Notes from a sermon on Colossians. www.flushingbiblechurch.com

1. Christ Will Make It Right: God’s Program of Reconciliation
Colossians 1:20

2. I. Our Worthy Savior: Chapters 1-2
A. Introduction 1:1-12
B. Christ is Supreme 1:13-29
C. Complete in Christ 2:1-23
II. The Worthy Walk: Chapters 3:1-4:6
A. Personal walk with Christ 3:1-17
B. Life with Christ in the home 3:18-21
C. Life with Christ at work 3:22-4:1
D. Spiritual walk with Christ 4:2-6
III. Closing: 4:7-18

3.  He is the image of God, and the first born of creation,
v 15
 He created all things, v 16
 He is before all things, and He is the sustainer of all
things, v 17
 He is the Head of the Church, v 18
 He is God, the Fulfiller v 19
 He is the Reconciler, v 20

4. … and through Him to reconcile ALL THINGS to
Himself, having made peace through the blood of His
cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or
things in heaven.
Colossians 1:20

5. For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to
all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly
desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in this
present age, looking for the blessed hope and the
appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior,
Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from
every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people
zealous for good deeds.
Titus 2:11-14

6.  Creation created “very good,” Genesis 1:31, BUT…
 The Curse
 Effected the world: Genesis 3:17
 Effected the flesh: Genesis 2:17, 3:16, 19, Rom 5:12
 Effected the Devil: Genesis 3:14-15
 We battle the world, the flesh and the Devil
 Eph 6:10-17
 The creation longs to be rescued, Romans 8:18-22
 Sin is the problem…, what is the solution?
 The world is wrecked by sin
 The first promise of a solution, Genesis 3:15

7.  People are utterly rebellious
 Genesis 4-9
 Judgment/salvation in the Flood, i.e. Grace
 People rebel as a group, Genesis 10-11
 Genesis 11 is a “flashback”
 Settled in one place, did not “fill” the earth
 Tower of Babel
 Babylon, East, plain in Shinar
 One world religion
 Nations created
 God needed a pure nation for a pure Savior

8.  The call
 Genesis 12:1-3
 A nation
 Land, King, and People
 A great name
 A blessing to ALL
 The covenant, Genesis 15
 Genesis 15:6, based on faith
 Unconditional, therefore it is eternal, and cannot be
broken, Genesis 15:12, 17-18
 Confirmed to Isaac and Jacob
 Gen 26:3-5 and 28:10-15

9.  God promised Abram a land, Gen 15:7, 18
 God calls Moses to deliver His people
 Law is a revelation of righteousness and a means of
testing, Deuteronomy 28
 God confirms the Land promise to the nation in the
Land Covenant, Deuteronomy 29:14, 30:1-5
 Eternal and unconditional

10.  The people want a King, God gives them who they
want, Saul
 The Ruler of God’s people would be from Judah, Gen
49:10
 God chooses David, 1 Samuel 16:12-13
 God confirms the choice: The Davidic Covenant
2 Samuel 7:8-16, 2 Chronicles 21:7
 Eternal and unconditional
 Messiah is the one who would reign forever

11.  Isaiah 11
 Isaiah 61:1-3
 Luke 4:18-19 equates Isaiah 61:1-2 to the First Coming of
Christ
 Jews wanted the “Day of Vengeance”
 Isaiah 61:10-11, His Kingdom is for righteousness, He is
dealing with the problem of sin
 Daniel 9:24-27
 Decree to rebuild the city in Nehemiah 2, March 5, 444
BC
 173,880 days later the Messiah would come
 Palm Sunday AD 33, Sir Robert Anderson
 Prince, because He would be rejected as King

12.  The people in God’s Kingdom must be righteous, Isaiah
57:13
 Righteousness based on FAITH
 Hebrews 11
 Noah, Abraham, Moses, Rahab… etc.
 Penalty of sin is death, Gen 2:17, Rom 6:23a
 Blood must be shed for forgiveness Lev 17:11, Heb 9:22
 Christ’s sacrifice was complete, Hebrews 9:11-14
 The New Covenant will give righteousness
 Jeremiah 31:31-34
 Ezekiel 11:19-20, 16:60-63
 Isaiah 59:21

13.  The New Covenant was initiated by the word of God,
Jeremiah 31:31-34
 The New Covenant was ratified in the blood of Christ, Luke
22:20, Matthew 26:27-28
 The New Covenant will be fulfilled in the future
 Zechariah 12:10
 Hosea 6:1-3
 The New Covenant will be in effect in the Millennial
Kingdom

14. Abrahamic
Covenant Genesis
15
Land Covenant
Deut 30
Davidic Covenant
2 Samuel 7
New Covenant
Jeremiah 31

15.  And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son
of Man was coming, and He came up to the Ancient of
Days and was presented before Him. And to Him was
given dominion, glory and a KINGDOM, that all the
peoples, nations and men of every language might
serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion
which will not pass away; and His kingdom is one
which will not be destroyed.
Daniel 7:13-14

16.  For I consider that the sufferings of this present time
are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to
be revealed to us. Romans 8:18
 And not only this, but we ourselves, having the first
fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within
ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the
redemption of our body. Romans 8:23
 Christ will reconcile all things unto Himself, Col 1:20