Sermon #36 — Our God of Power: Creation — Colossians 1:15-20

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Sunrise over Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas; photo by GAC
Sunrise over Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas; photo by GAC

“…theological realism: the simple, basic belief that God is that ultimate reality out of which all physical realities around us derive their existence, and that his real presence is immediately accessible to his people.”  Gary Tyra, The Holy Spirit in Mission, p. 112

There is no moment, no place, no aspect of the created order that is not entirely infused with the presence of God, purposefully and powerfully active.  Without an abiding awareness of that fundamental truth of reality, we will live with a tacit sense that God is primarily a spectator, only occasionally engaging actively in the affairs of our lives and our world.  In this sermon, I present the biblical truth of our present, purposeful God of power.

Read:  Colossians 1:15-20 and Psalm 104

A Giant Anteater (San Antonio Zoo); photo by GAC
A Giant Anteater (San Antonio Zoo); photo by GAC

Then, listen:  Our God of Power: Creation

©2013 Gary A. Chorpenning; all rights reserved.

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I am a husband, father, and grandfather. A small, town about fifteen miles west of Pittsburgh is home currently, though several other places have served that purpose before this. I maintain a YouTube channel of Bible teaching videos and a podcast of Bible teaching audio. I like to make things in my woodshop. I like taking photographs and use a lot of them in my blog posts. I go fishing in the local streams and lakes when I can. For thirty-nine years, I served as a pastor of churches in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York.

3 thoughts on “Sermon #36 — Our God of Power: Creation — Colossians 1:15-20”

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