2. OUR EVERY ABIDING HOPE
“The Image of the Invisible God” Colossians 1:15-18
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 invisible, 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 everything he might be preeminent.

3. I. The Bookend Statements:
He is the Image of the Invisible God: (vs.15)
Hebrews 1:3
John 14:9
John 1:18
I Timothy 1:17
In Him (Christ) all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell: (vs.19)
Philippians 2:6,7

4. II. The Term Changes Everything:
“Firstborn” – The First One of His Kind
The First One of His Kind of Birth: ‘Virgin’
The First One of His Kind of Resurrected Body: ‘Glorified’

5. III. Truths to Anchor Your Life:
A. By Him all things were created: (Created by His Spoken Word) “He said” (John 1:3)
B. He is before all things: (Preeminent)
C. In Him all things hold together: (Function in a balanced, working order)
D. He is the Head of the Body, the Church: (Supreme Rule and Authority over the Believing Church)

6. “In everything He would have the Preeminence”
IV. The Main Priority: Preeminence
“In everything He would have the Preeminence”
(first place, highest priority; Supremacy) I