Colossians part 1-What He Has Done For You


Colossians Chapter 1

God’s Will, His Truth, and What He Has Done For You

 

False teachers were denying Jesus was the son of God in the city of Colossae.  When Paul heard about it, he wrote to this small church (that he had never been to) to counter the lies and arm the church with knowledge about Christ so that they could counterattack.  By studying his letter, you too can equip yourself with knowledge of God and fight any lies spread about Him.  For the only protection we have against such lies is knowing the truth about Him.

 

 

Key Verse:  “To them [God’s saints], God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”  Col. 1:27

 

Read Colossians 1:1-14

·         From this section, what do you learn about the church in Colossae?  What is Paul’s relationship to the church?  Why do you think Paul is writing to them?

·         Make a list of everything that Paul includes in his prayer for the church.  What are the results of “being filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding?”

·         Meditate on Paul’s prayer.  What is the Holy Spirit telling you about your own actions and behavior?  What is one action that you will do differently because of what you learned?

 

Read Colossians 1:15-23

·         From reading this passage, what have you learned about who Jesus is and what he has done for you?

·         Read Isaiah 11:1-2.   What do these passages tell you about wisdom and knowledge?

·         What does Jesus mean to you?  Do you have a personal relationship with Him?

 

Read Colossians 1:24-29

·         What does Paul want for the church of Colossae?  What is he toiling for?

·         What is the “mystery of God?”  Is it in you?

 By Callie

 

 

 

 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Titus Study Overview

Sisters and Seekers, So excited to announce that I will be writing a bible study for you on the book of Titus.  I recently read a book by Jen Wilken called Women of the Word  and was inspired to study using her method and create a study out of what I'm learning for you!  Please check out her book as a resource if you want to dig a little deeper. Before we get started, I want to highlights some concepts from her book that I think are important to cover because they give a framework to keep in mind as we go.  The bible is a library, a collection of books with one big message.  It is the message of God and His story, it's not a book about us.  It has an overarching theme of creation-fall-redemption-restoration and every book in the Bible tells part of this one big story that God is telling through His word.  You may have heard this referred to as the metanarrative.  Knowing how what we are learning fits into this big story will help us make conne...
Read more

Study Introduction: Developing a Ministry of Reconciliation

Image
My husband and I finished a four-year process of home building this last February.   Throughout the process we had paperwork, permits, receipts, product manuals, samples of materials, and even some tools and parts left by the sub-contractors that looked important.   So we kept them all.   We put them in a box.   People that know me well know that I love efficiency and organization.   But for this I just needed a box.   A place to put all this stuff that I know I’m supposed to have but don’t have time to deal with.   Stuff that is probably important, but thrown in none-the-less.   It gives me comfort to know at any time I can dig around in this box and find what I need when I need it. Today it occurred to me that my faith is like this box.   One of the fun things about building (and there really isn’t a lot of “fun” involved so you hang on to the joys no matter how small) is getting to customize many things.   One of the things we chose a...
Read more

Devotional: Balance

This should be your ambition: to live a quiet life -1 Thess 4:11 I thought I’d mix things up and share something I’ve been learning a lot about lately: balance.   This verse above has been in my head quite a lot as I’ve been feeling different demands start to pull on me.   All of us have so many different responsibilities and interests that take our time; from family life and work, to hobbies and social events.   It seems like the calendar in my house is often running the show.   In this chapter Paul is writing about how Christians should live.   The word ambition means to be fond of honor, strive to bring something to pass and make a certain state your aim.   Then a few words later Paul then describes the tone of our day-to-day life as quiet.   This doesn’t mean you should be shy or a doormat, but to rest, cease from labor, not to be running around, to say nothing and hold one’s peace (this is my constant need!).   A friend once shared that you ...
Read more