{"id":11726,"date":"2024-01-15T08:46:46","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T13:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=11726"},"modified":"2024-01-15T08:46:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T13:46:46","slug":"jesusishonored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2024\/01\/jesusishonored\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus is Honored"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>2024 THEME: Run with the Horses<\/h1>\n<h1>SERIES: WELCOME HOME\u2026where\u2026<\/h1>\n<h1>TITLE: Jesus is Honored<\/h1>\n<h1>Scripture: \u00a0Col. 1:15-20<\/h1>\n<h4><strong>I.\u00a0\u00a0 JESUS IS LORD OF CREATION\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Preeminence<\/strong><\/span>)- Jesus is first. In Everything. First in importance, honor, and exaltation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\nIs Jesus one of many gods?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">He is the (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>visible image<\/strong><\/span>) of the (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>invisible God<\/strong><\/span>).<br \/>\nHe is the (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>firstborn<\/strong><\/span>) of all creation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What makes Jesus Lord of creation?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0He is the (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>authority over creation<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0He is the (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>agent of creation<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0He is the (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>aim of creation<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>II.\u00a0 JESUS IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">He is the source from which the church derives its (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>life, sustenance, and growth<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\n<h4>\n<strong>III. JESUS IS THE SAVIOR OF THE CROSS\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">(<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Redemption<\/strong><\/span>)=the act of setting free, liberating<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Two take aways:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Make Christ (first) in everything.<\/li>\n<li>Refocus our (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>attention<\/strong><\/span>) on Christ<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NEXT WEEK: THEME: Run with the Horses \u00a0 SERIES: WELCOME HOME\u2026where\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Title: Grace is Offered- Col. 1:20-2:5<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 THEME: Run with the Horses SERIES: WELCOME HOME\u2026where\u2026 TITLE: Jesus is Honored Scripture: \u00a0Col. 1:15-20 I.\u00a0\u00a0 JESUS IS LORD OF CREATION\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Preeminence)- Jesus is first. In Everything. First in importance, honor, and exaltation. Is Jesus one of many gods? He is the (visible image) of the (invisible God). 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