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Colossians 1:17 · BSB
1:17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
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…God and he takes the invisible God that you and I could never see and makes him known in the greatest way possible. Colossians talks about that. InColossians, chapter 1, verses 15 through 20. It says he is the image of the invisible God. That means the imprint, the icon, the exact representation. He is the firstborn of all creation, for…
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…his, anyways. It's not mine. He's the creator of the universe. The earth is his and everything in it, Psalm 24, 1 and 2. He holds it all together,Colossians 1:17. Everything we have is because he gave it to us. Romans 11.36. When we hold on to our finances, it's like Evi claiming everything is hers. The…
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…Please consider donating to this work in the San Francisco Bay Area online at ChristChurchEastBay.org. Today's reading is from Paul's letter to theColossians, chapter 1, verses 15 to 24. The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth,…
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…not only above all of us. He fills the heavens and the earth. And to be super clear, John 1:4 says, the word became flesh and it dwelt among us.Colossians 1:17says, for he is before all things. And in him, all things hold together. And he is the head of the body of the church, the beginning and the…
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…is a hard one. Our name might be passed on to our children but the house belongs to God. The church belongs to God. Our children belong to God.Colossians 1:16-17read, for in him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth visible and invisible whether thrones or powers or authorities, let that…
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…presence. Can he see me? Is he here right now? All we can know is through what Scripture tells us is that he fills all things with his presence.Colossians 1:17. And he is before all things, and by him all things consistently. He upholds everything in his hand by the word of his power, as the Bible says.…
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…a fresh way that might stoke the fire of intimacy in your relationship once again. So, if you have a Bible, I want to invite you to turn with me toColossians 1:15-20. **"He** \[Jesus\] **is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth,…
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…or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.’ (Colossians 1:16-17) ii. Spiritual life is a light iSecondly, light is a life in the spiritual sense. When one gets spiritual life - is born again by the Spirit - we…
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…An understanding of an early Christological hymn, a lot of commentators think it's because of the structure of the Greek language, is found inColossians 1, verse 15 through 20. If you'd like to turn there and look at it, you may be familiar with this. We actually sing this set to a modern tune. He, Jesus Christ, is the…
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…as well. Please stand for the reading of God's Word. We're going to read from one of the most majestic descriptions of Christ in the entire Bible,Colossians chapter 1, verses 15 to 20. You can read along with me if you please, but really it's okay just to close your eyes and listen. It's such a great passage of Scripture. He…
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…as God so that He could go to the cross and He's been exalted. So that's one song that the early church sang. And then there's another one inColossians 1 verses 15 through 20. Jesus is the exact image of the invisible God. He's the one who has preeminence. He has top priority in all of the world. So and it is He who…
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…was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.Colossians 1:15-20GENUINE LOVE Paul loved the Jews with a deep and earnest heart. He hurt for them. He longed for them to know their Messiah. It was important for…
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…become God or become an extension of God when he was born. Jesus was there at creations. At creation, one creation. I gotta mess that one up.Colossians 1:15 through 17talks a little bit about this. It says, He is the image of the invisible God. This is all speaking of Jesus, the firstborn over all creation. For…
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…of God. Here the child will sit on a throne, and in Revelation 321 we see Jesus sits on none other than the heavenly throne of God with Him. So inColossians, chapter 1, verses 15 to 20, paul writes that Jesus is the image of the invisible God. Everything was created through Him. He pre-exists before all things and sustains all…
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…I need to be inside and be perilous, in this state of paralysis, if you will. But there's freedom. There's new life in Christ. I'm reminded inColossians chapter 1 verse 17, which says, Christ is before all things, and in him, all things hold together. All things hold together. And that verse not only speaks about how…
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…he knows that if the Colossian church can grasp onto that, that everything else in their life will fall into place. And so we're going to look atColossians 1, verses 15 through 20, and we're gonna see that Jesus is first. And if he's first in all things, well then he should be first in our lives. And if he's first in our…
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…the world and said he's good. And you know what? He looked at us, humanity, and he said on that day he said it's very good and he's not hands off.Colossians, chapter 1, verse 17, says that In Christ all things hold together. His power is still at work in creation and again, that's what we call God's providence, his care of…
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…us whole again. Seek that relationship. Seek first the kingdom of God and its righteousness. And finally, we have Christ as sustainer based off ofColossians chapter 1 verse 17and the other verses. Continual protection and care in Christ. That doesn't mean that, look, you are protected by Christ but we still live in a…
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…or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together” (Col. 1:16–17). Everything continues as it is because Jesus Christ exercises power and authority and will to hold the very atoms in the orbits in which they are.…
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…was just a horrible horrible thing. So it says all my bones bones are out of joint swen commentator. Said the Christ who holds all things togetherColossians 1:17had all his joints dislocated Number 5. It says his heart melted. My heart is like Wax. It's melted within my heart. So, here it's a Prophecy of…
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