Troy Mills Christian Church
Sunday, November 2, 2025
Colossians 1:15-20
Scripture Reading: Psalm 95:1-3 “Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord. Let us shout out praises to our Protector who delivers us. 2 Let us enter his presence with thanksgiving. Let us shout out to him in celebration. 3 For the Lord is a great God, a great king who is superior to all gods.” (NET)
“Preeminent: There is no one like Him. He is First; He is the Highest in rank; He surpasses all others; and He has a supreme position of honor and leadership.”
Colossians 1:15–The visible image of the invisible God
Hebrews 1:1-3—
John 14:9–
Colossians 1:15— “first born over all creation.”
Firstborn—Jesus was not created. He is God. He has existed from before the beginning of time.
John 1:1-2, 14—
Jesus is preeminent over all creation; Jesus has authority over all creation; Jesus was the Creator, not the created.
Colossians 1:16— “by Him.”
Colossians 1:16— “for Him.”
John 1:3—
Hebrews 1:2—
Jesus, as the image of the invisible God, showed up the plan of God in the creation.
Colossians 1:17—Jesus sustains all that He created.
