March 15, 2026
Jesus is Preeminent - The Image of the Invisible God
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.
How do we faithfully endure hardship? We make sure that nothing other than the preeminence of Jesus is at the center of the story we tell ourselves whenever trials—whatever their form—befall us. But in order to make sure the preeminence of Jesus is helpfully at the center of the story we tell ourselves in times of trial, Paul knew that we must know, in real, concrete terms what it means that Jesus is preeminent; how Jesus is preeminent; what forms Jesus’ preeminence takes.
As I mentioned in my last sermon on Colossians, we’re going to consider the various aspects of Jesus’ preeminent nature, one at a time over the next several weeks. We’ll begin looking at them this Sunday with the first aspect named by Paul and the big idea of this sermon: Jesus is preeminent in that He is the image of the invisible God. The main takeaway is to learn to look unto Jesus when life is hard by remembering that He is with us and that one day we will see Him face to face.
As I mentioned in my last sermon on Colossians, we’re going to consider the various aspects of Jesus’ preeminent nature, one at a time over the next several weeks. We’ll begin looking at them this Sunday with the first aspect named by Paul and the big idea of this sermon: Jesus is preeminent in that He is the image of the invisible God. The main takeaway is to learn to look unto Jesus when life is hard by remembering that He is with us and that one day we will see Him face to face.
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Service Order
Welcome
Exhortation
Assurance of Pardon
To God Be The Glory
Reading – Psalm 33
The First Place
Behold Our God
Offering
Sermon
Jesus Strong And Kind
Christ Exalted Is Our Song
Benediction
Memory Verse
Philippians 2:5-7 – Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, ⁶who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, ⁷but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.Service Times
Prayer8:30-8:45am
Sunday School
9:00am-10:00am
Worship Service
10:30am-Noon