Bible Readings

Colossians 1:15-19 (NIV)

The Supremacy of the Son of God

¹⁵ The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. ¹⁶ For 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. ¹⁷ 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 and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. ¹⁹ For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him,

John 14:1-3 (NIV)

Jesus Comforts His Disciples

14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. ² My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? ³ And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

Quotes from the sermon:

‘ The glory of God is a human being fully alive: and to be alive consists of beholding God.’
‘ Because of his boundless love, Jesus bevame what we are that he might make us to be what he is.’
‘The initial step for us all to come to a knowledge of God is the contemplation of nature.’
Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, Teacher of the Faith, c.200