15. READ: COLOSSIANS 1:24-29
[Colossians 1:24] "Now I rejoice in what was suffered for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ's afflictions, for the sake of His body, which is the church. [25] I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the Word of God in its fullness--[26] the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints. [27] To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
[28] "We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. [29] To this end I labor, struggling with all His energy, which so powerfully works in me."
a. What is God's "mystery?"
b. Why do we proclaim Jesus?
c. What was so powerfully working in Paul?
