Colossians Overview Updated

Welcome to June and to the last week of our study!

For the index for the Colossians Series, click here.
For the original Overview of Colossians, click here.

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As a refresher, here is my theme, key verse, and occasion/purpose for Colossians:

Here are the chapter themes from our chapter studies:

We have studied the author and recipients; we have guessed that Paul is writing from prison (setting).  We noted the four main segments of Colossians:  Intro (1:1-2), Doctrine (1:3-2:23), Praxis (3:1-4:6), and Closing (4:7-18).

Now we can section Colossians and add the information to our Overview!  Adding sections to our quick-glance sheet can aid in finding passages or choosing a sermon or lesson to teach.

Colossians Overview

Happy Good Friday!
For the index for the Colossians Study, click here.

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Here's what my overview of of Colossians looks like.  Don't worry if yours looks differently than mine; it's about digging into the Word!

Additionally, I looked over the markings for each chapter and picked a theme and key verse:

I also noticed four main sections of the letter:  Intro (1:1-2), Doctrine (1:3-2:23), Praxis/Practical Application (3:1-4:6), and Closing (4:7-18).

Moving Forward

Now that we have an overview of the book, we can move forward to the last step in OBSERVE: chapter-by-chapter study.

Start by reading through Colossians 1 a few times this weekend (at least twice) and try to get an idea of what the chapter is about.

Bonus Study:
If you did not see the themes or sections I found of the book, take some time to do that this weekend!  While the chapter themes may change through our chapter-by-chapter study, it's nice to have an idea of what each is about before jumping in.