1. Colossians 12 JulyThankfulness1:1-14 19 JulyThe person and work of Christ1:15-23 26 JulyWork as a servant1:24-2:5 2 AugFullness of life in Christ2:6-19 9 AugDying and living with Christ2:20-3:4 16 AugThe old life and the new3:5-17 23 AugPersonal relationships3:18-4:5 30 AugChristian encouragement4:7-18

2. Colossians: The person & work of Christ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. In the beginning God created the invisible and the visible This includes thrones, rulers, powers & authorities In the beginning God created everything Everything was good, but is fallen Everything must be redeemed Christ came to reconcile to himself all things that He created, whether visible or invisible

3. 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 1:16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 1:17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 1:19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, :20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. Thank God for his written Word to us Colossians: The person & work of Christ Christ came to reconcile to himself all things that He created, whether visible or invisible

4. 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 1:16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 1:17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 1:19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, : 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. 1 The body of Christ makes visible the invisible God 2 In everything we see the created good 3 We make peace through Jesus in whom all things hold together Christ came to reconcile to himself all things that He created, whether visible or invisible

5. We are the body of Christ - making visible the invisible God - seeing the created good in everything - making peace everywhere & this includes “the powers”