Ewe

15Kristoe nye Mawu si míekpɔna o la ƒenɔnɔme tututu. Eli hafi Mawu wɔ nu sia nu eye le nyateƒe me la,

Ewe

16Kristo ŋutɔe nye nu sia nu si le dziƒo kpleanyigba dzi, nu siwo míekpɔna kple nu siwomíekpɔna o la siaa Wɔla. Eya kee wɔgbɔgbɔwo ƒe xexeme si míekpɔna o la, eƒefiawo, fiaɖuƒewo, amegãwo kple woƒeŋusẽwo. Kristo wɔ esiawo katã na eya ŋutɔ ƒeŋudɔwɔwɔ kple ŋutikɔkɔe.

Ewe

17Eli xoxoxo hafi nu sia nu va dzɔ eye eƒe ŋusẽlé xexeamenuwo katã ƒo ƒui. 18Eye eyae nye ta na hame, sinye eƒe ŋutilã, eyae nyegɔmedzedzea kple ame siwo fɔ tso yɔme ƒeŋgɔgbetɔ, ale be le nu sia nu me la, wòanyegbãtɔ.

Ewe

19Elabena Mawu di be nu sia nu si le ye me la nanɔ ye Vi hã me.

Ewe

20Mawu to nu si Via wɔ me, ʋu mɔ be nu siwokatã le dziƒo kple anyigba dzi la, nava Via gbɔ. Elabena Kristo to eƒe ku le atitsoga ŋuti me wɔ ŋutifafa le Mawu kple amewo katã dome to eƒe ʋu me.

English

15The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

English

16For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.

English

17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.

English

19For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

French15 Il est l’image du Dieu invisible, le premier-né de toute la création.

French16 Car en lui ont été créées toutes les choses qui sont dans les cieux et sur la terre, les visibles et les invisibles, trônes, dignités, dominations, autorités. Tout a été créé par lui et pour lui.

French17 Il est avant toutes choses, et toutes choses subsistent en lui.18 Il est la tête du corps de l’Eglise; il est le commencement, le premier-né d’entre les morts, afin d’être en tout le premier.

French19 Car Dieu a voulu que toute plénitude habitât en lui;

French20 il a voulu par lui réconcilier tout avec lui-même, tant ce qui est sur la terre que ce qui est dans les cieux, en faisant la paix par lui, par le sang de sa croix.

Spanish

15 Él es la imagen del Dios invisible, el primogénito de toda creación,

Spanish

16 porque por medio de él fueron creadas todas las cosas en el cielo y en la tierra, visibles e invisibles, sean tronos, poderes, principados o autoridades: todo ha sido creado por medio de él y para él.

Spanish

17 Él es anterior a todas las cosas, que por medio de él forman un todo coherente. 18 Él es la cabeza del cuerpo, que es la iglesia. Él es el principio, el primogénito de la resurrección, para ser en todo el primero.

Spanish

19 Porque a Dios le agradó habitar en él con toda su plenitud 20 y, por medio de él, reconciliar consigo todas las cosas, tanto las que están en la tierra como las que están en el cielo, haciendo la paz mediante la sangre que derramó en la cruz.

Chinese

15爱子是那不能看见之神的像，是首生的，在一切被造的以先。

Chinese

16因为万有都是靠他造的，无论是天上的、地上的、能看见的、不能看见的，或是有位的、主治的、执政的、掌权的，一概都是藉着他造的，又是为他造的。

Chinese

17他在万有之先，万有也靠他而立。18他也是教会全体之首，他是元始，是从死里首先复生的，使他可以在凡事上居首位。

Chinese

19因为父喜欢叫一切的丰盛在他里面居住。20既然藉着他在十字架上所流的血成就了和平，便藉着他叫万有，无论是地上的、天上的，都与自己和好了。

TCBC 03/08/20

WHO IS JESUS CHRIST?Dr Toulassi

Bridge2nations@gmail.com

INTRODCUTION: Why Is It Crucial to Know A Person Very Well?

•Knowing a person well determines how well you understand the person

•You can trust and get along the person•Social cognition is our ability to understand other people, and it enables us to predict their behavior and share experiences.

•Etc…

JESUS ALWAYS WANTED PEOPLE TO KNOW HIM AND KNOW HIM REALLY WELL13 …“Who do people say the Son of Man is?”14 …..15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” (Mat. 16:13-20, NIV)

SERMON1. TEXTUAL BACKGROUND

Gnosticism (Gnostics = The Intellectual Ones: William Barclay, 2003)Dissatisfied with the simplicity of ChristianityWanted to make of it another philosophy.

But also posed a doctrinal challengeMATTER (ALL EVIL) SPIRIT (ALL GOOD)Source of the worldEmanations

1. TEXTUAL BACKGROUND

• Conclusion: God (all good) cannot create an evil world.

• PROBLEM: Based on that theory, if Jesus is the creator of the world, He cannot be God. He is evil.

• QUESTION: HOW THEN CAN WE BE SAVED: Salvation is through Knowledge, Intellectualism.

2. THE PRECEDENCE OF CHIRST IN TIME AND PREEMINENCE AS CREATOR –v. 17

a. Image of God (Col. 1:15). What is an Image and what does the Image of God mean and stand for?

2. THE PRECEDENCE OF CHIRST IN TIME AND PREEMINENCE AS CREATOR –v. 17

b. Preeminence in and over creation (Col. 1:16)

3 propositional phrases:IN HIMTHROUGH HIM (By HIM, Jn.1:3)FOR HIM

2. THE PRECEDENCE OF CHIRST IN TIME AND PREEMINENCE AS CREATOR –v. 17

c. He created all things: The visible and the Invisible

Has Priority in time and power

3. PREEMINENCE IN REDEMPTION (Col. 1: 18-29)

d. What is Redemption? (Acts 4:12) e. What is Church?

3. PREEMINENCE IN REDEMPTION (Col. 1: 18-29)

f. What is Jesus to the Church? i. THE HEAD

The body is the servant of the head and is powerless without it. “The directing brain, He is sovereign…He as the head is the chief and leader” (Curtis Vaughan, 1980, p. 41)

ii. THE GUIDING SPIRITiii. LIVING ORGANISM The means by which Christ carries out His purposes and performs His Work

3. PREEMINENCE IN REDEMPTION (Col. 1: 18-29)

g. What is the goal of redemption?

APPLICATION

MISSIONAL•Doing the kingdom work following Kingdom Principles and using Kingdom Weapons. (EXAMPLE: Our mission work going on in Togo, Benin and Ghana)

Sit Dolor Amet

TOGO 2020

FILM SHOWING & CONVERTS

DAPENOU (60+), one of the top voodoo gurus when I was in primary school.

WITNESSING TO A TOP VOODOO-PRIEST

325 participants

We only had 154 sd cards for

35 men,

28 women,

18 elderly,

50 young girls, and 23 boys.

MOBILE MINISTRY TRAININGTOHOUN (01/22-23/20

Presbyterian Elementary School Catholic Elementary School

There are 63 teachers for 11 schools in this districtPRESBYTERIAN EL SCHL(6 Teachers: 5 men and only 1 lady)179 students (97 G & 80 B)Grade 1: 12 Grade 2: 12Grade 3: 12Grade 4: 10Grade 5: 5Grade 6: 10

Dir: “Girls are the most brilliant. But the female drop-off is the highest from middle school due to poverty…”

LOMESCHOOL BAG DISTRIBUTION

NEEDSKINDERGARTEN –EPP

Afanme North 1

UNIPASTO

CLOTHES DISTRIBUTION

CITS YOUTH SEMINARLEADERS MEETING

CITS. YOUTH SEMINAR

PERSONAL APPLICATION

•- The idea of privilege (to be an instrument through which Christ works)

•The idea of warning (If we neglect or abuse our bodies…)

REFLECTION

•Do you know Jesus as revealed through this passage? (Jn. 6:14; Rev. 3:20)

•Are you telling the world, around you, about the Redemptive work of Christ? (Mat. 4:16)

CONCLUSION

CREATOR & SUSTAINER OF THE UNIVERSE•Jesus Christ is the creator and the sustainer of the universe, thus God.

•Among the supernatural potentates, Jesus has no rival for the lordship of the universe and the church.

CONCLUSION

SOURCE OF COHESION OF THE UNIVERSE•Jesus is the center and focus of the universe (v16),

• the source of cohesion (v17b), and•the head of the Body = Church

REFERENCES

1. William Barclay (2003). The New Daily Study Bible: The Letters to the Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians. WJK. pp. 130-145.

2. Archibald Thomas Robertson (1931). World Pictures in the NT, vol iv, The Epistles of Paul. Baker book house (pp: 473-483).

3. Harris J. Murray (2010). Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament. B&H Academic.

4. Curtis Vaughan (1980). Colossians and Philemon: Bible Study Commentary. Zondervan Publishing Company.

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