Colossians: The X-Factor Difference of Christ in You
An X factor is the thing that makes the difference in how something turns out. In Colossians we discover how finding our life in Christ, and living our life in Christ, is the ultimate x factor that makes all the difference in how our lives and how life itself all turns out.
Week 2: Paul’s Prayer for God’s Holy People – Colossians 1:9-14
Paul prays for God’s Holy people that they would know your destination in Christ, receive power for the journey, and then walk the path. How are you praying for God’s Holy people in your life?
DISCUSSION/REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
- From the past few weeks of your life share a HIGH, LOW and a BUFFALO (something random from this past few weeks).
- READ: Colossians 1:9-14. Spend some time SOAPing this passage. You can either spend time SOAPing individually and documenting for a several minutes and then spend time sharing with each -OR- SOAP in real time with each other. Either way make as many observations as you can.
- OBSERVATIONS: What stands out to you from this passage What are your observations?
- How would you summarize this passage in one sentence?
- What does this passage tell me about who God is?
- What does this passage tell us about how we should pray for God’s holy people in our life?
- What does this passage tell us about who we are “in Christ”? Hint: What Paul is praying for here are insights into who we are in Christ and how God will be working in our lives to make us more like Jesus.
- READ: Ephesians 6:18. What does this tell us about how we should pray?
- What are your best practices in praying for others?
- What are some ways you can be more intentional about praying for others this week?
- What else stood out from this week’s sermon?
- APPLICATION: What is your big takeaway from this week’s sermon? Be specific.
NEXT STEPS: Everyone has a next step to apply what we’ve learned. What’s your next step? Be specific.
MEMORY VERSE: *Challenge yourself or your group to commit this verse to memory:
Colossians 1:9 “For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives…”
PRAYER: Spend some time praying as a group using Colossians 1:9-12 as a guide.
Scripture References:
Colossians 1:1-8, 9-14; Ephesians 6:18; Ephesians 1:15-20; Ephesians 3:14-21; Philippians 1:9-11; Philemon 1:4-6