Passage: Colossians 3:22-4:1

Elisabeth Elliott once said, “The principle cause of boredom is the hatred of work.” This should not be for God’s children. God has made us to work and Paul will give us helps and hints as he writes about our biblical responsibility to work as unto the Lord.

Passage: Colossians 3:19-21

The Christian home should be one where the lost world can look in and see a glimpse of Christ. Paul will write regarding the husband’s responsibility to the wife, the children’s responsibility to the parents, and the parent’s responsibility to the children.

Passage: Colossians 3:18

Submission to one’s husband is not a popular concept to some in the 21st century. However, for the Christian wife it is a joy. In this lesson Paul will answer the questions, who do wives submit to and why they are to submit.

Passage: Colossians 3:15-17

Now that we have put off those ugly stained sins, and have put on those beautiful Christ like virtues, we now have five commands for the newly dressed Woman (or Man!) Paul will outline what these are in this lesson.

Passage: Colossians 3:12-14

Now that we have put to death 10 deadly sins, Paul will write what we are to put on. In this lesson he will give us eight Christ-like virtues that all of God’s children must put on.

Passage: Colossians 3:8-11

In this lesson we continue looking at the need to put to death certain sins. We will look at five more deadly sins we must put off along with three more motivations for putting off these deadly sins.

Passage: Colossians 3:5-7

In our lesson today we will consider the importance of putting off five deadly sins. We will also consider the motivation for putting off these deadly sins.

Passage: Colossians 3:1-4

When we answer the question, “where is my affection?” we must consider two things, what we seek and what we think. Paul will give us some helps as we begin chapter three, a pivotal lesson.

Passage: Colossians 2:20-23

In this lesson Paul will warn the church at Colossae regarding the danger of asceticism. What is asceticism according to the Bible and what are the dangers of asceticism according to the Bible?

Passage: Colossians 2:16-19

As Paul closes chapter two he will warn the church regarding three “ism’s” to avoid. In this lesson we will consider his warning against legalism and mysticism and in the next lesson the warning against asceticism.