Led Toward Maturity
Notes and Questions
John Harris
February 20, 2022

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February 20, 2022
John Harris

Two Signs You are Being Led Toward Maturity

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. 1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, 2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. 5 For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. —Colossians 1:28-2:5

  1. Reveal Answer
    by the
    Reveal Answer
    of Scripture.

  2. Reveal Answer
    by the
    Reveal Answer
    of Christ.

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  1. What would you like to tell your 20-year old self?

  2. Read Colossians 1:28-2:5. What does Paul say that he does when he proclaims Christ?

  3. What is the unique purpose of admonishing and of teaching? What is the importance of each in moving toward Christian maturity? (James 1:22-25)

  4. What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom? What is the importance of each?

  5. How is wisdom a sign of Christian maturity? (James 3:13-18)

  6. What can/should you implement into your life in order to be more equipped by the truth of the Scripture?

  7. In Colossians 2:2, Paul writes that he has a purpose in his struggle for the Colossian Christians. What does Paul say that he wants for the Colossians?

  8. What are some situations in life when our hearts need to be encouraged? How does having a community of friends in which you are knit together in love help in those situations?

  9. Close by discussing this quote from Tim Keller: Keller: “Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it. Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws.”

Close in prayer.