colossians 1:16 sermon

11 (R.V.). "I am the Lord that maketh all things."8. The Master,--1. The persons interested in this privilege. A. The apostle prays for the Colossians, that they may be "strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness." It may well be a question whether on the whole it has given us more pleasure than pain. For Him all things exist.3. It was a name given by outsiders, and like most of the instances where a sect, or school, or party is labelled with the name of its founder, it was given in scorn. The union of believers with Christ their Head is not effected by instilling a divine-human life-tincture into the soul. From that time there grew up in my heart a deep yearning to know Christ in a more real way, for he seemed so unreal, Rosalind GoforthHow I Know God Answers Prayersection 3But we will go back from this glimpse of God's ultimate purpose for us, to watch the process by which it is reached, so far as we can trace it in the ripening of the little annuals. All the lower creatures are for Jesus. Operation after operation had only irritated it, and driven the foreign substance farther still into the delicate nerves of the sensitive organ. . My text speaks about that power that 'worketh in us mightily.' 14); 'His inheritance in the saints' Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureSaints, Believers, Brethren' . All 'Western Christendom,' as it is called, is to-day commemorating the Pentecostal gift. (4)That for these He might die: to save them, and to make them His companions, friends, and worshippers for ever. It is children's bread, it belongs only to them that love God. This is shown by arguing the difficulty of our redemption, because only the Creator could surmount it.2. He Rev. All the lower creatures are for Jesus. It is clear that He must triumph. GOD WILL MAKE EVEN THE WICKED AND THEIR SINS REDOUND TO HIS GLORY. Here is the sphere of His Spirit's influence. A. What upheld Daniel in the lion's den? For example, in Ephesians, we read, 'In whom also were made a heritage' (i. 'The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch,' says the Acts of the Apostles. Do you, e.g., injure a godly man? He made it the seat of His Church. He is first and last in all things, to be listened to, loved, and worshipped by men. "If all priests and ministers of religion could at one moment be swept from the face of the Earth, they would soon be reproduced [76] ." He is first and last in all things, to be listened to, loved, and worshipped by men. This is the arena of His spiritual victories. July 22, 2007. We begin with the best things. It is eternal (Hebrews 13:8). "Who is the Image of the invisible God." My son, the inner state of every man I know well, and to each heart in accordance with its needs I make Myself known; and for bringing men into the way of righteousness there is no better means than the manifestation of Myself. )The work of creation by and for Jesus ChristR. Scripture: Colossians 1:24-29. It is children's bread, it belongs only to them that love God. "If all priests and ministers of religion could at one moment be swept from the face of the Earth, they would soon be reproduced [76] ." Did Elijah bring back the dead for himself and his own glory? But the text cuts the ground under their feet. Lightfoot.I. Here is the sphere of His Spirit's influence. We begin with the best things. I have chosen this text principally because it brings together the two subjects which are naturally before us to-day. Maclaren, D. D.The Colossian heretics seem to have held that all matter was evil, and that therefore the material creation could not have come directly from a good God, but was in a certain sense opposed to Him, or at all events separated from Him by an immense gulf. All things were created by him as well as for him - for the manifestation of his glory. "Lo, I come!" (1) His pre-existence. The text furnishes a PROOF OF OUR LORD'S DIVINITY.1. It is as if he had said, You are being told a great, deal about these angel hierarchies, and know all about their ranks and gradations. Maclaren, D. D.)PeopleColossians, Epaphras, Paul, Thessalonians, Timotheus, TimothyPlacesColossae, PhilippiTopicsAuthorities, Authorities-all, Created, Dominions, Exist, Heaven, Heavens, Invisible, Lords, Lordships, Powers, Princedoms, Principalities, Rulers, Thrones, Universe, Unseen, Visible, WhetherOutline1. Intercede much for those among whom you work, till God gives Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionKnowledge and Obedience. It is represented 1. What is here spoken of--"all fullness." Maclaren, D. D.The Colossian heretics seem to have held that all matter was evil, and that therefore the material creation could not have come directly from a good God, but was in a certain sense opposed to Him, or at all events separated from Him by an immense gulf. It is eternal (Hebrews 13:8). Virtue is struggling with the temptations of poverty, the wicked are in great power, spreading like a green bay-tree. It should therefore John William BurgonInspiration and InterpretationAll Fulness in ChristThe text is a great deep, we cannot explore it, but we will voyage over its surface joyously, the Holy Spirit giving us a favorable wind. Here is the sphere of His Spirit's influence. "(1)They are needful to man, and so to our Lord's system of grace. "By Him were all things created."2. INFERENCES.1. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO PROPOSITIONS. Text: Colossians 1, 3-14. 3. It is clear that He must triumph. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth February 18. This is the receptacle of His most complacent operations, where He is satisfied for all the travail of His soul. We begin with the best things. All 'Western Christendom,' as it is called, is to-day commemorating the Pentecostal gift. The Thomas WatsonA Divine CordialThe Rise of the Assyrian EmpirePHOENICIA AND THE NORTHERN NATIONS AFTER THE DEATH OP RAMSES III.--THE FIRST ASSYRIAN EMPIRE: TIGLATH-PILESUR I.--THE ARAMAEANS AND THE KHATI. All things are created to do Him direct homage. The early believers were Christians, that is, Christ's men, but they were not merely a group of followers of a man, like many other groups of whom the Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureChristian Endeavour'I also labour, striving according to His working, which worketh in me mightily.'--COL. (2) They are tributaries to His praise. Lilias TrotterParables of the Christ-lifeChrist and Man in the AtonementOUR conception of the relations subsisting between God and man, of the manner in which these relations are affected by sin, and particularly of the Scripture doctrine of the connection between sin and death, must determine, to a great extent, our attitude to the Atonement. All things must find their meeting-point, their reconciliation, at length in Him from whom they took their rise in the Word as the mediatorial agent, and through the Word in the Father as the primary source. After salutation Paul thanks God for the Colossians' faith;7. confirms the doctrine of Epaphras;9. prays further for their increase in grace;14. describes the supremacy of Christ;21. encourages them to receive Jesus Christ, and commends his own ministry.Dictionary of Bible ThemesColossians 1:161130God, sovereignty1165God, unique1170God, unity of1325God, the Creator2066Christ, power of4006creation, origin4135demons, Christ's authority over4915completion5457power, human5509rulersColossians 1:15-162345Christ, kingdom ofColossians 1:15-172018Christ, divinity2303Christ, as creator4287universe5441philosophy8366wisdom, source ofColossians 1:15-184909beginning5700headshipColossians 1:15-192069Christ, pre-eminenceColossians 1:15-201441revelation, necessity2423gospel, essence5030knowledge, of Christ7927hymn8028faith, body of beliefsColossians 1:16-171305God, activity of2224Christ, the Lord4026world, God's creation4045chaosColossians 1:16-202012Christ, authorityLibraryFebruary 11. He is the Mediator in creation as well as redemption. How perpetually its pictures have been too highly coloured! What an honour to be the smallest page in the retinue of such a prince!(C. All that is God's is Christ's, is the consistent testimony of the New Testament.II. Sermons about Colossians 1:15-16 - SermonCentral.com For man I became man that he might Sadhu Sundar SinghAt The Master's FeetVictory FoundAT THE close of this little volume it seems fitting to recount again a wonderful personal experience, narrated in The Sunday School Times of December 7, 1918. (2) All orders of being, "thrones," etc., none too great for His power, none too small for His care. Paul laboured, striving according to the working of God in him. Guthrie, D. D., Bp. Creation is always averred to be a Divine act (Genesis 1:1, etc.). (1) In Christ is the fundamental basis of creation. (2)That He might become Himself one of them. Creation is not a work merely of general laws, it implies individual formation under them.II. This ultimate goal of the present dispensation in time is similarly stated in several passages. The creating act constitutes the very groundwork of natural religion. View all of our resources on the biblical book of Colossians. "Christ in You" (Col. Creation is always averred to be a Divine act (Genesis 1:1, etc.). A. "Giving thanks." He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh. My brothers, every day of our lives we are picking up blessings which the loving H. To have a share in any earthly inheritance, is to diminish the share of the other inheritors. Because love is the very heart and spirit of religion, I shall the more fully treat upon this; and for the further discussion of it, let us notice these five things concerning love to God. (2)That He might become Himself one of them. A strange machine is this of Providence. dost thou buffet an apostle? Do you, e.g., injure a godly man? We do heartily acknowledge that there is a certain conformity Abraham KuyperThe Work of the Holy SpiritA Preliminary Discourse to Catechising'If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled.' 11 (R.V.). how is the glory departed! If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled.' i. No parts of his letters are so lofty, so impassioned, so full of his soul, as when he rises from speaking of God to men to speaking to God for men. (1). If Christ was less than God, then in kindling the sun He no more acted for Himself than a domestic does in kindling a fire. : No man liveth for himself. After salutation Paul thanks God for the Colossians' faith;7. confirms the doctrine of Epaphras;9. prays further for their increase in grace;14. describes the supremacy of Christ;21. encourages them to receive Jesus Christ, and commends his own ministry.Dictionary of Bible ThemesColossians 1:161130God, sovereignty1165God, unique1170God, unity of1325God, the Creator2066Christ, power of4006creation, origin4135demons, Christ's authority over4915completion5457power, human5509rulersColossians 1:15-162345Christ, kingdom ofColossians 1:15-172018Christ, divinity2303Christ, as creator4287universe5441philosophy8366wisdom, source ofColossians 1:15-184909beginning5700headshipColossians 1:15-192069Christ, pre-eminenceColossians 1:15-201441revelation, necessity2423gospel, essence5030knowledge, of Christ7927hymn8028faith, body of beliefsColossians 1:16-171305God, activity of2224Christ, the Lord4026world, God's creation4045chaosColossians 1:16-202012Christ, authorityLibraryFebruary 11. He fills all the space between God and man. (3) Every variety and every individual. "Christ in you the hope of glory." 9-12. "Strengthened with all Might unto all Patience" (Col. 27). (4)That for these He might die: to save them, and to make them His companions, friends, and worshippers for ever. That which was Divine in Christ was before all things. God's attributes work for good to the godly. Still the Psalmist said, "The heavens declare," etc., and the closer we examine the works of God, the higher our admiration rises. i. 1. (2) Christ is the instrumental agent of creation "through Him." We have him here setting forth his loving desires for the Colossian Christians in a prayer of remarkable fulness and sweep. Let us comfort one another with these words. This is shown by arguing the difficulty of our redemption, because only the Creator could surmount it.2. He Rev. 9-12. Christ in His human nature was the highest development of the upward movement of creation. He is the Mediator in creation as well as redemption.
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