GROUP GUIDE
Leading a group through these questions? Here’s a simple guide for 1.5-2 hour GROUP meeting.
Welcome and Opening Prayer. (5 minutes)
Read the passage aloud. (5 minutes)
Guide the group through the questions. (30-60 minutes)
Take time to share prayer requests and pray for each other. (15-30 minutes)
TEACHING RECAP
Summary: What matters most to you, and what gets the majority of your attention and effort? In this passage, Paul urgency the Colossians to remain in Jesus and reject counterfeit “saviours.” He celebrates that Jesus has done what is necessary for us, and calls us to life our full lives in Jesus, remembering that only he has the power to truly solve our problems.
Main Points:
Paul urges the Colossians to remain in Jesus and reject counterfeit saviours.
Paul celebrates that Jesus has finished the work and disarmed the enemy.
Paul warns that ideas outside of Jesus lack the power to solve the problem.
On-Ramps:
What are you putting at the centre of your life, and what is it producing?
If you’ve received Jesus, are you continuing to stay connected to him?
What’s your next step in redirecting your full life towards Jesus?
Discussion
What stands out to you from this passage? How does this passage most challenge or encourage you?
Read verses 6-8? How do these verses speak to you about staying faithful with Jesus and cautiously avoiding false “saviours”?
Look over the passages and list the different elements of “false philosophy” that Paul mentions. Where in our society do you see people running after ideas about life that don’t work?
Are there ways you’ve seen Christians add things to the gospel or require things beyond Jesus? Based on this passage, how do you think we as believers should determine what is essential and what is non-essential in our faith?
What counterfeit “saviours” do you see in your life?
ON-RAMPS
What are you putting at the centre of your life, and what is it producing?
If you’ve received Jesus, are you continuing to stay connected to him?
What’s your next step in redirecting your full life towards Jesus?
PRAYER
How can we pray for you as a group?
Next week: Colossians 3:1-11
