Christ – The True and Better Christmas!
Jesus is the focal point of all creation and human history, and true hope, peace, joy, and love are given in Him.
Colossians 1:15-20
Knowing Christ
Christ is the perfect image in character, quality, and power of God with whom we are reconciled by Christ’s death on the cross.
Colossians 1:15-22
Who Is This King?
Christ is the all-sufficient Savior, Lord and King to all his people. He is a King who has done wondrous things for us, and as a result we ought to give him our allegiance, obedience and love.
Colossians 1:9-23 (ESV)
A Glorious Ministry In Christ
God calls His people to be willing to pay the cost for a glorious ministry of fully presenting God’s Word about Jesus, as we teach and admonish one another so that each of us will become mature, wholehearted disciples of Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:24-2:5
A Great Reconciliation In Christ
We were once alienated from God by our sin, but Christ has provided reconciliation for all who believe in Him through the Gospel.
Colossians 1:21-23
The Preeminence of Christ
Christ is preeminent in and over everything – the present creation and everything it, and the new creation, which has already begun through His reconciling work.
Colossians 1:12-20
A Fruitful Knowledge In Christ
As Christians grow in their knowledge of God and His will, their lives are transformed so that they are pleasing to God.
Colossians 1:9-14
A Fruitful Life Through the Gospel of Christ
The Gospel of Christ has the power to grow and bear fruit in the lives of believers so that they are filled with faith, love, hope, and good works.
Colossians 1:1-8
The Cosmic Scope of Christ’s Redemptive Work
Christ’s redemptive work affects not only the human spirit, but all of our human nature, and all of creation as well.
Colossians 1:15-20
God’s Creative Work
God created everything that exists — including the heavenly and earthly realm, and the spiritual and physical aspects of the universe.
Genesis 1:1; John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:16
Be Honest With Yourself and God
Colossians 1:3-12; Psalm 139:1-10