Series from Paul's Letter to the Church at Colossae

1. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Grace Bible Baptist Church
Adult Sunday School Class
Room 204
Teacher: Pastor Chuck Brooks
Week 14

2. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week 14
If ye continue in the faith grounded and
settled, and be not moved away from the
hope of the gospel, which ye have heard,
and which was preached to every creature
which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am
made a minister
- Colossians 1:23

3. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week 14

4. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week 14
Paul shares his testimony several times in the book
of Acts (Acts 22:6-21; Acts 26:12-18).
1. ACTS 26:4-11: Paul shares what life was like
before he received Christ
2. ACTS 26:12-18: Paul includes details of his
personal conversion
3. ACTS 26:19-23: Paul describes the purpose of his
life with Christ

5. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week 14
According to the pattern we find in Paul’s
testimony, three things should be included in
a Christian’s personal testimony:
1. What my life was like before I knew
Christ.
2. What happened when I received Christ
3. My life purpose as I walk with Christ

6. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week 14
Who now rejoice in my sufferings for
you, and fill up that which is behind of
the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his
body's sake, which is the church:
- Colossians 1:24

7. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week 14

8. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week 14
Do not underestimate the role of suffering in
the Christian’s life.
• Suffering is one of God’s most necessary
means of producing Christ-likeness. (1 Peter
1:3-9)
• Through our longsuffering we are
transformed into a Christian that is pure
and blameless.

9. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week 14
Do not underestimate the role of suffering in
the Christian’s life.
• Suffering produces holiness and humility,
and these two beautiful qualities are most
clearly mingled in the Cross of Christ–the
pinnacle of suffering.

10. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week 14
Whereof I am made a minister, according
to the dispensation of God which is given
to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
- Colossians 1:25

11. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week 14
When Paul was
saved, God not
only changed his
life, He changed
Paul’s direction.
God gave Paul a
new
assignment.

12. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week 14
Even the mystery which hath been hid
from ages and from generations, but now
is made manifest to his saints:
- Colossians 1:26

13. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week 14
He made of no effect the
law consisting of
commands and
expressed in
regulations, so that He
might create in Himself
one new man from the
two, resulting in peace.
Ephesians 2:15

14. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week 14
To whom God would make known what is
the riches of the glory of this mystery
among the Gentiles; which is Christ in
you, the hope of glory:
- Colossians 1:27

15. Colossians
The Supremacy and Sufficiency
of Jesus Christ
Week 14
Next time…
Col 1:28 Whom we preach, warning every
man, and teaching every man in all wisdom;
that we may present every man perfect in
Christ Jesus:
Col 1:29 Whereunto I also labor, striving
according to his working, which worketh in
me mightily.