OUR MISSION…to see lives changed through a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
Colossians 1:15–23 (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.
18 Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body.
He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything.
19 For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ,
20 and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.
21 This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions.
22 Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.
23 But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it.
Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News.
HOW TO AVOID THE DRIFT
• Learn what is
from God’s Word.
“Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105 (NLT)
• Surround yourself with believers who
God’s Word.
”Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character…” 1 Corinthians 15:33 (NIV)
• Love God more than you
the world.
“Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. 16 For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.” 1 John 2:15–16 (NLT)
If you’ve drifted, turn & return to Jesus.
What step(s) will you take to make Jesus first in your life?
Talk It Over:
• If you were to explain who Jesus is, what would you say? Read Colossians 1:15-20 to help you.
• How do we drift away from God?
• Read Colossians 1:21-23. What condition are we in before we meet Jesus? What did He do for us?
Action Step:
• Ask God to teach you. Read the book of Colossians.
• What is God telling you to do?