Samuel D. Gordon’s classic quote: “In every heart there is a cross and a throne, and each is occupied. If Jesus is on the throne, ruling, then self is on the cross, dying. But if self is being obeyed, and so is ruling, then it is on the throne. And self on the throne means that Jesus has been put on the cross,” serves as a powerful, practical test for examining one's heart. It asks a direct question: Who truly occupies the throne of my life right now? This week, Pastor Shawn unpacks the Apostle Paul's teaching on the preeminence of Christ in the believer's life, drawing especially from Colossians 1:18-19, where Paul declares that Christ must have first place in everything. The core truth is singular and uncompromising: Jesus deserves and demands preeminence over every aspect of our existence, including our priorities, decisions, relationships, time, desires, and all else. In the face of the internal spiritual conflict every believer experiences, where either Jesus rules and self is crucified (or dethroned), or self rules and Jesus is sidelined (or crucified in practice), Pastor Shawn offers four simple, practical rules to help believers align their lives with Christ's preeminence and resolve this battle in His favor.