IT IS ALL ABOUT JESUS

Shane Freese | March 27, 2022

Colossians 1:15-23 (ESV)

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisi- ble, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in every- thing he might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

1. He is the head of the church

• Ephesians 1:15-23
• Ephesians 4:3-10
• John 10:42-45

2. He is the beginning

• Acts 26:22-23
• 1 Corinthians 15:20-23

3. In Him

• John 1:14-18
• Philippians 2:5-10

4. Through Him

• Ephesians 2:11-22
• Hebrews 9:11-15

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Colossians 1:15-23). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.