Colossians
In this short letter, Paul tells us something very important. Jesus is Lord!
Jesus is the only one who can save us.
Paul also tells the Colossians this: Love one another.
1:15–20
Jesus is the likeness of God. He is like a photograph of God. If you want to know more about God, look at Jesus.
Arty suggests you read Colossians 3:10. In that verse, Paul says Christians are the likeness of Jesus. They show other people what Jesus is like.
Write on a piece of paper these words: Jesus is the likeness of God. Then write down Jesus’ characteristics. You will find them in these verses.
On the other side of the paper, write these words: Christians are the likeness of Jesus.
Glue a photo of yourself on the paper.
1:26–27
How do you feel when someone tells you a secret? Choose a color from Hearty’s color chart on page 19 that matches your feeling.
God kept a secret for ages. But after Jesus had gone back to heaven, he told it to Jesus’ followers. Can you find the secret in verses 26 and 27? This is God’s secret: The Spirit of Jesus is in you.
Close your eyes and think about this secret. How do you feel about it? Write down your feelings.
2:14
Inny wonders about this. How does a person feel when they have a very large debt? When their debt is so large, they will never be able to pay it back?
Jesus tells us that we are like a huge debt we owe to God. Our debt is so big that we will never be able to pay it back. But Jesus says,
"When I died on the cross, I paid your debt in full. You owe nothing."
How do you feel about that? Are you thankful to Jesus for paying your debt?
3:8–9, 12–14
Thinky says list all the things we must stop doing. Read verses 8–9.
Then list the things we must do as God’s chosen people. Read verses 12–14.
We can’t completely stop doing bad things and only do good things all the time. But we will do fewer bad things and more good things the closer we grow to Jesus.
The more like Jesus you become, the more you will want to do things that please him.
4:6
Because Talky loves to talk, he is very interested in this verse. Paul tells us what our words should be like when we speak to people about Jesus.
Talk with a friend about this verse.
What are the three things that Paul says about how our words should be?
