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Weekly Reading

Monday: Deuteronomy 33, Galatians 6
Tuesday: Ephesians 1-2
Wednesday: Ephesians 3-4
Thursday: Deuteronomy 34, Ephesians 5
Friday: Ephesians 6
Saturday: Psalm 107-108
Sunday:  Jeremiah 40-49

Sermon Notes

Key Passage: Colossians 1:15-23
Hebrews 1:3
Ephesians 2:12-22
Leviticus 16:1-2

Hope of the Gospel:

Jesus is
(all) the image of the invisible God (all the fullness of God) (v. 15, 19)

All things were created through him and for him (before all things)  (v. 16, 17)

In Him all things hold together (v. 17)
Head of the body, the church

That he might reconcile all things to himself (v. 20)
How?

In his body of flesh by his death
Why?
In order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before Him

Discussion Questions

3DQ - 3 discipleship questions to ask each other: What is God saying to you? What are you going to do about it? How can I help?

  1. “If you continue in the faith” is a continual phrase. It highlights that faith is only true if it perseveres. The call is to be stable, steadfast, and not shifting from hope of the gospel. Would you describe your life as stable and steadfast right now? If so, what are the elements that are present that need to continue? If not, what is one point from this passage that you need to hear and apply to your life?
  2. Re-read verse 17. In what way(s) are you trying to hold things together? What do you need to surrender to God’s control? Now spend time meditating on each word in that verse -- reading it over and over emphasizing a different word each time. (You can do this individually or with others). After you do this, write down what the Lord spoke to you though this truth.

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