COLOSSIANSONE





April
22,
2010

1. Paul
starts
off
his
le8er
by
iden=fying
himself
as
an
apostle
of
Christ
Jesus
by
the
will

of
God.”

Why
does
he
qualify
his
apostleship
that
way?

What
does
God’s
selec=on

of
Paul
as
an
apostle
tell
us
about
his
will?

2. In
verse
5,
Paul
speaks
of
the
work
of
the
gospel
in
the
world
as
bearing
fruit
and

growing.

Does
it
seem
like
the
gospel
is
bearing
fruit
in
the
world?

What
are
the

ways
in
which
the
gospel
is
bearing
fruit
in
the
world?

3. In
verses
12,
Paul
encourages
the
church
to
give
thanks
to
the
Father,
who
has

qualified
them
to
share
in
the
inheritance
of
the
saints
in
light.

On
what
basis
were

they/we
qualified
for
this
inheritance?

Is
our
inheritance
irrevocable?



4. We
generally
think
of
God
the
Father
as
the
one
who
created
all
things,
but
according

to
verse
16,
who
else
was
involved
in
crea=on?

What
was
his
role?

What
does
it

mean
that
all
things
were
created
for
Jesus?

5. In
verse
18,
Paul
refers
to
Jesus
as
the
head
of
the
church?

What
does
it
mean
for

Christ
to
be
the
head
of
the
church?


6. In
verse
20,
Paul
says
that
Jesus
made
peace
by
the
blood
of
his
cross.

Who
was

Jesus
making
peace
with
and
how
was
the
cross
a
sufficient
peace
offering?

7. In
verse
24,
Paul
indicates
that
he
rejoices
in
his
sufferings
on
their
account.

Why

does
he
rejoice
in
his
sufferings?

How
does
Paul’s
perspec=ve
of
suffering
affect
our

own
view?