In the Word Michele Telfer

Lesson 1
Acts 17:1-13 and 1 Thessalonians 1:1-2:16. Paul focuses on how we can live for Christ in times of suffering and persecution and his words are as relevant to us as they were to the church in Thessalonica.

Lesson 4Colossians 4:2-18 and Philemon 1:1-22. Paul concludes his letter to those in Colossae by mentioning a run-away slave called Onesimus, with whom Paul had shared the Gospel while in prison. The story of Onesimus and his master Philemon provides us with a fascinating illustration of how dramatically the love and grace of God is to change our own lives and relationships.

Lesson 3
In Colossians 3:1-4:1. Paul urges believers to let go of the traits of our past lives and he speaks of the new life in Christ that we are to pick up! Our love for Jesus is to not only change us, it is also to transform our closest relationships!

Lesson 2
Colossians 1:24-2:23. Paul viewed his suffering as a privilege rather than a punishment! His whole life was committed to serving Christ in the places that God put him and to seeing believers grow in their faith whether he'd met them or not. He knew that his witness to others mattered for eternity and ours does too!

Lesson 1
Colossians 1:1-23. We begin in the book of Colossians as Paul describes the supremacy of Christ and the affect He has on our lives.

Lesson 4
Philippians 4:1-23. Paul gives us the secret to having peace and contentment in any and every circumstance!