2. Rooted In Christ’s Preeminence
Colossians 1:12-20

3. Colossians 1:12-14
12 Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. 13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

4. Reminder of what God has done…for us.
Qualified
Inheritance
Rescued
Redemption/Forgiveness

5. Colossians 1:15
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

6. The most important question anybody can ask:
____ is _____ _____?
Who
Jesus
Christ

7. God’s _____
Who is Jesus Christ?
image

8. Colossians 1:16
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.

9. Creation: __ Him, In ______ Him, and ___ Him. through for God’s _____
Who is Jesus Christ?
image
Creation: __ Him,
______ Him, and ___ Him. In
through
for

10. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:17
17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

11. Creation: __ Him, ______ Him, and ___ Him.
Who is Jesus Christ?
God’s _____
image
Creation: __ Him, ______ Him, and ___ Him. In
through
for
Before
______ all things

12. He _____ all things _______ holds together
God’s _____
Who is Jesus Christ?
image
Creation: __ Him, ______ Him, and ___ Him. In
through
for
_____ all things
Before
He _____ all things _______
holds
together

13. Colossians 1:18
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.

14. The _____ of the ______ Head church Who is Jesus Christ? God’s _____
image
Creation: __ Him, ______ Him, and ___ Him. In
through
for
He ____ all things _______
holds
together
_____ all things
Before
The _____ of the ______
Head
church

15. Who is Jesus Christ?
The ________
Beginning

16. The _______ from the ____
Who is Jesus Christ?
The ________
Beginning
The _______ from the ____
firstborn
dead

17. The _______ from the ____
Who is Jesus Christ?
The ________
Beginning
The _______ from the ____
firstborn
dead
Preeminent

18. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,
Colossians 1:19
19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,

19. The _______ from the ____
Who is Jesus Christ?
The ________
Beginning
The _______ from the ____
firstborn
dead
Preeminent
He is ____
God

20. Colossians 1:19
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. The _______ from the ____
Who is Jesus Christ?
The ________
Beginning
The _______ from the ____
firstborn
dead
Preeminent
He is ____
God
He is ________
Reconciler