- Troy Kenneth Burch, 79, passed away on March 6, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, March 8, 2019 at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Jim Barker and Charles Hagood officiating.
- Billy Lee " Dooker" Ragsdale, 81, lifelong resident of Junction, passed from this life March 6, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM, Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Jim Barker and Charles Hagood officiating. Interment will follow at Copperas Cemetery.
- Sunday March 10, 2019 - Pot Luck Bridal Luncheon for Jordan Keeton and Kersten Criddle. Meat will be provided; please bring a side dish or dessert.
Sola Christus | Colossians 1:15-23 | Christ Alone means that Christ is the only way that one can be saved and have an eternal relationship with God.
Scripture
Colossians 1:15-23 (ESV)
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.
Questions for Reflection
1. Whom do you look up to? Why?
2. What qualities stand out in a person you admire?
3. What is Christ’s relationship to God? (1:15)
4. What is Christ’s relationship to Creation? (1:15-17)
5. How do "all things . . . hold together" under Christ? (1:16-17)
6. What is Christ’s relationship to the church? (1:18)
7. Why was the resurrection of Jesus significant? (1:18)
8. Why did Paul take the time to describe the qualities of Christ?
9. What difference does our understanding about Christ make?
10. In what way are we all under Christ’s authority?
11. In what way are you under Christ’s authority?
