March 22, 2026
Jesus is Preeminent – The Firstborn of all Creation
Colossians 1:15-20 / David VanAcker
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
For the next three weeks, we are going to continue to consider who Jesus is. Specifically, we’ll see from this passage that Jesus’ preeminence was at the center of God’s work in creation (this Sunday), is at the center of God’s ongoing work in sustaining creation (next week), and will be at the center of the coming recreation (Easter Sunday).
The big idea of this passage is that whatever form the hardships in your life take, you must know that Jesus is supreme over every aspect of every object of the difficulty. There is nothing causing you pain that Jesus is not over. There is great help in that knowledge for all who are hoping in Jesus. The main takeaway, then, is to learn to live out of that story—the Greatest and Truest story, with the Greatest Hero, and the Greatest ending.
The big idea of this passage is that whatever form the hardships in your life take, you must know that Jesus is supreme over every aspect of every object of the difficulty. There is nothing causing you pain that Jesus is not over. There is great help in that knowledge for all who are hoping in Jesus. The main takeaway, then, is to learn to live out of that story—the Greatest and Truest story, with the Greatest Hero, and the Greatest ending.
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Service Order
Welcome
Exhortation
Assurance of Pardon
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Reading – Psalm 8
The First Place
Lamb Of God
Offering
Sermon
I Set My Hope On Jesus
My Jesus, I love Thee
Benediction
Memory Verse
Philippians 2:8-9 – And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. ⁹Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,Service Times
Prayer8:30-8:45am
Sunday School
9:00am-10:00am
Worship Service
10:30am-Noon