Christ in All Things

Our college/young adult bible study at church is going through Colossians this summer. I am helping lead a few weeks, which has gone great so far! This week we looked at Colossians 1:15-23 and how Christ is in the center of all that we do.

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things were created through him and for him. 17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. 21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, 22 he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.

- Colossians 1:15-23

One thing that really stuck out to us as we made it through the passage was how we have been reconciled and saved through Christ, but we are still called to be rooted in our faith and not lose hope in the gospel and the life we are called to as Christians.  As my parents get ready to move to Italy and I get ready to move to South Carolina we keep talking about how much we will miss this church!!

Me and the baby brother on the way to Church!

XoXo,

Southern Saving Grace