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Above All Else Dave Shaner June 24, 2001 sermon not currently online REQUEST THIS SERMON

Introduction:  Do you know people who constantly want to fix you with secular wisdom?  Christ has all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.  II Corinthians 4:4

Text: Colossians 1:15-20

I.  2 incredible claims Paul is making about who Christ is:

A.  He is __________ _______________.  - Colossians 1:15

1.  Many today see Christ as only one of the ways to get to God.
2.  Jesus was killed for what he said and not what he did.  - John 10:30f
3.  John 1:13

B.  He is ____________ of ____________.  - Colossians 1:15

1.  Psalms 89:27
2.  1st-born is a biblical metaphor for supremacy.

A.  All things are ____________ by Jesus & for Jesus.  - John 1:3

B.  All things are ________ ____________ by Him.  - Hebrews 1:3

C.  All things are ____________ to Him.

1.  Angels are subject to Christ.  - Hebrews 1:3-4
2.  Demons are subject to Christ.
3.  The church is subject to Him.
4.  Even the dead are subject to Jesus.  - I Cor. 15:20f
5.  Ephesians 1:22

D.  All things are _______________ to Him.

1.  Christ did all that's needed to bridge the gap between us & God.
2.  Even creation itself is made right.  - Romans 8:20-22
3.  A cosmic event happened at the cross.  - Ephesians 1:9-10, 19-21

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