Colossians

Colossians

Chapter 1

Pastor Scott Campbell

Part of Wed Night

May 1, 2024

Colossians 1 part 1
Col 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
Col 1:2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1. The book of Colossians it a letter written to the church at

.
2. Of the letters Paul writes to different churches Colosse is the town most like

.
3. Colosse is a smaller town where people would live to get away from the hustle and bustle of larger cities like

and Smyrna.
4. Although Colosse was at one time thriving it never really had the

of the larger cities.
5. Just as Timothy was the pastor at the church in Ephesus,

was the pastor of the church in Colosse.
Phm 1:1 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,
Phm 1:2 And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:
6. At this time the church of Colosse was a small church that met in Philemon’s

.
Col 1:3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Col 1:4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
Col 1:5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
Col 1:6 Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
Col 1:7 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
Col 1:8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
7. Paul mentions another fellow servant the

Epaphras.
8. It is through Epaphras that Paul

of this small church at Colosse.
9. Epaphras came to Paul to get his advise on how to correct some of the

of the congregation in this new church.
10. Before doing any correcting Paul simply says we

for you.
11. He was thankful that they had accepted Christ and had began to

the Lord.
12. However this introduction was also one of tactfulness that would help him later address some of the issues they were having namely

.
13. For that reason Paul describes these new believers using the three

.
14. Those three graces or

are faith, love and hope.
Heb 6:18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
Heb 6:19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;
Col 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Col 1:10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Col 1:11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
15. After Paul

them as brothers and sisters in Christ he then tells them exactly how he has been praying for them.
16. First he prays for wisdom and spiritual understanding of

.
17.

walk.
18.

in good works.
19. Increase in the

of God.
20. Strengthened by the power of God through

.
Col 1:12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Col 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
Col 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
21. The last part of his prayer describes what God has done for them now that they are

.
22. “Meet to be partakers” simply means they are a

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23.

of the darkness into the light.
24. That they have been redeemed and

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