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**Opening Thoughts**

- Once more, the situation of Colossians

- What Paul has said so far

**Christ’s Sufficiency and Supremacy (1:15-20)**

- Christ is..

- Sufficient              Supreme

- Supreme               Sufficient

- Note Paul’s emphasis on totality and power

- Note the unique (“poetic”) structure

- Christ’s place in creation

        - Christ holds all things together

- Christ’s place in reconciliation

- Pulling it all together…

- What does Paul say and why?

- Why stay with Jesus?

**Questions for Discussion and Reflection**

- What persons, institutions, or ideas compete with Jesus for your devotion?

- What merits or strengths do these things/people have? What can they offer?

- How does their power and promise compare to the credentials of Jesus?

- What phrase from Colossians 1:15-20 stands out to you the most, and why?

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