07052020 Christ is Supreme Part 2 Colossians 1:15-23

CHRIST IS SUPREME Part 2 [Colossians 1:15-23] BIG IDEA OF COLOSSIANS: Christ is Supreme and Sufficient in All Things, Because in Him Lives all the Fullness of God in a Human Body and in Him Lie Hidden all the Treasures of God’s Wisdom and Knowledge. BIG IDEA COLOSSIANS 1:15-23: The Same Son of God in Whom We Have Forgiveness of Sins is also God’s Supreme Representative, Who is Supreme Over All Creation, Supreme in Redemption and Supreme in Reconciliation. KEY QUESTIONS What makes Christ Supreme? Why Should Christ be Supreme in our lives? A. Christ is Supreme Over All Creation 15-17 1. He is the Revelation of God 15 2. He is the Representative of God 15b; Ps 89:26-27 3. He is the Sphere of All Creation 16a 4. He is the Means & Goal of All Creation 16b 5. He is the Prior Force That Made all Christianity Possible 17a 6. He is the Sustaining Force in Redemption & Reconciliation 17b Ps 119:91 B. Christ is Supreme Over the New Creation 18-20 1. He is the Head of the New Creation 18a • Head means King, Control, Power 2. He is the Source of the New Creation 18b 3. He is the Firstborn Over the New Creation 18c, 1 Co 15:20 4. He is the Fullness of God 19-20a 5. He is Our Reconciliation, Our Peace 20b • Reconciliation means to pacify, to make peace C. Christ is Supreme in the Message of Reconciliation 21-23 1. The Believer’s Past: Alienated from God 21 2. The Believer’s Present: Reconciled and Made Holy 22 3. The Believer’s Future: Steadfast in the Faith 23; He 3:6, 14 This sermon can be listened to again @ • • thecommunityofgrace.org/connect/sermons faithlife.com/the-community-of-grace-memphis PASTOR MARK DEMIRE Grace THE COMMUNITY OF CHRIST IS SUPREME PART 2 [COLOSSIANS 1:15-23] JULY 05, 2020 Sow a thought, reap an action. Sow an action, reap a habit. Sow a habit, reap a character. Sow a character, reap a destiny Steven R. Covey