Sermon Outline:
- Confident in our Adoption 1-2
- Faith hope and love 3-5a
- The one and only true Gospel 5b-6
- A faithful pastor 7-8
Family Discussion Questions:
- Who wrote the book of Colossians?
- What is a saint?
- What does faith in Jesus mean?
- How does loving Christians show that you trust in Jesus?
- How does the hope in heaven help us to love Christians?
- How many true Gospels are there?
- How is a church to know who is a good pastor?
- What is an Apostle?
- What was the circumstance or occasion for this letter?
- What does it mean that our hope is laid up in heaven?
- What would you tell a Christian who was having a hard time having special love for the church?
- What are false or alternative ways to evaluate a pastor or elder or church?
- What are ways that you can grow in loving the church?
- What are current temptations to feel like the Word of God is not enough to be complete as a Christian?
