A Prisoner's Prayer (Part 1)

Word Cloud

The English language doesn't have a single word for those last few drops in a bottle of something that just won't come out. MAKE ONE!

TEEN CLASS
Part 3

Let's see what stuck!​

Multiple Choice

What book of the Bible are we studying?

• Colonians

• Colossians

• Collations

• Columbians

Draw

Circle where Colossae was. (Doesn't have to be exact!)

Multiple Choice

Who told the Colossians about Christ?

• Archippus

• Paul

• Timotheus

• Epaphras

Multiple Choice

What does the word "Gospel" mean?

• God's Word

• Divine Message

• Good News

• God's Promise

Multiple Select

Why did Paul write this letter? (Select all that apply)

• To correct them

• To ask for money

• To say hello

• To encourage them

Open Ended

What is faith?

Fill in the Blanks

Labelling

Match a fruit to a face.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Peace

Joy

Wrath

Envy

A Prisoner's Prayer

Colossians 1:9-11

• He never met them

• He heard of them from Epaphras

• He prayed about their spiritual needs

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​Paul prayed for them

Their Spiritual Intelligence

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"...that yet might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding." (Col 1:9)

​Prayer Request #1

• Day 1 vs Day 3,330

• Gnosticism/Legalism = Adding another spouse

• They didn't need something NEW.

• They just needed MORE of what they had.

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​Think of a relationship:

Multiple Choice

TAKE A GUESS. In Colossians 1:9, Paul prays that they might be "FILLED WITH the knowledge of his will..." The idea of being "FILLED WITH" means to be...

• Controlled by

• Satisfied with

• Inspired by

• Provided with

• Filled with = Controlled by

• Filled with anger = Controlled by anger

• Filled with Spirit = Controlled by Spirit

• Filled with Knowledge of God's will = Controlled by...

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​What controls us?

"But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."

John 14:26

"Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come."

​John 16:13

....by the Spirit

How do we get spiritual understanding?

Will always agree with what God has already said.

Even about Politicians? Or people I don't like? Or when I'm rightly mad?

The more you will know him here

​Specific Will

What God has clearly revealed in His Word.

"Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth..."

The more you know God here

​General Will

We understand the WILL of God by the WORD of God

​When you know someone well, you start to instinctively know what they like and don't like.

Categorize

Options (6)

My attitude toward others

Being honest

Honoring parents

Use of money

Choosing spouse

Career Path

Sort each choice as either God's "general will" or "specific will"

General Will

Specific Will

• READ God's Word

• PRAY for understanding

  • "Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law." (Ps 119:18)

• MEDITATE on it

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​Paul wants them to dig deeper