1.What are some false gospels that you have come to hear about Jesus? Have you come to believed any of them?
2.Can you identify areas in your life where you consider Jesus as an optional resource?
3.Do you personally know Jesus? or Do you know about Him only?
How does it impact you to know that there are men and women with such different backgrounds in Paul’s Band of Brothers?
Where in your life do you want to see an “open door for the word?” Over the next 6 weeks, ask the Father everyday for that open door. Let's see what happens!
When you pray, what do you ask for? Track this for one week. Then take one week to focus on “keeping the Lord before you.” Then share with a friend any ways you would change what you ask God for.
Make a list of moments in your life when you are around people who don’t believe in Jesus. Set a reminder for those times to remind you to pray and ask God for the Holy Spirit in those moments.
1-Husbands and wives talk about what is the hardship of living Col 3:18. Why is it so hard for you to live as this passage says?
2-Parents talk to each other about ways you have "provoked your children". you'll be able to identify this by looking for ways that you have discouraged them. Ask God for help together as parents.
3-Talk about your hearts motivation for why you might work hard at your job. Is it for God or for another reason? Talk about those heart motivations and the benefit of working for the lord and not for man.
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1. What are the things that Paul is telling us to put on in Colossians 3:12-17?
2. Why is Paul telling us to put those things on?
3. Of the things Paul tells us to put on which do you want to grow in and why is it a challenge for you?
4. What is it that you are refusing to let go of that keeps stuck in sinful patterns.
5. What do you plan to do in order to mature in how you treat others?
Of the list of things that Paul says to put to death, which three do you struggle the most/least with? Explain your answer.
Culturally, which parts of your cultural heritage help/hinder you in living for the Kingdom of God? Explain your answer.
What issue(s) of your heart do you most long for Jesus to touch and change? Ask a friend to pray for you about these issues.
Which aspect of redemption do you tend to focus more on: dying with Christ, being made alive with Christ or living in the future glory with Christ? Why?
Which of these three aspects would you like to grasp better so that you can mature in your identity in Christ?
Dying with Christ, being made alive with Christ and sharing in the future glory with Christ produces joy, shapes our love and fuels our hope. Share a story of how you are presently experiencing joy, loving (God or others) well or living hopeful in these days.
What is consuming your mind these days, earthly things or things from above? Consider asking someone to pray for you to have the grace to seek the things that are above and to set your mind on things that are above.
In what ways can you identify the temptation to be “Alive” to the world, to create your own false gospel?
In what ways does being alive to the world and trusting in a false gospel lead to bondage?
In what ways does this false gospel will even pretend to look holy?
