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Colossians 1:15–17 · BSB
1:15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
1:16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
1:17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
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Our scripture reading is from the New Testament, from Paul's epistle, his letter to theColossians, chapter 1, the first eight verses. And so if you'd like to turn there in a Bible, and this is God's holy word. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will…
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…But there's a day that his mouth will be shut forever. But until that day comes, he can keep on shouting as much as he wants to shout. BecauseColossians chapter 1tells us that you and I are free from accusation, and it's not because we didn't do it, it's because of what the blood of Jesus did over what we…
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…goes to write to them and says, You need to be established. In other words, the ongoing work of bringing stability for the believer. That's why inColossians chapter 1and verse 23, he initially, before the prayer, articulated this to the Colossian church. He says, continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and…
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…But when he appears at the rapture, we will appear with him and we'll be glorified. Amen? We will appear with him and be glorified as he spoke inColossians chapter 1and verse 27. where he says, to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of his mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in…
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…in the New Testament, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians. If you hit Thessalonians, you've gone too far. Go backwards. But we're inColossians chapter 1, and our passage this morning is the first eight verses, chapter 1 verses 1 through 8. And when you found that, let's stand together in honor of…
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…whole universe is held together. You want to talk about major authority? Jesus speaks, and everything in the universe is bound together. What aboutColossians chapter 1? It says, For by him and through him and for him all things were created. So when Jesus says, I'm expecting you, eleven men, go make disciples.…
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…You claim to be a Christian. You claim to be somebody that has a selfless, humble life. Walk worthy of the calling that's called you. Go toColossians chapter 1. Colossians chapter 1, right after Philippians. Colossians 1 and verse 10. Colossians 1 and verse 10, so as to walk— this is his desire and prayer…
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…way, the Holy Spirit works. Now there are many avenues, but the end result is the same. It starts with the cross and it finishes with the cross. InColossians chapter 1, now in verse 13 today. This is a short message for everybody to be happy. Praise the Lord. Who has delivered us from the power of darkness? Not…
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…And that's what Paul's trying to say in a much, much bigger sense. He is saying, geez, and that's heresy. And he writes in the next five verses,Colossians chapter 1, 15 through 20, he writes one of the deepest theological explanations for the nature of God, not just the nature of God, the nature of Jesus and…
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…to be just maybe a little bit silly, but if you follow with me just for a moment, and would you do this? Would you pick up uh Romans chapter 5 andColossians chapter 1? And I just want to give you something, if you would, tonight, just a little visual. Because the combination of faith and hope and patience and…
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…the interesting thing: we go from this majestic poetry straight into suffering. I find that intriguing to say the least. So we're going to readColossians chapter 1, starting at verse 24. Grab your Bible, or you can look at it on the screen. Just after Jesus is declared King and Lord over all creation, we read…
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…of God. God chose him as your ransom long before the world began. But now in these last days, he has been revealed for your sake. Let's look atColossians chapter 1, uh, verse 13, and bring this home a little further. He, meaning Jesus, rescued us from the power of darkness and brought us safe into the kingdom…
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…I'm gonna read the first 14 verses as we begin this journey with Paul, as he writes to the church in Colossae and as he writes to us this morning.Colossians chapter 1, words will be on the screen behind me as well. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to God's holy people…
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…already have God's favor. And no amount of righteous deeds or no amount of avoiding sin could make him love you more. His love for you is complete.Colossians chapter 1, 22, says this well. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single…
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…a little definition here. I'm gonna share I'm gonna share with you all about the kingdom of God in just a moment. But first, before we get there,Colossians chapter 1. Oh no, not verse number 15. Go with me to do I have verse 12 or verse 13 on there? Which one is this? I'm gonna read verse 12 and we'll get to 13.…
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…of what the Lord can do through a man. And Paul is not to be compared with the Lord Jesus Christ or with God Almighty. Amen. Let's wrap this up. InColossians chapter 1, we read a very beautiful verse. It's one of those kind of hidden verses. Or one of those verses that you and I kind of glance over. Colossians…
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…by that let's go deeper to realize that there is no power nothing that is beyond his control everything that is created is created by him second orColossians chapter 1everything that is created is created by him and so you see this pattern in the scripture where they go back to who God is before making any…
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…on? The sustenance that God has for you will carry you where you need to go. Now, as we were worshiping this morning, the Lord brought me toColossians chapter 1. And this phrase kept coming up to me as we were worshiping. It's all about Jesus. Isn't it? It's all about Jesus. It is all about Jesus.…
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…ruler of your salvation, the ruler of all of history, the ruler of the universe, the Lord Jesus Christ. Listen to what Paul declares about Jesus inColossians chapter 1. He says in verse 15 that Jesus is the image of the invisible God. He says in verse 16, by Jesus all things were created in heaven and on earth. He…
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…of your sins, so that you may no longer walk in darkness, but walk in the light. He has reconciled you from the domain of darkness, Paul says inColossians chapter 1, and brought you into the kingdom of his glorious Son because of what Christ Jesus has done. So let me say it again, as I've said over the last few…
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