Colossians 1:7-18

Illustration of Colossians 1:13-14 -- For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Inspirational illustration of Colossians 1:15 -- He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Inspirational illustration of Colossians 1:15 NIV -- He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Inspirational illustration of Colossians 1:16 -- For by him [Jesus] all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.

Illustration of Colossians 1:16 -- For by him [Jesus] all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.

Illustration of Colossians 1:13 -- For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.

Illustration of Colossians 1:13 -- For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves...

Inspirational illustration of Colossians 1:13 -- For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.

Illustration of Colossians 1:17 -- He [Jesus] is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Illustration of Colossians 1:18 -- He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.

Illustration of Colossians 1:15 -- He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Inspirational illustration of Colossians 1:9 -- Since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.

Illustration of Colossians 1:9 -- Since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.

Illustration of Colossians 1:9 -- Since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.

Illustration of Colossians 1:9 NIV -- For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives....

Illustration of Colossians 1:8 MESSAGE -- [Epaphras is] the one who told us how thoroughly love had been worked into your lives by the Spirit.

Inspirational illustration of Colossians 1:17 NIV -- He [Jesus] is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Inspirational illustration of Colossians 1:18 NIV -- He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.

Illustration of Colossians 1:16 NLT & Jude 1:6 NLT -- Through him [Jesus] 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. And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged.