Colossians 1:21-29 INTRO: If you are what you have always been, you have never met Christ! No man can meet Christ and remain the same. What the eye sees it can never unsee! What happens to a man who meets Christ as the Preeminent, Lord of Creation, Image of Invisible God, Firstborn from the Dead,   Read More …

Text: Colossians 3:1-10 Would you open your Bibles to the book of Colossians, chapter 3. I am going to read the first ten verses. It’s a little book hiding right behind Philippians—a little book with a big message. If then you are risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on   Read More …

Text:   Colossians 2:19-23 INTRODUCTION:   These yeses read like a 20th century newspaper. They tell us two things:  there is something wrong with the world, and there is something wrong with man. That there is something wrong with this whole universe is implied in the fact that it will be reconciled. That there is something wrong   Read More …

Pre-eminence of Christ Text: Colossians 1:15-20 Well, it’s been quite a week so far. I was reflecting that this week we have had people show us that we don’t need to be afraid of living, don’t need to be afraid of dying, and don’t need to be afraid of growing old. As everyday progresses, it   Read More …

Text: Colossians 1:12-14 INTRODUCTION: Our God is One Who acts. He is revealed by His deeds. Paul is describing in these verses what God has done; these are the saving acts of God. We often fail to grasp the reality of the finished work of Christ. A prior transaction has taken place–a prior event has   Read More …