TODAY’S SPECIAL: Colossians 1:13-20
TO CHEW ON: For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him. Colossians 1:19
You are a real person who lives on earth, right? Describe yourself:
- Who are you?
- What do you look like?
- What have you done?
Jesus was a real person who lived on earth too. He could have written a description of himself much like yours. It could have told us about His family, what He looked like, where He went to school, what His grades were like, all the things He had learned to do.
But Paul in Colossians 1 tells us that Jesus was and is far more than someone who just lived on earth a long time ago. Let’s build a description of Jesus.
- Who is He? (All verses below taken from Colossians 1)
1. (Colossians 1:17)
2. (Colossians 1:18)
3. (Colossians 1:18)
4. (Colossians 1:18)
- Who does He look like?
5. (Colossians 1:15)
- What has He done / is He doing?
6. (Colossians 1:13)
7. (Colossians 1:16)
8. (Colossians 1:17)
9. (Colossians 1:20*)
* reconcile: means to bring back to friendship after being enemies; to settle a quarrel.
Though Jesus was once a human person, He was and is 10. (Colossians 1:19) _______________
The amazing thing is that Jesus, the God-man, wants to have a friendship with each one of us. He wants to be your friend. If you don’t know Him, here’s how you can become His friend today.
PRAYER: Dear Jesus, I worship You as God. Amen.
MORE: Jesus’ Names
The names Jesus was called in the Bible give us clues about how people thought of Him. Which names that show Bible writers thought of Jesus as God. Which names show that Jesus was human?
A] Bread of life (John 6:35)
B] Jesus of Nazareth (Matthew 21:11)
C] Lord of Lords (I Timothy 6:15)
D] The first and last (Revelation 1:17)
E] Son of David (Matthew 8:20)
F] Man of sorrows (Isaiah 53:3)
G] I Am (John 8:58)
H] Jesus (Matthew 1:21)
J] Offspring of woman (Genesis 3:15)