Colossians and Philemon: Continue to Live in Him (Living Word Bible Studies)
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
This Bible Study has 10 Lessons
Proven resources for deeper exploration of Scripture, Living Word Bible Studies provide effective guidance for groups and individuals alike. Each lesson includes questions for five days, plus helpful context and commentary, to lead to ever-increasing satisfaction, discernment, and delight in God’s Word.
Colossians and Philemon explores two beautiful and fascinating letters written during the first remarkable years of growth in the early church.
- Provides effective guidance for groups and individuals alike
- Includes questions for five days, plus helpful context and commentary
- Explores two beautiful and fascinating letters written during the first remarkable years of growth in the early church
- Foreword by Philip Graham Ryken
- A Personal Word from Kathleen
- Introduction
- Studying a Book of the Bible
- Lesson 1 Meeting a New Book
- Lesson 2 (Col. 1:1–14) Plunging in . . . Who, What, and How?
- Lesson 3 (Col. 1:15–23) Who Is This Jesus?
- Lesson 4 (Col. 1:24–2:5) Into the Heart of Paul
- Lesson 5 (Col. 2:6–23) So Then . . . Getting to the Application
- Lesson 6 (Col. 3:1–4) Four Short and Weighty Verses
- Lesson 7 (Col. 3:5–14) Full-Scale Application
- Lesson 8 (Col. 3:15–4:1) Application That Hits Home
- Lesson 9 (Col. 4:2–18) The People Around Us
- Lesson 10 (Philemon)
- Personal Study of a Personal Letter
- Notes for Leaders
- Outline of Colossians
- Suggested Memory Passages
- Notes on Translations and Study Helps
Dr. Nielson’s love for the biblical text and her desire to convey its meaning in its context, coupled with her literary acumen and engagement with everyday life, have given the church a magnificent resource. Simply the very best!
—R. Kent Hughes, Senior Pastor Emeritus, College Church, Wheaton, Illinois
With rich insight and wisdom, Kathleen Nielson invites her students to ‘grapple with the text’ as she provides helpful contexts and comments interspersed throughout stimulating study questions. Kathleen’s studies are good food for the soul—challenging, convicting, and very, very encouraging.
—Carol J. Ruvolo, Author, Light For Your Path Bible Study Series
Dr. Kathleen Nielson uses her great love for and understanding of literature to lead us into a rich study of Holy Scripture. Her studies highlight the importance of meditation and self-discovery while providing just enough gentle guidance always to steer us to the Good Shepherd as our hope and strength.
—Bryan Chapell, Senior Pastor, Grace Presbyterian Church, Peoria, Illinois
- Title: Colossians & Philemon: Continue to Live in Him
- Author: Kathleen Buswell Nielson
- Series: Living Word Bible Studies
- Publisher: P&R
- Print Publication Date: 2018
- Logos Release Date: 2025
- Pages: 124
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Colossians; Bible. N.T. Colossians Study and teaching; Bible. N.T. Philemon; Bible. N.T. Philemon Study and teaching; Education
- ISBNs: 9781629955810, 1629955817
- Resource ID: LLS:CLSSNSPHLMNLVHM
- Resource Type: text.monograph.bible-study
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-12-02T20:56:05Z
Kathleen B. Nielson is an author and speaker who loves working with women in studying the Scriptures. She has taught literature (PhD, Vanderbilt University), directed women’s Bible studies in local churches, and served as director of The Gospel Coalition’s Women’s Initiatives from 2010 to 2017. She and her husband, Niel, make their home partly in Wheaton, Illinois, and partly in Jakarta, Indonesia, where Niel helps to lead a network of Christian schools and universities. They have three sons, three daughters-in-law, and eight grandchildren.