Glorious

RESEARCH & WRITING

Peggy Bowling

Edward Urrutia

Jerry Ritchie

Teresa Garner

Larry Flint

Kip Bassett

Ray Shannon

Paul Beaney

Todd Simmons

Steve Cox

Wesley King

Mary Morton

Albert Carter

Joe Glover

Ashlee Verner

Jim Yakubovsky

James Scarborough

John Brimmer Steven Mitchell

DESIGN & SUPPORT

Bruce Erby

Linda Ann Hambrick

Travis Modrall

Beckie Smith

RESOURCES Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary Eerdmans Bible Dictionary The Bible Knowledge Commentary The Expositors Bible Commentary Serendipity Bible for Groups Baptist Faith and Message Life Application Bible Commentary The NIV Application Bible Commentary Holman New Testament Commentary Workbook on Colossians, Padfield Into Thy Word Ministries Bible Study Christ is Supreme, Wilson NIV by Biblica, Inc. New Living Translation, by Tyndale House Foundation IMAGES shutterstock.com GRAPHICS istockphoto.com

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Give Sunday School a try for 12 weeks!

You can memori ze 3 wor ds ever y day, righ t?

Discover new friendships while you learn about the Bible and discuss how it challenges us in every day life.

Accept the Glorious Challenge to memorize Colossians 3:1-17 in the 12 weeks of this study. You can do it!

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...live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God. Colossians 1:10 (niv)

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For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead. Colossians 2:12 (NLT)

To them God has cho sen to make known among the Genti les the gloriou s riche s of th is myster y, which is Chris t in you, the ho pe of glor y. —Col ossians 1:27 (NIV)

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May you be filled with joy, always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins. Colossians 1:11-14 (nlt)

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Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world.

Everything was created through him and for him. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. Colossians 1:15-17 (NLT)

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For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. Colossians 1:19-20 (niv)

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Leet the peace of Christ Let Chrissstt ru rule ule in your yyo hearts, ssince ince aass m members embers of of one one bbody ody yyou ou w were ere ccalled alled to to peace. peace. And A nd be thankful. l. Colossians 3:17 7 (niv)

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Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, Not the things of earth.

For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.

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Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (nlt)

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Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. Colossians 3:16 (niv)

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RESEARCH & WRITING

Peggy Bowling

Edward Urrutia

Jerry Ritchie

Teresa Garner

Larry Flint

Kip Bassett

Ray Shannon

Paul Beaney

Todd Simmons

Steve Cox

Wesley King

Mary Morton

Albert Carter

Joe Glover

Ashlee Verner

Jim Yakubovsky

James Scarborough

John Brimmer Steven Mitchell

DESIGN & SUPPORT

Bruce Erby

Linda Ann Hambrick

Travis Modrall

Beckie Smith

RESOURCES Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary Eerdmans Bible Dictionary The Bible Knowledge Commentary The Expositors Bible Commentary Serendipity Bible for Groups Baptist Faith and Message Life Application Bible Commentary The NIV Application Bible Commentary Holman New Testament Commentary Workbook on Colossians, Padfield Into Thy Word Ministries Bible Study Christ is Supreme, Wilson NIV by Biblica, Inc. New Living Translation, by Tyndale House Foundation IMAGES shutterstock.com GRAPHICS istockphoto.com