Introduction: Colossians is an epistle (letter) of the Apostle Paul's to the church in Colossae. It was written to combat gnosticism, a first century heresy that threatened the early Christian Church. Colossians is also the greatest treatise in the Bible on the supremacy of Christ.

Colossians 1:16-17 — All things were created by Christ, consist in Christ, and exist for Christ.

Colossians 1:18 — Jesus Christ is the Head of the church, since He is the firstborn from the dead; that is, the first to be born again. He was as dead to God the Father as all the trespasses and sins of all time could make Him, but made alive to God again by His resurrection from the dead. Therefore, His church is made up of all children of God who are raised from death in their trespasses and sins by faith in Him, God’s firstborn from the dead.

Colossians 1:24 — When we suffer as Christians, we not only partake of Christ's sufferings, but, as the body of Christ, His church, we also complete His sufferings for us by suffering ourselves for Him. (1 Peter 4:13)

“We will never be a victorious church until we see suffering as a divine gift.” (Dietirch Bonhoeffer)

Colossians 2:6 — The Christian life is to be lived as it was acquired, by faith. As we trusted Christ to make us a Christian, we must trust Him now to make us into the Christian we ought to be.

Colossians 2:9-10 — Since all of God is in Christ, and Christ is in us, we are complete in Christ. We have all we need and are lacking nothing, since we have all of God in Christ in us!

Colossians 2:12 — As the dead are not buried to die, but because they have died, Christians are not baptized to die, but because they have died. They’ve died to living for themselves and risen to live for Christ. Baptism is but an external affirmation of this internal actuality.

"Baptism is an outward expression of an inward faith." (Watchmen Nee)

Colossians 2:16-17 — Many present-day professors of Christ are not possessors of Christ. They dwell in the mere shadows of the Christian faith, but are devoid of its actual substance.

Colossians 2:18 — We should not bow the knee in the worship of angels, but only in the worship of Him who holds them in His hand! (Revelation 1:16, 20; 22:8-9)

Jesus not only holds the host of Heaven in His hand, but also has the hordes of Hell under His thumb!

Colossians 3:1-3 — Thanks to our new life in Christ, which is hidden with Him in God above, our affections should no longer be set on earthly things below, but only on Heavenly things above.

Colossians 3:4 — Christ is not an appendage to be added onto your life. Christ is to be your life! Your life is either in Him or without Him.

Colossians 4:2 — Persistent prayers prayed in trust will eventually prevail into prayers of thanksgiving.

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