Let's pray, Father, I ask that by the means of this word and by your Holy Spirit, you

would exalt Christ in our hearts and in our minds, and that we would be protected from

false teachings that diminish Christ or distort Christ, and that we would be made joyfully

thankful to endure whatever this world throws at us until Jesus comes.

I ask this in Jesus' name, amen.

So let's begin with the so-what question.

So what that Colossians 1, 15 to 20 is probably the greatest exaltation of Christ in the Bible.

Maybe the greatest, maybe others are close.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

It was in the beginning with God, and all things were made through Him, without Him was not anything made that was made.

He became flesh, the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us.

We have seen His glory full of grace and truth, the only glory of the Father in the Son that's close.

There are others.

These last days, He has spoken to us by a Son, whom He appointed the air of all things, and through whom He made the world.

He's the radiance of the glory of God, the exact imprint of His nature.

He opposes the universe by the Word of His power, when He had made satisfaction for sins.

He sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high.

That's close, but Colossians 1, 15 to 20, is probably the greatest.

So here I am, you're going to watch me for next 35 minutes or so, wave my little expository finger

and point it toward this Mount Everest of Christ's exaltation, and then you're going to go home.

Or Sunday school.

Have lunch.

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