COLOSSIANS 1

Who wrote the letter? Col. 1:1 _____________________________________________

Who made Paul an apostle? Col. 1:1 _________________________________________

Who was with Paul? Col. 1:1 ________________________________________________

To whom did Paul write? Col. 1:2 ___________________________________________

What do the saints receive from God? Col. 1:2 ______________________________

What are we to give God? Col. 1:3 __________________________________________

What did Paul and Timothy hear about the Colossians? Col. 1:4 ______________

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Where does the faith and love stem from? Col. 1:5 __________________________

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Where did they hear about the hope of heaven? Col. 1:5 _____________________

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Where has the gospel come? Col. 1:6 ________________________________________

What is the truth of the gospel Col. 1:6? __________________________________

What did the Colossians hear and know? Col. 1: 6 ___________________________

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How is Epaphras described? Col. 1:7 ________________________________________

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What is the source of the Colossians love? Col. 1:8 ________________________

What is the reason for Paul’s prayer in Col. 1: 9? Col. 1:4 ________________

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What does Paul request for the Colossian believers? Col. 1:9-11 ____________

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How do we walk worthy of the Lord? Col. 1:10 _______________________________

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Why did the believers need strength? Col. 1:11 _____________________________

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What does Paul also add to his requests? Col. 1:12 _________________________

What has God qualified us for? Col. 1:12 ___________________________________

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How has God qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance? Col. 1:13-14 

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What were we delivered from Col. 1:13 ______________________________________

What were we translated or brought into? Col. 1:13 _________________________

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Note:  The words "delivered" and "translated" are in the past tense 
indicating we have the assurance of something we will more fully experience
in the future.

In whom do we have redemption? Col. 1:13, 14 _______________________________

What does redemption bring to our lives? Col. 1:14 _________________________

Who is the image of the invisible God? Col. 1:13-15 ________________________
Note:  In Col. 1:15 the term "firstborn" refers to a position in the family 
where He has the right to inherit His father’s possessions.

By whom were all things created? Col. 1:13, 16 _____________________________

What was created by the Son? Col. 1:16 _____________________________________

How and why were all things created? Col. 1:16 _____________________________

How do all things consist? Col. 1:17 _______________________________________

Christ is the head of the ________________, which is the __________________. 
Col. 1:18, 24

What is the Son the firstborn from? Col. 1:18 ______________________________

What is the Son to have in all things? Col. 1:18 ___________________________

What dwells in the Son? Col. 1:19 __________________________________________

What is to be reconciled to Christ? Col. 1:20 ______________________________

How did Christ make peace? Col. 1:20 _______________________________________

What were we? Col. 1:21 ____________________________________________________

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How are we reconciled to God? Col. 1:21, 22 ________________________________

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Christ’s death changes us from being enemies to what? Col. 1:21, 22 ________

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What is characteristic of someone who truly is reconciled to God? Col. 1:23 

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What was Paul a minister of? Col. 1:23 _____________________________________

What does Paul rejoice in? Col. 1:24 _______________________________________

Why did Paul become a minister or servant? Col. 1:25 _______________________

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What makes the mystery a mystery? Col. 1:26 ________________________________

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What are the riches of the glory of this mystery? Col. 1: 27 _______________

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Paul preached about whom? Col. 1:27-28 _____________________________________

How was the preaching conducted? Col. 1:28 _________________________________

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What is the purpose of preaching? Col. 1:28 ________________________________

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Why does Paul labor? Col. 1:28, 29 _________________________________________

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What was at work in Paul mightily? Col. 1:29 _______________________________

By Pastor Todd R. Cook
E-mail: Todd R. Cook

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