The Image of the Invisible God
God’s preeminent revelation to man is in the person of His beloved Son. In human experience it is both joyful and humbling to see our personalities expressed in our children. They share our genes, character traits, and mannerisms. There are many...
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Reconciliation
There is nothing that might be added to the Lord’s work of reconciliation—what Christ has done is full and complete and unblemished. [dropcap] A [/dropcap]s Colossians 1 concludes its witness to the supremacy of Christ, we learn that it pleased the...
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Creator and Sustainer of All Things
The power of His Word should not come as any surprise, since, by that Word, He spoke the worlds into existence and continues to sustain them. When we think about how God created the world, we don’t generally think of Him...
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The Preeminent One
“…that in all things He might have the preeminence” Colossians 1:18 Reading through Colossians 1:15-20, we observe that the Lord Jesus is Creator, Sustainer, Redeemer, Head of the church, and the very Image of the Invisible God. If one holds to...
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The Fullness of the Godhead
For the Christian, Christ is the superior One … and our place of security and completeness is in acknowledging Him and rejoicing in His supremacy. The letter to the Colossians has a number of features relating to specific problems facing the...
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The Head of the Body
The body and the head belong together… the head controls and brings life to every part of the body. On his way to Damascus, Paul saw the glorified Lord Jesus and heard Him say, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting”...
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Lonely People
Few titles given by His enemies to the Lord Jesus were intended to contain so much gall and yet delivered so much sweetness as that of “Friend of Sinners.” To “receive” sinners as a judge or king might disdainfully do to...
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Sioux Falls, but Jesus Saves
I first visited Sioux Falls several years ago when brother Tim Geske suggested I stop by to visit the Sax family en route between engagements in Appleton, WI and Lawrence, KS. Though that makes two sides of a triangle about...
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