Colossians | A Bird’s Eye View: The Epistles
Christ Is Sufficient For Me
Whenever You Add To Jesus- You Subtract From Jesus
Introduction (1:1-14)
The Supremacy and Sufficiency Of Christ (1:15-2:3)
Warnings Against False Teachings (2:4-23)
Living The New Life In Christ (3:1-4:6)
Personal Greeting (4:7-18)
The Church
The Crisis
The Christ
The Main Theme: The Supremacy And Sufficiency Of Christ In All Things For God’s People
Written By Paul While In Prison In Rome Around 62 AD
4 Chapters Long
The Church Was Planted By A Man Named Epaphras
Colossians 1:5-8
Colossians 4:12-13
God Does Extraordinary Things Through Ordinary People
The Church
The Crisis
The Christ
Written By Paul While In Prison In Rome Around 62 AD
(4 Chapters Long
The Church Was Started by A Man Named Epaphras
The Church Was Planted Around 53-55 AD
Letter Is Written To Believers In Colossae
Colossians 1:1-2
Colossians 1:4-5
The Colossians Were Not Abandoning Christianity – They Were Adding Things To Christianity
The Church
The Crisis
The Christ
Jesus Is Good But Not Enough
Colossians 2:8
The Supremacy And Sufficiency Of Christ In All Things For God’s People
Jewish Legalism - “You Need Religious Regulations Because Christ Isn’t Enough” (Col. 2:16-17)
Mysticism - “You Need Deeper Spiritual Experiences Because Christ Isn’t Enough” (Col. 2:18)
Self- Imposed Worship- “You Obtain Holiness Through Self-Punishment Because Christ Isn’t Enough” (Col. 2:23)
Whenever You Add To Jesus- You Subtract From Jesus
Legalism Adds Human Rules As A Measure Of Spirituality Or Acceptance Before God
Mysticism Seeks Spiritual Experiences, Revelations, Or Encounters Beyond What God Has Revealed In Scripture
Self-Imposed Worship Is Worship That Is Created By Human Preference Rather Than God’s Instruction
“Holiness Is NOT The Way To Christ, But Christ IS The Way To Holiness” - Charles Spurgeon
The Church
The Crisis
The Christ
The Supremacy And Sufficiency Of Christ In All Things For God’s People
Christ’s Supremacy Over Creation (1:15-17)
Christ’s Supremacy Over The Church (1:18-20)
Christ’s Supremacy Over Salvation (1:21-22)
Colossians 1:15-17 (Christ Over Creation)
Colossians 1:18-20 (Christ Over the Church)
Christ’s Supremacy Over Creation (1:15-17)
Christ’s Supremacy Over The Church (1:18-20)
Christ’s Supremacy Over Salvation (1:21-22)
Colossians 1:21-22 (Christ Over Salvation)
The Gospel Is NOT What We Do For God- The Gospel IS What God Has Done For Us In Christ
Christ IS Supreme- Christ IS Sufficient – Christ IS Enough
Beware Of Anything That Competes Or Adds To Christ
Build Your Life On And Around The Gospel
Keep Christ At The Center Of Everything In Your Life