Youth Search The Scriptures Lesson 760 REDEMPTION THROUGH CHRIST Youth Search The Scriptures Lesson 760

Colossians Memory Verse 1: 14 Main Text 1: 12-20

What is Redemption? Release or liberation from captivity Buying back unto freedom, someone in debt, slavery or captivity by paying a price called ransom Payment for the debt we owe God Romans 3:23; 5:8; Hebrews 2:9 What is Redemption?

Insight from previous studies Redemption comes with the following changes: Justification: change of man's legal standing/status before God (Romans 3: 26; 5: 1, 9) Regeneration: change of man's nature (2 Corinthians. 5: 17) Adoption: change of man's relationship to God (Galatians 4: 4, 5) Insight from previous studies

Pre-eminence of Christ Peace Through his Cross Pardon Through Christ Pre-eminence of Christ Peace Through his Cross Today’s focus

Why must we thank God always? He pardoned us through Christ by: Making us partakers of His inheritance (Ephesians 1:11-14) Delivering us from the power of darkness (Ephesians 2:1-3) Translated us from the kingdom of Satan into the kingdom of His dear Son, Jesus Christ (Colossians 1:13). The blessings of sanctification, healing and health are made possible through Christ’s blood (Ephesians 5:25,26; 1 Peter 2:24) Why must we thank God always? Colossians 1:12-14

What makes Christ pre-eminent? He was with God at the creation John1:1-3 Himself being God, He was before all things; the Scripture refers to Him as the Mighty God, Everlasting Father Isaiah 9:6

God’s fullness was revealed through Christ… The fullness of grace (John 1:14) The fullness of truth (John 1:14) The fullness of His nature (Eph. 1:22,23) The fullness of faith (Acts 6:8) The fullness of the Spirit (Acts 11:24; 6:8) The fullness of His strength (2Cor.12:9) The fullness of His sufficiency (2Cor. 9:8)

Peace through his cross Sinners have no peace (Isaiah 48:22); therefore, saved youths must: Pray for the salvation the unsaved youths (Romans 10:1) Preach to them (Psalm 40:9; Rom. 1:16; 2 Timothy 4:2) Reconcile them back to God so they could experience everlasting peace (2 Cor. 5:18,19)

Questions What is redemption From verses 12 and 13 our text, why should we give thanks to God? How were these blessings made possible? According to our text, how can you show that Christ was before the creation? What various methods we can use to reconcile sinners with God? Questions