Introduction
Context

Sermon in a sentence: Hold on to Jesus above all because He is the Creator of all and Reconciler of all.

1. Jesus is Above All Because He is the Author of All [Colossians 1:15-17]
     a. Jesus is Above All [Colossians 1:15, cf. Jhn. 1:1, 14, 18, 14:9; 2 Cor.4:6 Heb. 1:3; Ps. 89:27]
     b. Jesus is the Author of All [Colossians 1:16; cf. Ps. 96:5, 146:5-6; Col. 2:18, Eph. 1:21, 3:10, 6:12]
     c. Jesus is the Supreme Sustainer of All [Colossians 1:17, cf. Gen. 1:1; Ps. 90:2]

2. Jesus is Above All Because He is the Reconciler of All [Colossians 1:18-20]
     a. Jesus is the Head [Colossians 1:18a, cf. Eph. 5:23; Jhn 15:5; Eph. 4:15-16; 1 Cor. 12:12-31]
     b. Jesus is the Firstborn from the Dead [Colossians 1:18b, cf. Rom. 1:4; 1 Cor. 15:20-23]
     c. Jesus is the Peacemaker [Colossians 1:19-20, cf. Rom. 8:22; Phil. 2:9-11; Rom. 5:10; Eph. 4:18; Heb. 10:27, 9:22]

Conclusion