Three places Christ is “first place”:

1. “First place” in CREATION (Col. 1:15-17)
2. “First place” in the CHURCH (Col. 1:18)
3. “First place” in the CHRISTIAN (Col. 2:6)

Seven places Christ must be first in your life:

1. “Put Christ first” in your THOUGHTS (3:2)
2. “Put Christ first” in your TEMPTATIONS (3:5)
3. “Put Christ first” in your EMOTIONS (3:8)
4. “Put Christ first” in your RELATIONSHIPS (3:12-13)
5. “Put Christ first” in your DEVOTIONS (3:16)
6. “Put Christ first” in your ACTIVITIES (3:17)
7. “Put Christ first” in your FAMILY (v. 18-21)
   1. WIVES, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
   2. HUSBANDS, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.
   3. CHILDREN, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. 
   4. FATHERS, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.