Series Summary:

Fear not! Grace and peace to you! Jesus is the MESSIAH! For everything was created by MESSIAH, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities— all things have been created through MESSIAH and for MESSIAH. MESSIAH is before all things, and by MESSIAH all things hold together. MESSIAH is also the head of the body, the church. So, speak of the MESSIAH! #colossians #2024

Starter

Have you ever hoped that someone would be your “messiah” in a situation but they seemed to fail you? explain

Pray

Father, we are asking that we may be filled with the knowledge of Your will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, ****so that we may walk worthy of You, fully pleasing to You, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of You. ****May we be strengthened with all power, according to Your glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy ****giving thanks to the You who has enabled us to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light. You has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son You love. We have redemption, the forgiveness of sins, in Jesus our Messiah. Help us to embrace the truth, grace, and peace You offer in faith, love, and hope because He is Messiah! Amen

Study Questions

READ: Colossians 1:1-2, Luke 2:8-14

  1. Who is writing this Colossians letter?
    1. Who is it to?
    2. What are the recipients of the letter called? Why?
  2. The term “grace and peace” is used over and over again in the New Testament letters like we use “Dear…”.
    1. Discuss the significance of this greeting/salutation.
    2. Can you have true peace without grace? explain
  3. The word Christ (Greek) and Messiah (Hebrew) are interchangeable and mean THE anointed one. Both are used to reference the promised Messiah that God said in Genesis 3 through the rest of the scriptures would come to save us.
    1. Who is this person?
  4. In Luke 2, who did the angel messengers speak to? Why?
    1. What did the angel messengers tell them?
  5. How is the angel’s and Paul’s greeting and message the same?
    1. How is the grace and peace message the same that we as His saints have been given to share?

READ: Colossians 1:3-6

  1. What do Paul and the others with him always thank the Father for?
    1. Would people be thanking God like this because of your faith?
  2. How are grace and truth essential if we are to have lasting peace in our Messiah regardless of the circumstances?

**READ: John 1:14, 8:32, 58, 14:6, 15-18, 16:12-15**

  1. What do these passages tell us about the Messiah (Jesus) and His grace and truth?
  2. What is the role of the Holy Spirit from these passages in leading us in grace, truth, and peace?
  3. How do we know if we are growing and “bearing fruit” as Paul talked about in Col 1:6? (hint: Galatians 5:16-25)

READ: Colossians 1:7-14