1. Where were you when?

7. Where were you when the world stopped turning on that September day? Were you in the yard with your wife and children Or working on some stage in L.A.? Did you stand there in shock at the sight of that black smoke Risin' against that blue sky? Did you shout out in anger, in fear for your neighbor Or did you just sit down and cry? - Alan Jackson

8. Where were you when?

10. Colossians 1: 15-23

11. “firstborn over all creation: ( 1:15) “that in all things He may have the preeminence” (1:18) “in all the fullness should dwell” (1:19)

12. The Centrality of Christ His Centrality seen – In Creation (15-17)

13. The Centrality of Christ His Centrality seen – In Creation (15-17) as designer as builder as sustainer

14. The Centrality of Christ His Centrality seen – In Creation (15-17) In the Church (18)

15. The Centrality of Christ His Centrality seen – In Creation (15-17) In the Church (18) He “bought” the Church with his blood. He indwells the Church with His Spirit.

16. The Centrality of Christ His Centrality seen – In Creation (15-17) In the Church (18) In the Cross (19,20) “ reconcile” “made peace”

17. The Centrality of Christ

19. His Centrality seen – In Creation (15-17) In the Church (18) In the Cross (19,20) In the Christian (21-23)

20. The Centrality of Christ No longer alienated

21. The Centrality of Christ No longer alienated Now reconciled

22. The Centrality of Christ No longer alienated Now reconciled No longer sinful

23. The Centrality of Christ No longer alienated Now reconciled No longer sinful Now blameless

24. The Centrality of Christ When Christ is not Central – Our lives become eccentric

25. The Centrality of Christ When Christ is not Central –

26. The Centrality of Christ The Eccentric Christian is one in whose life Christ has been DISPLACED or REPLACED

27. The Centrality of Christ Continue in the faith

28. The Centrality of Christ Continue in the faith Grounded in the faith

29. The Centrality of Christ Continue in the faith Grounded in the faith Proclaiming the faith

30. The Centrality of Christ Continue in the faith KNOWS Grounded in the faith GROWS Proclaiming the faith SHOWS