Colossians: The X-Factor Difference of Christ in You
An X factor is the thing that makes the difference in how something turns out. In Colossians we discover how finding our life in Christ, and living our life in Christ, is the ultimate x factor that makes all the difference in how our lives and how life itself all turns out.
Week 3: It Is All About Jesus – Colossians 1:15-23
Jesus is the ultimate x-factor in life. Is Jesus the ultimate X-factor in your life? In your daily life? Christ is above all, has done it all, now you have it all, so don’t move at all. Since everything in life is all about Jesus then everything in my life needs to be all about Jesus.
DISCUSSION/REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
- What is your favorite thing about the season of Fall?
- What are you looking forward to in your life this Fall?
- When or where in life do you find yourself keenly aware of God as the Creator of it all?
- READ: Colossians 1:15-23. Spend some time SOAPing this passage. You can either spend time SOAPing individually and documenting for a several minutes and then spend time sharing with each -OR- SOAP in real time with each other. Either way make as many observations as you can.
- OBSERVATIONS: What stands out to you from this passage What are your observations? Doug presented a long list from this passage about who Jesus is. Which aspect of Jesus we see in this passage resonates with you the most and why?
- How would you summarize this passage in one sentence?
- In what areas of your life do you need to trust Jesus’ sovereignty more?
- Colossians 1:15-23 tells us that in life it is about Jesus. Doug said, “since everything in life is all about Jesus then everything in my life needs to be all about Jesus”. What keeps you from making certain parts of your life about Jesus and putting Jesus at the priority?
- What does this passage tell us about who we are “in Christ”?
- Doug summarized this passage by saying, “Christ is above all, has done it all, now you have it all, so don’t move at all.” How can you stay more grounded and focused on who Jesus is and who you are in Christ?
- What else stood out from this week’s sermon?
- APPLICATION: What is your big takeaway from this week’s sermon? Be specific.
NEXT STEPS:
Everyone has a next step to apply what we’ve learned. What’s your next step? Be specific.
MEMORY VERSE: *Challenge yourself or your group to commit this verse to memory:
Colossians 1:15-16 “The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.”
PRAYER: Spend some time praying as a group.
Scripture References:
Colossians 1:15-23; Romans 1:20; John 1:1-5, 10-12, 18; Hebrews 1:1-4; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Colossians 1:14; Matthew 6:33