Week 6: Created in Christ (Colossians 1)

Courtney Richter

March 19, 2024

The letter to the Colossians is unique among Paul’s letters, because Paul had not personally been to the church at Colossae. He begins this letter with standard thanksgiving and prayer for the church, exalting Christ as preeminent over creation, the new creation and the Church.

Week 7: Alive in Christ (Colossians 2)

Drew Fitzgerald

March 25, 2024

In chapter 2, Paul outlines the transformation of a Christian from spiritual death to spiritual life. He reminds the Colossians of their participation with Christ—they have been filled, circumcised, buried, raised, and made alive in Him.

Week 8: Put on Christ (Colossians 3)

Jonathan Dodson

April 1, 2024

As those who have been raised with Christ, Paul outlines what a Christian is to “put off” and “put on.” Colossians 3 begins with an exhortation to set their minds on things above, put to death what is earthly, and put on characteristics benefitting of a Christian, by living according to origins to their promised, future resurrected life.

Week 10: Grace & Peace (Philemon)

April 16, 2024

The letter to Philemon is a unique Pauline epistle, as he writes not to a church but to an individual. As Paul appeals to Philemon to forgive and receive back his runaway slave Onesimus, there’s a rich theme of grace and peace in his words. There’s also multiple references to family in this letter, highlighting the significance of spiritual family, as well as the call for unity within the family of God.