1. Christ Complete Becoming in Becoming Christ in Complete 2014 OIF Spring Sermon Series ”The Preeminent Jesus Christ!” Colossians 1:15-20

2. Christ Complete Becoming in

3. Christ Complete Becoming in Becoming Christ in Complete 2014 OIF Spring Sermon Series ”The Preeminent Jesus Christ!” Colossians 1:15-20

4. Christ Complete Becoming in “Seeing and savoring the supremacy of Jesus Christ frees you from the slavery of sin for the sacrifices of love... Here's a second way to say it. Being satisfied with all that God is for you in Jesus frees you from the bondage of sin for the suffering of love.” – John Piper

5. Christ Complete Becoming in Colossians 1:15-20 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.

6. Christ Complete Becoming in Jesus Christ is: 1.The Ruler of All Things 2.The Creator of All Things 3.The Redeemer of All Things

7. Christ Complete Becoming in 1. Jesus Christ is The Ruler of All Things Colossians 1:15, 19 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell

8. Christ Complete Becoming in 1. Jesus Christ is The Ruler of All Things John 1:14, 18 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.

9. Christ Complete Becoming in 1. Jesus Christ is The Ruler of All Things Hebrews 1:3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature… John 10:30, 14:9 “I and the Father are one…” “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father…”

10. Christ Complete Becoming in 1. Jesus Christ is The Ruler of All Things Colossians 1:15, 18 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 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.

11. Christ Complete Becoming in 2. Jesus Christ is The Creator of All Things Colossians 1:16-17 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. "When it comes to creation, Jesus Christ is the primary cause (He planned it), the instrumental cause (He produced it), and the final cause (He did it for His own pleasure!” – Pastor Warren Wiersbe

12. Christ Complete Becoming in 2. Jesus Christ is The Creator of All Things Colossians 1:16-17 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.

13. Christ Complete Becoming in 2. Jesus Christ is The Creator of All Things

14. Christ Complete Becoming in 3. Jesus Christ is The Redeemer of All Things Colossians 1:20 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. Are we reconciled, satisfied, empowered, and surrendered in Christ? Complete does not equal complacent or comfortable!