#Colossians 1:17

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Colossians 1:17 (ESV) - And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

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He is Before All Things

And He Himself existed and is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. [His is the controlling, cohesive force of the universe.] — Colossians 1:17 | Amplified Bible (AMP) The Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. Cross References: John 1:1; John 8:58; Hebrews 1:3

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The Wednesday Word: The Gospel and the Believer Part 3

“And He is before all things . . . (Colossians 1:17). One of the great tragedies in many of our churches is that we take self-centred sinners and teach them how to be self-absorbed Christians. As already stated, (in parts one and two) we find that in many churches Christ has been dethroned. The believer now reigns supreme. In some places, we are witnessing the day and age of the decapitated…

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He Was Rich and Decided to be Poor. Seems Easy Until You Really Think About It

Super Heroes Think about heroism. Even though real heroes are not that way, our Hollywood culture likes our heroes big and fake. Big-screen Superheroes are more popular than ever today, and they are making somebody rich with the millions of dollars they rake in. (It might just be the CGI graphics experts they need to create the superheroes and villains!) But whether they come from Marvel…

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I Am In Anguish In This Flame (219) - November 11 2023

Play on other Podcast Apps The first of two programs looking at Luke 16:19-31, regarding the rich man and the destitute Lazarus. On earth Lazarus was at the gate of the rich man, begging for anything that may drop from the man’s table. After both died (in the physical sense), the rich man and Lazarus switched positions. The man was taken to Hades (the place of the dead) by angels, while Lazarus…

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Colossians 1:15-17 (NLT). “ [15] Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, [16] for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. [17] He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.”

Amen! 🙏🕊️🙌

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For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.

Galatians 5:17

The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:19-21

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

James 4:7

“Come now, and let us reason together,” saith the Lord. “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."

Isaiah 1:18

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:9

And such were some of you. But ye are washed, ye are sanctified, ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

1 Corinthians 6:11

For by one offering He hath perfected for ever those who are sanctified.

Hebrews 10:14

"To them God has been pleased to make known what is the riches of glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."

Colossians 1:27

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~ Scriptures about forgiveness ~

Matthew 6:15 "But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses."

Ephesians 4:32 "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you."

Colossians 3:13 "Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive."

Daniel 9:9 "To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him."

Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."

Proverbs 10:12 "Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses."

Micah 7:18 "Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love."

Mark 11:25 "And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses."

Luke 17:3-4 "Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him."

Luke 6:37 "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:"

Matthew 6:14 "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:"

1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

Isaiah 1:8 "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."

James 5:16 "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."

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"DON'T WAIT UNTIL THANKSGIVING TO THANK HIM!"

Read: 1 Chronicles 16:7-36 “O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever” (1 Chronicles 16:34 AMP) We often think of Gratitude in terms of Gain: Someone gives you a ride to work. A neighbor cooks a meal when you’ve had surgery. Your boss notices your hard work and gives you a raise. The kids clean up the house or your husband cooks dinner. For…

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Amazingly Trustworthy

A consistent God faithfulness helps us become trustworthy. Just A Thought on how amazingly trustworthy our God is and how we can become more like Him. Enjoy!

Do pray for us, that the Word of the Lord may speed on (spread rapidly and run its course) and be glorified (extolled) and triumph, even as [it has done] with you, And that we may be delivered from perverse (improper, unrighteous) and wicked (actively malicious) men, for not everybody has faith and is held by it. Yet the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen [you] and set you on a firm…

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Church notes - 31st March 2024

31st Easter Sunday Mark 16:1 - 8 1 Peter 1:3 - 4

Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed!

It has begun Colossians 1:15 - 20

He lived a full life. vs 17 He holds everything together.

Of the highest order. The Prototype.

vs 20 All things - everything.

The resurrection matters.

The Old Testament Creation, Sin, Catastrophe, Confusion, Israel's history. The Israelites did what Adam and Eve did. Marred by Sin This Age

The Age to Come A contrast. The age of holiness and justice. God's Kingdom.

Zoe Aionion

John 3:16

John 17:1 - 3

Matthew 19:16 - 30

1 Timothy 2:9, 10

Jesus smote evil

2 Corinthians 5:17 - 20

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"Why can't I?" is the wrong question

“Why can’t I?” is the wrong question, sisters. As Christian women, it’s important that we ask the correct theological questions. Sadly, many of us don’t. Too many women define their Christianity by the culture rather than the fullness of Scripture. But to do so makes us become unfruitful because we have become unfaithful. Elisabeth Elliot once said that the fact that she was a woman didn’t make…

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20 reasons to read your Bible:

To grow in Christ (2 Peter 3:18)

To learn wisdom (Proverbs 4:5)

To be equipped (2 Timothy 3:17)

To teach others (Colossians 3:16)

To know God's will (Romans 12:2)

To find comfort (2 Corinthians 1:3)

To give praise to God (Psalm 56:4)

To hope in His promises (Titus 1:2)

To walk in His ways (Psalm 119:105)

To be sanctified in truth (John 17:17)

To turn away from sin (Psalm 119:11)

To love all the more (Philippians 1:9)

To receive instruction (Romans 15:4)

To listen to correction (2 Timothy 4:2)

To pray more effectively (Matthew 6:9)

To remember the gospel (2 Timothy 2:8)

To remain disciplined (1 Corinthians 9:27)

To look forward to heaven (Colossians 3:1)

To have the mind of Christ (Philippians 2:5)

To keep your eyes upon Jesus (Hebrews 12:2)

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The Word Became Man: It Changes EVERYTHING

In the introduction to his Gospel, the Apostle John made the amazing claim that the Word was God. The Hebrew Scriptures maintained that creation itself was accomplished via the Word (“And God said, Let there be light”), but John said the Word itself was God, a pretty radical statement for a monotheistic Jewish man. Certainly, that claim had universal and cosmic implications, but those subjects…

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The Father's Grace to Rescue Us from Deserved Punishment (Part 2) (265) - September 28 2024

Choose your Podcast App to Play this episode To understand the rest of God, we have to first take hold of some of the blessings stemming from God’s love and His grace (undeserved favor) for us. This program covers the following Scriptures from the Amplified Classic version (AMPC): Romans 5:20-21; John 10:10; Ephesians 1:5; Colossians 1:13; 2 Corinthians 5:17; 1 Corinthians 6:17; Ephesians…

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“✨ The Image of the Invisible God”

“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation, for all things in heaven and on earth were created in Him… all things were created through Him and for Him. He himself is before all things and all things are held together in Him.” —Colossians 1:15–17 (NET)

“Of all the wonders and mysteries of the Christmas story, none exceeds this: the child born and laid in a manger was the Creator of heaven and earth. He was not only the One who spoke all creation into existence, but His powerful word continues to sustain it. Apart from Him there is nothing. Apart from His continual work of preservation, there would be nothing.

In Jesus, the Creator became a creature. The transcendent fully divine One became immanent in the created order as full humanity. The One who is the source of all created things submitted Himself to His creation and became a human, a helpless and dependent infant. The Creator of Mary submitted to her.

The Creator of the raw materials of the manger rested on the result of human craftsmanship. As He grew and developed, He would learn to eat, talk, walk, read, and everything else He would need to know to live as a human. The One in whom all things are held together became dependent on His creation for His needs to be met. He submitted to these creatures in order to grow up to die for them and to be raised from the dead to bring life into a world that is decaying and dying because of these creatures’ sin.

He is the image of the invisible God—in order to become visible He must condescend to submit Himself to His creation. He must take on the limitations of creation itself. In so doing, He reveals to us a God who so wants to be known by His creation that He humbles Himself to make Himself visible. In this manner, He reveals humility to be an attribute of deity.”

—Dr. Glenn R. Kreider (Dallas Theological Seminary)

From: “The Spiritual Encourager” (FB)