20221120 | Disciples are all about Jesus (Colossians 1:9-20)

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The Passage: Colossians 1.9-20
The One Thing: Disciples are all about Jesus

Growgroup Discussion Starters
Know
K1 What is your favourite worship song? Google the lyrics. Tell 1 or 2 things this song tells you about God?

Grow
G1 1:15 | “He is the image of the invisible God”. What does visible Jesus reveal to us about the invisible God? List attributes of Jesus, then apply these to the Father.
G2 1:15-20 | Read out loud Colossians 1:15-20. As you are reading, loudly emphasize every “all” or “everything”. How many did you read? What does this tell us about Christ?
G3 1:15-20 | How does the fact that this is an early church hymn change how you read this passage?
G4 Why do you think Paul repeats the phrase FIRSTBORN in “firstborn over all creation” (1:15) and “firstborn from the dead” (1:18). What do you notice about the placement of these phrases in the structure and flow of the passage? (Hint: look for the words “For” and “through” and “all” in the next sentences after “firstborn”).
G5 1:17 | Dan interpreted “by him all things hold together” literally – cosmology, gravity etc. How else do you see Christ literally “holding” the universe together? How else could “all things hold together” be interpreted? How has Christ held all things together in your experience?
G6 1:20 | Why is the cross so important? What was accomplished on the cross according to this passage?

Show
S1 Listen to Curtis Behmann sing his version of Colossians 1:15-20. https://www.facebook.com/606339922/videos/10154737335729923/. What might God be saying to you through this? Does Christ have “first place in everything” in your life? If not, talk to Him about it.