Jesus Holds All Things Together

• “What comes to your mind when you think about God is the most important thing about you.”  -A.W. Tozer
• Regarding the identity of Jesus, I need more than sincerity – I need clarity and accuracy.
• If my beliefs about Jesus fail to change everything in my life, then I have settled for unworthy, inaccurate beliefs.

Jesus Holds the Creation Together (Col. 1:15-17)

• Jesus is nothing less than God in the flesh.
• As the Creator of all things, Jesus has the right to all things.
• The glorious originality and sustainability of Creation screams to Jesus’ unique authority.

Jesus Holds the Church Together (Col. 1:18-20)

• If Jesus is the head of the Church, our preferences should never challenge his preeminence.
• God’s full presence worked in Jesus to reconcile a full people.
• The presence of Jesus in a church is evident when the peace of Jesus is known among a people.

Jesus Holds the Christian Together (Col. 1:21-23)

• Christ offers forgiveness for the hostile thoughts and actions done against His will.
• The death of Jesus in my place means the death of the punishment I deserved.
• True disciples are proven by their continued steadfastness in the gospel.