In this powerful sermon, Pastor Bart Blair takes us on a journey through Colossians 1:15-23, a passage that addresses some of the challenges the early church faced, particularly the influence of Gnosticism. Gnosticism was a belief system that put a lot of emphasis on secret knowledge, and it was causing some confusion among the Christians in Colossae.

Pastor Bart explains how this passage reminds us that Jesus is the visible representation of the invisible God and that he is the creator of everything. He points out that we can't fully understand God just through knowledge alone, but that we need to have faith as well. Jesus is the one who brings everything together.

As he digs into the original Greek words used in this passage, Pastor Bart shows how Paul, the author of Colossians, was directly challenging the false ideas of Gnosticism. Paul makes it clear that it is only through Jesus' death on the cross that we can be reconciled with God, not through any special knowledge.

Pastor Bart encourages us to be servants of the gospel, to live under its authority, and to obey its commands. Most importantly, he reminds us that while studying the Bible is important, we should never let it become more important than our relationship with Jesus himself.