Big Ideas - Colossians 2:6-20 - The religious stuff is dumb. - What you need is direct connection to God - You need liberation from the powers around you pushing you to harm shalom - This comes through union with Jesus. Through being made one with him, living in him as he lives in you - The goal of the Christian life, full maturity, is dependence - This is counter to what we tend to see as maturity, which is independence - You can never be the person you’r meant to be without direct connection to Jesus - He is reaching out right now, and wants to fill you with his fullness # Questions - What religious rules have you felt shamed or guilted for breaking? - What rules have you judged others for breaking? - How did those rules fail to make you more loving - How did they fall short of making you more like you want to be? - What would change if you could let go of religious rules? - What would change if you could stop trying to impress people or earn God’s approval? - What would change if Jesus really is reaching out, offering you union with him right now? - What do you think about the idea that full maturity = full dependence? - What would change if you pursued dependence more than independence?
