Colossians is about Christ.
Colossians is about you.
Colossians is about “Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
More specifically, it’s about the supreme greatness of
the One who is not too big to take up residence in humble human lives. Some think of Christ in His awesomeness but
never let him in to their heart in a personal relationship. Others think of “Jesus & me” with a
Christ so small to be manageable. Colossians
reminds us that the Christ of universal power and authority is the same Christ
who enters simple, ordinary human lives…and transforms them.
The Colossian Christ-followers had a problem we are
familiar with today. They were
surrounded by a culture that offered many alternative ways of thinking and
believing that downgraded the power and importance of Jesus. From the very beginning of the Christian
movement, Jesus had competition in the hearts and minds of his followers. As Eugene Peterson notes in his introduction
to Colossians in The Message,
“For
the Christians in the town of Colossae, …cosmic forces of one sort or another
were getting equal billing with Jesus. Paul writes to them in an attempt to
restore Jesus, the Messiah, to the center of their lives.”
What a great way to start a New Year, studying Colossians
and renewing our resolve to make Christ the center of our lives!
Colossians Bible
Study
Taught by Pastor
Kurt Helmcke & Don LichtySunday Mornings, January 7 – February 11 (no class on January 21)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
January 7
Introducing
Colossians & Christology ... Colossians
1:1-2 & 4:7-18
January 14
The
Supremacy of Christ ... Colossians
1:3-23
January 28
Christ
and You, Sharing Life ... Colossians
1:24-2:7
February 4
Making
Christ Your Center ... Colossians
2:8-3:4
February 11
Living
from Christ the Center ... Colossians
3:5-4:6
