𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗠 𝗨𝗣

• When you have updates to share, how do you usually communicate with your family and friends? Recall an instance explaining this. 

• Is it easy for you to speak your innermost thoughts? Or is it something you struggle with? Why do you think this is the case? 

• Share about a time when you taught someone a skill. What was it? How did you teach it?

𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗

𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯 . . .  𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝟰:𝟯

(Read also 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝟰.)

In his letter to the Colossians, Paul established that Christ is above all and has welcomed us to His kingdom by redeeming us from sin, enabling us to live holy, transformed lives. One fundamental part of living under the Lordship of Christ is bearing witness to His Lordship. We are commissioned as followers of Christ to make disciples and tell others about Him. More than a commission, we have the opportunity to partner with God to advance His kingdom on earth so that many more can enjoy His rule of love.

𝟭. 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹.

𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯—𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬. 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝟰:𝟯-𝟰

Paul freely asked the Colossians for prayer for open doors and for the gospel to be presented clearly. Prayer is a position of humility and knowing who truly rules. Clear evangelism can only happen with God’s grace. It is He who opens doors and creates divine appointments. With God, we can speak to others with graciousness and tell them clearly what Christ has done for us and how He has changed our lives. What are some ways we can proclaim the gospel in good times and bad?

𝟮.𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀.

𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴, 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘵, 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯.  𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝟰:𝟱-𝟲

Here, Paul reminds the Colossians that they can bear witness to the gospel in the way they live. Our lifestyle and speech send clear messages to those around us about our relationship with God and our character under His Lordship. When our greatest motivation for word and actions is to please God, not people, God’s love will shine through and even attract others who see it. What are some ways we can bear witness with our lives?

𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

• Do you know how to share your testimony? Practice telling others about what Christ has done for you, and pray that you would be able to share this with someone this week. 

• Do you feel that your lifestyle bears witness to the gospel? Why or why not? What are some things that you feel might not be bearing witness to God? What can you do about it?

• What does it mean to you personally to make the best use of your time? Are there moments of your time that could be allotted to other things? Prayerfully consider these things in your personal devotion time.

𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥

• Humbly pray for open doors and divine appointments from God to proclaim the gospel.

• Pray for God’s grace to show, by your words and conduct, what living under God’s Lordship means.

• Ask God to show you a specific person that needs to hear about His goodness in your life. Pray for an open door to speak to this person about Him.