Gahanna-Jefferson Church of Christ

Paul reminds the Colossians they had been reconciled to God through Jesus Christ. Examine the conversion of the Colossians with a view towards understanding and appreciating our own reconciliation with God. Have you been reconciled by accepting His Salvation? Are you Saved?

When Paul first met Jesus on the road to Damascus, he did not know at that time who Jesus really was. He asked, 'Who are you, lord'? But when we come to Paul's epistle to the Colossians, we see that Paul had come to a much fuller understanding of exactly who Jesus was! This lesson looks at Colossians and takes notice of Paul's description of the all sufficient Christ.

When Paul first met Jesus on the road to Damascus, he did not know at that time who Jesus really was. He asked, 'Who are you, lord'? But when we come to Paul's epistle to the Colossians, we see that Paul had come to a much fuller understanding of exactly who Jesus was! This lesson looks at Colossians and takes notice of Paul's description of the all sufficient Christ.

In the epistles of Paul we find him telling his readers what he prayed for on their behalf. So it is in his epistle to the Colossians. Though he had not met them personally, he had heard of their faith and love, which prompted him to pray unceasingly for them. Listen to find out what he prayed for and what we should ask for OURSELVES, for OUR BRETHREN and for ALL!

Paul expresses thanksgiving to God concerning some things about the church at Colosse. As we consider what Paul wrote, we learn some encouraging things about the church at Colosse which are worthy of our emulation as a congregation of Christians.

Questions to consider: Do the heavenly bodies (astrology) have any influence over our lives? Millions of people who consult their horoscopes each day would say so! Is there any relationship between diet and spiritual living? Does God speak to us immediately, in our minds, or only through His Word, the Bible? Do the eastern religions have something to offer those who are Christians? These questions sound very contemporary, don't they? Yet they are the very issues Paul dealt with in his epistle to the Colossians.

Your attitude plays a role in determining your eternal destiny. What is your attitude toward accepting God's authority and acting upon His Word?

The lessons to be gleaned from these pictures, or thumbnails of life, is not limited to evangelists. All who serve the Lord should learn from the soldier, athlete, and farmer, no matter what our function as members of the body of Christ.

We find Paul giving a charge to Timothy to to teach others what Paul had taught him, who in turn would be able to teach others. In this charge we learn how the Lord's church was to propagate itself. Those who are taught teaching others in a continuous cycle of learning and teaching. This is a very effective, but it works only when the right kind of adults are to be found. Have you learned about His Salvation? Are you teaching? If everyone was a student and teacher like you, would the Lord's church be in existence in the next generation?

The danger of apostasy, falling away from God's salvation, is very real, as is evident from Paul's second epistle to Timothy. Those in Asia had forsaken Paul, including Phygellus and Hermogenes. Some had strayed from the truth, in particular Hymenaeus and Philetus. The possibility of apostasy explains Paul's admonitions to Timothy. To avoid apostasy ourselves, we must be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. Listen to find how to be strong in this grace.