Preeminent: Part Two

In our series, PREEMINENT: Hope For A Confused World From Colossians, we'll uncover how we should see, feel, and think about Jesus.Paul's letter to the Colossians boldly declares how we should see, feel, and think about Jesus. Jesus is supreme over all! Existence itself was created by Him and for Him. Who He is and what He has done liberates us to live every day by His power and in His presence.In Week Two of this series, Jon Zondervan identifies the differences between worldly hope and biblical hope, while encouraging us to remain steadfast in the gospel.Focus Scripture // Colossians 1:1-8 (ESV)“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 2 To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. 3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, 6 which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth, 7 just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf 8 and has made known to us your love in the Spirit.”Sermon HighlightsFaith in Jesus = Love for peopleFaith and love spring up from hopeWorldly hope = wishful thinkingBiblical hope = confident expectation of what is to come What are Christians hopeful about?SalvationRighteousnessResurrectionA new KingdomHope frees us to love othersThe gospel is true and all truth is in JesusThe gospel is global