Welcome to the Colossians 3 Challenge!
Spend the last two weeks of July memorizing Colossians 3:1-17. During these last two weeks of July, Chris will be making a daily blog post. His blog post will be helpful tips and tricks for memorizing scripture.
Be sure to check out his bolg post here.
Colosians 3
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is your[a] life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.[b] 7 You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. 8 But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. 9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. 11 Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16 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. 17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
S.O.A.P Personal Bible Study
Try this method of reading through your Bible. Choose a passage of scripture to read, then follow the SOAP steps. This is a great way to get even more from your personal time with God.
SOAP Example
Passage: Luke 8:22-25
Scripture: What verse or verses are catching your attention today?
Observations: What ideas or thoughts does this scripture bring to mind? What are things you would be able to sense (see, hear, touch, smell, taste)? What lessons can you learn from this scripture.
Application: How can you apply the lessons you have learned from this scripture? What areas in your life do you need to work on? What areas of your life do you need to submit to God?
Prayer: End your time by seeking the Lord in prayer.
** You can download a PDF version of the SOAP example from here**
**OR you can download a Word Document version of SOAP here**
