Part 1: First Place In Everything

COLOSSIANS

PART - 1

Colossians 1:15-20

• The Big Idea of Colossians: Reset your life by putting Jesus first.

1. WHO IS JESUS?

• Icon

“Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation.”

Colossians 1:15 (NLT)

• Creator

“For in Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him.”

Colossians 1:16 (NIV)

• Sustainer

“He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.”

Colossians 1:17 (NIV)

• Supreme

“Christ is also the head of the church, which is His body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So He is first in everything.”

Colossians 1:18 (NLT)

• God

“For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through His blood, shed on the cross.”

Colossians 1:19-20 (NIV)

2. IS JESUS NOT IMPORTANT TO YOU, IMPORTANT TO YOU, OR IS HE FIRST?

“Christ is also the head of the church, which is His body...He is first in everything.”

Colossians 1:18 (NLT)

• Does the faith and surrender that characterized the first generation still characterize this one?

“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”

Matthew 6:33 (NIV)

• In your time.

• In your talents.

• In your treasure.

MY NEXT STEP TODAY IS TO:

• Do this week’s YouVersion® Bible App Reading Plan: “Colossians in 7” (7 days).

• Check out this week’s blog or podcast: “A Value of Order”.

• Plan to participate in the Missions Reveal Night, Sunday, October 24th.

• Get more information about our next Baptism Day on October 24th.

• Put Jesus first. I don’t know all the specifics, but I’m willing to say yes.