In this week’s message, entitled “Our Prayer for You”, we examined Colossians 1:9-14. We heard how our “walk” (how we live) is transformed by the gospel. To better understand this reality and make application in our lives, let us consider these questions:
1. In this passage, Paul does not pray for riches, health, or ease, but prays for knowledge and power for the Christians life. How do the items that Paul prays for compare to the items that you typically pray for? How would you pray for your current life and circumstances if you were to pray like Paul?
2. What kind of knowledge is Paul praying for? Why does Paul pray for knowledge, and why should we?
3. What reasons do you see in this passage for God giving us knowledge, wisdom, and understanding?
4. What descriptions do you see that help you to understand what it means to “walk in a manner worthy of the Lord”? What would you “walk in” if you applied these descriptions to your current roles and callings?
5. In what ways do you currently need power for endurance, patience, or joy?
6. How are you affected when you consider that through the gospel you can “be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might”?
7. How does the gospel position you to give thanks in every circumstance and season?
Let’s pray for the church this week, being motivated and influenced by Paul’s prayer for the Colossian church. Pray for a knowledge that bears fruit and draws us closer to God, and pray for power, that we may endure with joy.
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