Listen up, little ones
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Reading
Colossians 1:15-23—The Preeminent Christ
Optional Reading
John 1:1-18
Keys for kids
- Jesus is God.
- Jesus is preeminent—He is over all things.
- Jesus is sufficient—He is all you need!
Questions
- What did Jesus make?
- Is anything greater than Jesus? Explain.
- Do you ever think you need anything other than Jesus? Explain.
Notes
(See below for all authors.)
Going through Hebrews, we’ve spent time thinking about how great Jesus is, but now we’ll consider it in Colossians as well. In this passage, Paul is setting up the main point for his entire letter: Christ’s supremacy and sufficiency. If you read ahead, especially in chapter 2, you’ll notice that the Christians in Colossae were being tempted to go astray by “plausible arguments” (2:4).
To deal with this, Paul chooses to exalt Christ. There are some key things that he addresses in this passage. Jesus is God (vv. 15, 19)—the Creator of all things (vv. 15-16), the sustainer of all things (v.17), the One who makes all things new (v. 18), and the reconciler of the world (v.20). With a list this impressive, it would be very difficult to walk away thinking that Jesus is just a great teacher or a wise man. He is preeminent—and the consequence is that He is sufficient too.
Today is the day before Easter: we’re at the end of the Lenten season. Many Christians across different traditions observed some kind of fast over the last 40 days. In what ways might people have been trusting in their fasting instead of Christ, even as they were looking forward to Good Friday and Easter Sunday? Outside of that, how might you be trusting in something—even ever so slightly—instead of Christ? Are you convinced that Jesus is sufficient for you?
Swedish Method questions
Praise
Psalm 33c, 2a
Prayer
- Praise God that Jesus is preeminent and sufficient.
- Pray for the reading and preaching of God’s word tomorrow.
- Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.