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The Preeminent One

Brian Hopkins

June 29, 2025

In his letter to the church at Colossae, Paul addressed a misconception among them that Jesus can't be Immanuel - God in human flesh, because their view was that all flesh is inherently evil. Paul reminded them that Jesus - the Word of God - is the instrument by Whom our Three-In-One God created the world. Therefore Jesus was before all things as John reminds us in the introduction of his gospel account. In describing this concept to the Colossians, Paul used the Greek word πρωτεύω) prōteuō - preeminent. In our lives and our belief, Jesus must not only be important. He must be the only and central focus of our entire being. In other words, we must hold Him "Preeminent."

Colossians Introduction

Brian Hopkins

June 22, 2025

Colossians and Ephesians were written by Paul the apostle from house arrest in Rome as he awaited his trial before Caesar. We will study this entire letter over the next few weeks. Colossae was a city in Asia Minor which had a large Jewish population including some Jews who had become Christian believers after hearing the Truth of the Gospel of Jesus from Epaphras. Paul wrote this letter to remind the Colossians that salvation in Christ results from knowing Jesus as our personal savior and having a relationship with Him - continually growing in knowledge of God, not from any other "secret" knowledge (Gnosos) or through any form of legalistic works.

Jesus – Connecting Us to the Father

Brian Hopkins

June 15, 2025

As we celebrate Fathers Day, it is helpful to look at how Jesus modeled His own relationship with His father during His ministry on Earth. The defining characteristic of that relationship is connection. Jesus was in continual communication with His Father as He accomplished the mission on Earth that He was given by God the Father. Then, by dying on the cross in our place, Jesus made the way for us to enter into that same kind of relationship with God.

Securing Grace

Brian Hopkins

June 8, 2025

In finishing up our series on God's grace, it's important to remember that it is certainly God's grace alone through which we are saved out of death in our sins - His saving grace, and His grace is sufficient for us to carry us through whatever we might encounter in this life - His sustaining grace. Along the way, God's grace is perfecting us day-by-day into the very image of God's Son Jesus - His sanctifying grace. Finally, throughout this life and our eternal life to come, God's grace is and will forever be poured out in infinite measure upon His children who have believed on the Name and Gospel of Jesus for salvation - God's securing grace.
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