Sermon Notes from 4-02-2006

Bro. Orpheus Heyward

The tragedy of a misplaced preeminence.

Col. 1:18 & 3 John 9

preeminence- to hold the first place to be the priority

Tragedy-When you take the preeminence of Christ and put it on someone or something else.

Eph. 1:22&23 (all) things

Col. 3:17
Col 1:13

Reasons Christ has preeminence:
1. In Christ we have redemption.
2. Image of the Invisible God.
3. The firstborn Hebrews 1:3, John 1:1, Psalm 89:27
4. All things were created by him.
5. He is before all things.
6. He is the head of the body(church).
Preeminence misplaced in the church is an absolute tragedy.
3 John 9 & 10, 1 Peter 5

Preachers aren't hired/fired, they are received by a congregagtion
1 Cor 9
1 Sam 18:5

In the Church, there is no room for members to have preeminence.
The Church is about Jesus.

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