heisthebeginning,thefirstbornfromthedead,thatineverythinghemightbepreeminent.19ForinhimallthefullnessofGodwaspleasedtodwell,20andthroughhimtoreconciletohimselfallthings,whetheronearthorinheaven,makingpeacebythebloodofhiscross.

JESUS IS PREEMINENT OVER THE CHURCH Colossians1:21(ESV)21Andyou,whooncewerealienatedandhostileinmind,doingevildeeds…Colossians1:22-23(ESV)22hehasnowreconciledinhisbodyoffleshbyhisdeath,inordertopresentyouholyandblamelessandabovereproachbeforehim,23ifindeedyoucontinueinthefaith,stableandsteadfast,notshiftingfromthehopeofthegospelthatyouheard,whichhasbeenproclaimedinallcreationunderheaven,andofwhichI,Paul,becameaminister.

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