Walking in Love 4 | Living in Peace | Sunday School Curriculum

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Walking in Love

Lesson Title: Living in Peace - Paul reminds believers we’re called to love and forgive others and that our faith in Christ and His presence in us through the Holy Spirit help us do both.

Scripture: Colossians 1;3

Wonder Truth: God Helps Us Love and Forgive Others
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Foundation Building Blocks

Who: There were Jews who lived in Colossae, but the recipients of Colossians appear to be mostly Greek and non-Jewish Christians. Paul builds them up by contrasting their former way of life—following pagan religious standards—to their new way of life in Christ.

What: Christians in Colossae were facing mixed religious teaching (see especially 2:16–23). But in contrast to the empty promises of mysticism, God’s hidden purposes have already been revealed in and through Jesus.

Where: Colossae was a small city in Phrygia. As part of the Roman Empire, its residents looked to Rome as their source of peace, wealth, and security. The letter to the Colossians paints fruitfulness and hope in heaven as far greater that these things (1:3–6).

When: There seems to have been a major earthquake in the Lycus Valley where the city of Colossae was located, perhaps around AD 60. It makes sense to think that Paul would have been writing to the city and its Christian church before this tragedy.

Connecting to God’s Big Story: The glory of God that once filled the temple has now filled the people of God. Followers of Jesus are God’s temple (1 Corinthians 3:16–17). The indwelling Holy Spirit makes God’s people holy—set apart for God. Their conduct is meant to reflect this.



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