1. What impressions, applications, or questions do you have from this sermon or passage?
2. What blessings of the gospel in this passage do you often overlook? How can we focus ourselves more on these gospel blessings?
3. How do we know what God’s will is for us (1:9)? Why is it important to know His will?
4. How often do you pray for power (1:11)? What is the purpose of this power?  When is this needed?
5. How much of our prayer is focused on spiritual growth, both for ourselves and for others?
6. PRAY TOGETHER, thanking God for the different blessings of the gospel and its power and influence in our daily lives.

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1. What impressions, applications, or questions do you have from this sermon or passage?
2. What attribute of Jesus in this passage most strikes you? How does that matter in your life right now?
3. How much of God dwells in Jesus (1:19)? How would you explain to someone that Jesus is fully God?
4. How does our gospel transformation (1:21-22) motivate us and remind us to be strong in faith?
5. Why are we urged to continue (1:23)? Why is this hard?  How can we endure without shifting?
6. PRAY TOGETHER, asking God to help us surrender first place to Jesus and lay aside everything else that fights for first place in our lives.

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1. What impressions, applications, or questions do you have from this sermon or passage?
2. How is suffering an opportunity for the gospel (1:24-25)? Is there an example in your life where suffering has turned into opportunity?
3. In the midst of suffering, what do people tend to turn to the most?
4. How can you fulfill your role of teaching and warning others (1:28), even in informal ways?
5. How can we pray through suffering? Can you think of an example in Scripture where someone prayed through hardship?
6. PRAY TOGETHER, asking God to help us focus on Christ in the midst of our suffering and to give us opportunities to minister to others through our suffering.

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1. What impressions, applications, or questions do you have from this sermon or passage?
2. What does being anchored to Christ look like (2:6-7)? How does this shape our lives?
3. What are some empty, deceptive philosophies that might take us captive in our world (2:8)?
4. What is the significance of baptism (2:12)? Do you ever think back to your baptism and the decision you made to follow Jesus?
5. How can we intentionally help encourage others to live a faith that is rooted in Christ?
6. PRAY TOGETHER through Colossians 2:13-15, thanking God for the new life He has accomplished in us who believe.

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1. What impressions, applications, or questions do you have from this sermon or passage?
2. In what ways do legalism and asceticism creep into churches and even into our own hearts?
3. Why is this asceticism a false humility (2:23)? Why are rules of no value in stopping fleshly indulgence?
4. What are some things in life that can become earthly distractions (3:2)? How can we keep the right perspective on those things?
5. Is it possible to be too heavenly-minded to be any earthly good? How should a heavenly focus (3:1-2) influence our earthly lives?
6. PRAY TOGETHER, asking God to convict us of our focus on earthly pursuits and to help us renew our desires for godly pursuits.

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1. What impressions, applications, or questions do you have from this sermon or passage?
2. Why are these worldly characteristics (3:5) a struggle for believers? What happens when you try to put off without putting on?
3. Which of the “clothes” in 3:12-13 do you have the most difficulty wearing? What is one action step you can take this week to grow in that area?
4. What is the difference between this humility (3:12) and the “humility” (asceticism) in 2:18-23? What characterizes each?
5. How has congregational singing ministered to you (3:16)?
6. PRAY TOGETHER, asking that Christ’s peace would rule in our hearts and Christ’s Word would dwell in us richly, so that we would be bound together by love in perfect harmony.

1. What impressions, applications, or questions do you have from this sermon or passage?
2. What can you actively, steadfastly pray for in order to honor Jesus in your marriage? Your parenting? Your work? Your witness?
3. Since the tongue is so hard to tame, how can we guard our words in order to always speak graciously (4:2)?
4. Cancel culture is prevalent in society’s approach to relationships. How do you view cancel culture in light of the Word of God?
5. How would your relationships be incredibly different if you committed yourself to serve Jesus in those relationships (3:24), pray with thanksgiving for those relationships (4:2), and speak graciously to those people (4:6)?
6. PRAY TOGETHER for God’s wisdom to help us redeem the time in our God-given relationships, including our witness to outsiders.

1. What impressions, applications, or questions do you have from this sermon or passage?
2. Do you see your church family as beloved? Do you toil in prayer for one another?
3. Is prayer passive? How can we invest ourselves to labor in prayer (4:12)?  How can we recognize both its hard work and its power?
4. In what ways can we equip ourselves with the Word of God to be ready to nourish redemptive relationships?
5. What are some of the values to team ministry, when we could simply do things ourselves?
6. PRAY TOGETHER, giving thanks for all who serve behind the scenes, and asking God to give us humble hearts willing to serve and be forgotten.