1. The Preeminence Of
Christ
Colossians 1:15-18
By David Dann

2. The Preeminence Of Christ

3. The Preeminence Of Christ
Colossians 1:13-14
13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

4. The Preeminence Of Christ
Colossians 1:15-16
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.

5. The Preeminence Of Christ
Colossians 1:17-18
17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

6. The Preeminence Of Christ

7. The Image Of The Invisible God
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Image Of The Invisible God

8. The Image Of The Invisible God
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Image Of The Invisible God
Colossians 1:15
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

9. The Image Of The Invisible God
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Image Of The Invisible God
John 4:24
24 "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."

10. The Image Of The Invisible God
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Image Of The Invisible God
John 1:18
18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

11. The Image Of The Invisible God
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Image Of The Invisible God
John 1:14
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

12. The Image Of The Invisible God
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Image Of The Invisible God
Colossians 1:15
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

13. The Image Of The Invisible God
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Image Of The Invisible God
Matthew 22:19-21
19 "Show Me the tax money." So they brought Him a denarius.
20 And He said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?"
21 They said to Him, "Caesar's." And He said to them, "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

14. The Image Of The Invisible God
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Image Of The Invisible God
Genesis 1:26
26 Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."

15. The Image Of The Invisible God
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Image Of The Invisible God
John 1:1, 14
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

16. The Image Of The Invisible God
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Image Of The Invisible God
1 Timothy 3:16
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.

17. The Image Of The Invisible God
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Image Of The Invisible God
Colossians 1:15
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

18. The Image Of The Invisible God
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Image Of The Invisible God
John 14:7-9
7 "If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him."
8 Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us."
9 Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?"

19. The Image Of The Invisible God
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Image Of The Invisible God
Hebrews 1:3
3 …who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high…

20. The Image Of The Invisible God
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Image Of The Invisible God
John 8:29
29 "And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him."

21. The Image Of The Invisible God
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Image Of The Invisible God
John 14:26
26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you."

22. The Image Of The Invisible God
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Image Of The Invisible God
John 8:38
38 "I speak what I have seen with My Father, and you do what you have seen with your father."

23. The Image Of The Invisible God
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Image Of The Invisible God
Colossians 1:15
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

24. The Preeminence Of Christ

25. The Firstborn Over All Creation
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Firstborn Over All Creation

26. The Firstborn Over All Creation
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Firstborn Over All Creation
Colossians 1:15-17
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.
17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

27. The Firstborn Over All Creation
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Firstborn Over All Creation
John 1:3
3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

28. The Firstborn Over All Creation
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Firstborn Over All Creation
Exodus 4:22
22 "Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says the LORD: "Israel is My son, My firstborn."'"

29. The Firstborn Over All Creation
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Firstborn Over All Creation
Genesis 25:26
26 Afterward his brother came out, and his hand took hold of Esau's heel; so his name was called Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

30. The Firstborn Over All Creation
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Firstborn Over All Creation
Psalm 89:20, 27
20 I have found My servant David; With My holy oil I have anointed him…
27 …Also I will make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth.

31. The Firstborn Over All Creation
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Firstborn Over All Creation
1 Samuel 16:10-11
10 Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, "The LORD has not chosen these."
11 And Samuel said to Jesse, "Are all the young men here?" Then he said, "There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep." And Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and bring him. For we will not sit down till he comes here."

32. The Firstborn Over All Creation
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Firstborn Over All Creation
Philippians 2:9-11
9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

33. The Firstborn Over All Creation
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Firstborn Over All Creation
Colossians 1:15-17
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.
17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

34. The Firstborn Over All Creation
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Firstborn Over All Creation
Revelation 22:13
13 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last."

35. The Firstborn Over All Creation
The Preeminence Of Christ
The Firstborn Over All Creation
Hebrews 1:3
3 …who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high…

36. The Preeminence Of Christ

37. The Preeminence Of Christ
The Head Of The Church

38. The Preeminence Of Christ
The Head Of The Church
Colossians 1:18
18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

39. The Preeminence Of Christ
The Head Of The Church
Ephesians 5:24
24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything.

40. The Preeminence Of Christ
The Head Of The Church
2 Peter 1:3
3 …as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue…

41. The Preeminence Of Christ
The Head Of The Church
Colossians 3:17
17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

42. The Preeminence Of Christ
The Head Of The Church
Ephesians 5:29
29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church.

43. The Preeminence Of Christ
The Head Of The Church
Colossians 2:19
19 …and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God.

44. The Preeminence Of Christ
The Head Of The Church
Colossians 1:18
18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

45. The Preeminence Of Christ
The Head Of The Church
1 Corinthians 15:3-4
3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
4 and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures…

46. The Preeminence Of Christ
The Head Of The Church
Colossians 1:18
18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

47. The Preeminence Of Christ
The Head Of The Church
Colossians 1:15-16
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him.

48. The Preeminence Of Christ
The Head Of The Church
Colossians 1:17-18
17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

49. The Preeminence Of Christ
Jesus Is The Image Of The Invisible God.
Jesus Is The Firstborn Over All Creation.
Jesus Is The Head Of The Church.

50. Is Christ #1 in your life???