October 6, 2024
As followers of Jesus, we all desire to grow in spiritual maturity. A significant part of this growth comes through a deeper knowledge of God and his will for us. In Colossians 2, Paul encourages the believers to look no further than Jesus to gain the knowledge they seek. He also reminds them that such spiritual wisdom should transform their behavior and character.
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This Week’s Set List
Worship is an outward expression coming from the overflow of the heart. At Providence, our services are times of intentional celebration and remembrance of what Jesus has done for us. Through the songs we sing, we express what we believe about God and confess our need for him. Here’s our set list for the weekend:
All My Boast Is In Jesus
Consider Him
Agnus Dei
All Sufficient Merit
This Week’s Prayer Focus
As part of our worship and fellowship together, we pray over specific local churches, schools, missionary partners, and unreached people groups. This week, you can join us in praying for:
Local Church: First Frisco
Local School: Minett Elementary School
Missions Partner:Joanna
Unreached People Group: The Rajput Bhatti People of India
Study Guide for Colossians 2:1-7
How to use this guide
This guide is designed to take you deeper into the points of the Sunday morning message and the passage we’re studying each week. The guide is divided into two parts.
Read, Reflect, and Respond guides you through your own personal study of the message text, preferably before you arrive for the service on Sunday morning. This section uses the HEAR journaling method, which is an acronym for highlight, explain, apply, and respond.
Discuss With Others is designed to help you take the things you’ve learned in your personal study and the message and discuss them within the context of your small group.
READ, Reflect, AND Respond
Highlight: Begin your Bible reading time with prayer then highlight verses that stand out to you as you read the passage. Note any words or ideas you want to dive deeper into and pay attention to repeated or emphasized words and phrases. This is the “observation” process – looking at the who, what, when, where of the passage.
Explain: What is the context of the passage and the author’s intended meaning within that context? This is where you can consult a study Bible or commentary. What did the passage mean to the original listeners? Was there something in their context that was being addressed? This step is to understand what the meaning of the passage was then before you seek to understand what the applied principle is today.
Apply: What is the principle to live by today? This is when you turn the focus to your own life, setting, and culture. What is the principle that applies to your own context?
Respond: How will you respond to the application in your relationships and/or situations this week? This recognizes that the Bible is not just a set of truths to know, but is actually a guide to live by.
Discuss with Others
Use your community group time to have some conversation around the message. Start your discussion by inviting someone to read the passage aloud in its entirety.
What is significant about Paul struggling on behalf of the Colossians? What does this tell us about the heart of Paul and how we should view the people we minister to?
Why does Paul want the Colossians to have “full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery”? How does this fuel a life of faithfulness?
In Christ there resides “all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” Why is it essential that we go to Christ for truth? When we look to the world for wisdom, how does this affect us?
What are some of the “plausible arguments” you might hear in the world? How might you respond with the wisdom of Christ?
Colossians 2:6 is a turning point in the letter. What is Paul seeking to accomplish with this command? How does one live a life that is “rooted and built up in him”?
What areas of your life at this current moment do you think are not being “firmly established in the faith”?
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