Geoffrey Maurer - November 2, 2025
First Things First (Colossians 3:5-11): Wonder of New Self
From Series: "First Things First"
Priorities. Discerning, making and keeping priorities is a great challenge in our day. We know from the Scripture that GOD should be our highest priority, our first love.The world screams for our attention, gripping our minds with minute-by-minute updates. Its marketing is only getting better. But though each generation faces its own challenges, we hold another truth alongside: there’s nothing new under the sun. Our sinful nature has always looked for idols to set ahead of God. And the evil systems of the world’s powers – visible and invisible – have always sought to undercut our devotion to Christ. As the Apostle Paul wrote to the Colossians, he seeks to develop a strong and single- minded faith. He called them and calls us to a fuller walk with Christ – rooted in the fullness of Christ himself and strengthened as we set our hearts and minds on things above. In speaking of the resurrected Christ’s place in the world, Colossians 1:18 says, so that in everything, Christ might have the supremacy. In other words, Christ is preeminent. Nothing and nobody is higher. Therefore, for the church – may our hearts and minds be established in this space, the reality of the Jesus, who is the true substance of eternity. First things first. How do we put first things first? And what impact will this make for us and around us? This is the aim of our series.