Sunday School Lesson February 1, 2026

Subject: Jesus Matters

The Point: Jesus is God, and no one has done what Jesus has done.

Scriptures: Colossians 1:15-22

Study The Bible: Colossians 1:15-22

1). Jesus: the Creator of all things.

15. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
16. For everything was created by him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rules or authorities — all things have been created through him and for him.
17. He is before all things, and by him all things hold together.

Lasting truths from: Colossians 1:15-22

* Christ is the full revelation of the holy Lord God.

* Christ acts out of the privilege and authority that is His as the Son of God.

* Christ, as God and Creator, existed before all things.

* All creation can find its harmonious purpose only in Him, for all things were created by Him, are sustained by Him, and are for Him.

2). Jesus: the Ruler over all things.

Colossians 1:18-20

18. He is also the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything.
19. For God was please to have all his fullness dwell in him,
20. and through him to reconcile everything to himself, whether things earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

Lasting truths from: Colossians 1;18-20

*  Jesus is the head of the body, the church.

* Jesus’s preeminence is founded on His resurrection…

* God the Father is pleased by all His Son accomplished.

* We are reconciled to God through faith in Christ’s death on the cross.

3). Jesus: the Reconciler of all things.

Colossians 1:21-22

21. Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds as expressed in your evil actions.
22. Bur now he has reconciled you by his physical body through his death, to present you holy, faultless, and blameless before him–

Lasting truths from: Colossians 1:21-22

*  Through we were alienated from and hostile toward God, in Christ we are reconciled to Him.

* Our reconciliation to God was made possible through Jesus’s death.

* Those who are reconciled to God will demonstrate it by living pure lives before Him and others.

As you reflect on this session, respond to the following questions:

1. Why is it important to understand that Jesus is the Creator of all things? What does this reveal about His character and power? If we miss this aspect of who He is, what might we miss in terms of our praise and worship of Him?
2. What have you seen in the created order that leads you to think of the creative agency of Jesus who made all things that exist?
3. What does it mean to you to know that Jesus is the Ruler over all things? How does your life reflect the truth that Jesus is Lord?
4. What are some of the effects of not believing that Jesus is the Ruler over all things?
5. Reflect on your own experience of being reconciled to God through Jesus. Who was instrumental in leading you to know your need and to point you to Jesus as the remedy?