Colossians 1: 15-23 QUESTIONS
Questions for Growth Groups and Personal Reflection
Read Colossians 1:15-23
As you read the passage or listened to the sermon, what stood out to you, challenged you or stayed with you?
1. Jesus’s relationship to God the Father
How does seeing Jesus as the visible image of God give you confidence
that you’re not guessing your way through faith, but actually walking in the
truth about who God is?
In what ways does seeing Jesus as the visible image of God challenge the
assumptions you’ve carried about what God is like?
Jesus’ relationship to creation
How do these verses reinforce the idea that everything has everything to do with Jesus?
How does knowing that Jesus sustains “all things” reshape the way you
think about your daily dependence on him?
Jesus’ relationship to the church
What does it practically look like for you, and for us as a church, to follow Jesus as the true head rather than relying on our own instincts or traditions?
What habits or patterns help you stay connected to Jesus as your head, and which ones tend to pull you away?
Jesus’ relationship to you and me
How has your understanding of Jesus been challenged or stretched by this passage?
What should our response be to a Jesus like this?
Spend some time praying about the above.
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