An Introduction to Colossians

By Pastor Ted Jones, September 07, 2025
Sunday, September 7, 2025

Big Idea: Christ is enough

An Introduction to Colossians

Colossians 1:1-2

  1. Background: A Church in a Town with Big
  1. The Idea of Colossians: Christ is and .

    Christ is supreme over all , and completely sufficient for our . Because we are with Him, we are called to live lives of the Lord.

    Colossians teaches:

  • That Jesus is not just of our lives — He is our (Col. 3:4).
  • That we don’t need to " " to Christ — He is the of God (Col. 2:9).
  • That we don’t by religious rules, but by being in Him (Col. 2:6–7).
  1. of the Book
    1. The Supremacy of (Colossians 1:1–2:5)
    2. The of Christ Against Teaching (Colossians 2:6–23)
    3. New in Christ (Colossians 3:1–4:6)
    4. Final Greetings and (Colossians 4:7–18)
  1. Application: Why Colossians Still Today

You are in Christ (Col. 2:10).

You are in Christ (Col. 2:13–14).

You are in Christ (Col. 3:1–4).

And you are in Christ — every day (Col. 2:6).