CHRIST PREEMINENT IN HIS CHURCH

Colossians 1:18-23

HE IS THE POTENTATE, THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH: 18

1. The source of the church’s authority

2. The source of the church’s attraction

3. The source of the church’s advancement

HE IS THE PLEASURE OF THE FATHER: 19

1. He is God’s plan

2. He is God’s man

3. He is the God man

HE IS PEACE IN THE HUMAN HEART: 20-21

1. Peace accomplished by His blood

2. Places articulated (in earth and heaven)

3. Pardon for the alienated by His reconciliation

HE IS THE PERFECTION IN HIS SAINTS: 22-23

1. Through His death we are made right

2. Staying close to Him we will stay right

3. We can follow the Biblical examples and serve right