Who is Jesus? - Part 2
Robby Pollard, Lead Pastor
Who is Jesus?
“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ” (Col. 1:1)
“faithful brothers in Christ” (Col. 1:2)
“Lord Jesus Christ” (Col. 1:3)
“your faith in Christ Jesus” (Col. 1:4)
“the gospel” (Col. 1:5)
“faithful minister of Christ” (Col. 1:7)
“filled with the knowledge of his will” (Col. 1:9)
“according to His glorious might” (Col. 1:11)
“kingdom of his beloved Son” (Col. 1:13)
“In whom we have redemption, forgiveness of sins” (Col. 1:14)
“He is the image of the invisible God” (Col. 1:15)
Jesus.
Colossians 1:15-20
15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16For 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. 17And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18And 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. 19For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
Jesus is the revealer of God
Colossians 1:15
15He is the image of the invisible God…
Colossians 1:19
19For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father.
Jesus is the Creator of all things
Colossians 1:16
16For by him all things were created…
Colossians 1:15
15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
Genesis 4:4
4and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering,
Exodus 12:12
12For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the LORD.
Luke 2:7
7And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
Exodus 4:22
22Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the LORD, Israel is my firstborn son,
Psalm 89:27
27And I will make him the firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
Jeremiah 31:9
9With weeping they shall come, and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back, I will make them walk by brooks of water, in a straight path in which they shall not stumble, for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
Genesis 1:27
27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
Colossians 1:15
15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
Colossians 1:16
16For 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.
Psalm 19:1
1The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Revelation 4:11
11“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
1 Corinthians 8:5-6
5For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”— 6yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
Colossians 1:17
17And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
John 8:56
56Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.”
John 8:57
57So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?”
John 8:58
58Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
Revelation 1:8
8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Micah 5:2
2But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.
Hebrews 1:2-3
2but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Genesis 1:1
1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Acts 17:16-18
16Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. 17So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. 18Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, “What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.
Acts 17:19-21
19And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? 20For you bring some strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean.” 21Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new.
Acts 17:22-25
22So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. 23For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. 24The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, 25nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.
Acts 17:26-27a
26And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, 27that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him…
Acts 17:27b-28
27…Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, 28for “‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, “‘For we are indeed his offspring.’
Acts 17:29
29Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.
Acts 17:30-31
30The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, 31because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”
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