Introduction
Kick of the discussion with prayer followed by this week’s reading and discussion questions
You can use the kick off prayer below (or do your own), and give time for others to pray into the night together.
Example kick off prayer:
Father we praise you for gathering us together. Despite whatever weighed on our hearts as we entered this house, we pray that your Spirit guides our time together and free us from anything that is not of you. We pray that by the strength of your might we may speak truth in love to one another. We pray that we are led by the gifts of your spirit, so that we may build up one another and your church as a whole. As we read your word, we pray that we may be filled with the knowledge of your will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner pleasing to you.
Passage:
24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. 27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. 28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Col 1:24–29.
Discussion
- Has God recently made known to you an aspect of his glory?
- What characteristic of God do you most cherish at the moment and why?
- “Christ in you, the hope of glory” Do you place hope in future glory? What does that mean?
Share with one another and pray for one another.
Habit of Grace
Habit of Grace: Service
Please share testimonies as to why you serve at church or within the Kingdom elsewhere?
If you have fears or hesitations in serving, what are those fears? Do you know the root of those fears?
Discuss, pray and encourage one another.