1. Colossians 2:9-15

2. Who is really supposed to be in charge of our lives?

3. Colossians 2:9-10 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority;

4. Colossians 2:11 and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ;

5. Colossians 2:12 having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

6. Colossians 2:13 When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions,

7. Colossians 2:14 having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.

8. Colossians 2:15 When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.

9. It is all about Him because: I.IN HIM (9-11)

10. It is all about Him because: I.IN HIM (9-11) 1.The fullness of Deity dwells.

11. John 1:14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

12. It is all about Him because: I.IN HIM (9-11) 1.The fullness of Deity dwells. 2.We have been made complete.

13. Life Application Bible It means that there is nothing lacking in a believer’s relationship with God. God pours his love and power into believers, giving them fullness for this life and readying them for the life to come.

14. Life Application Bible Believers need not look anywhere else. Christ is the unique source of knowledge and power for the Christian life. Christ alone holds the answers to the true meaning of life because he is life.

15. John 1:16 For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.

16. It is all about Him because: I.IN HIM (9-11) 1.The fullness of Deity dwells. 2.We have been made complete. 3.Our old life has been cut away.

17. Colossians 2:11 and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ;

18. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

19. It is all about Him because: II.WITH HIM (12)

20. It is all about Him because: II.WITH HIM (12) 1.We have been buried.

21. Colossians 2:12 having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead.

22. Galatians 3:27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

23. Romans 6:3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death?

24. It is all about Him because: II.WITH HIM (12) 1.We have been buried. 2.We have been raised up.

25. It is all about Him because: III.THROUGH HIM (13-15)

26. It is all about Him because: III.THROUGH HIM (13-15) 1.He made us alive.

27. Colossians 2:13 When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions,

28. It is all about Him because: III.THROUGH HIM (13-15) 1.He made us alive. 2.He forgave all our sins.

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30. It is all about Him because: III.THROUGH HIM (13-15) 1.He made us alive. 2.He forgave all our sins. 3.He removed the burden of perfection.

31. Colossians 2:14 having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.

32. It is all about Him because: III.THROUGH HIM (13-15) 4.We in Christ win.

33. Colossians 2:15 When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.

34. Jesus deserves to be first in our lives

35. Our lives should be all about Him!

36. Jesus deserves to be first in our lives Our lives should be all about Him! His life was all about you!

37. Jesus did all He could for us,

38. now what is our response?

39. Colossians 2:9-15