The following is written by the Shelby Kennedy Foundation. It is found in THE PARENT GUIDEBOOK.
Week Seven: Colossians 2: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Summary: Because Christ has done all of this for you, no man can judge you about what you eat, what you drink, and on what day of the week you worship God. All these things pointed toward Christ in the Old Testament, but now He has come and has fulfilled all that was prophesied about Him! Don't let empty spiritual leaders take away your prize
by making you think you have to do all these things. Such spiritual leaders have really cut themselves off from Christ! When we died with Jesus, we died to the rules of the world, so you don't have to live under them any more--rules like, "Don't eat this; don't touch that." These kinds of rules look good on the outside, but in reality they won't make you holy on the inside.
Week Eight: Colossians 3: 1, 2, 3, 4
Summary: Instead of focusing on these worldly concerns, our attention should be fixed on Jesus, who is sitting at God's right hand. In Christ we are spiritually guarded, waiting for the day when we will share in the second coming of Jesus in glory.
Week Nine: Colossians 3: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Summary: Since all this is true, kill your sinful flesh! Things like foul living, lust, and greediness--these things call down God's extreme anger in the final judgment. And these are the very things you used to do before you became a Christian. but now that you know Jesus, rid your life of anger, speaking evil of other people, and lying. It doesn't make sense to continue to live in these things, because when you came to believe in Jesus you killed the Old Person who used to do these things, and you became a New Person. This New Person is becoming more and more like God, and God makes New People out of anyone who comes to Jesus--it doesn't matter what race you are, what your personal background is, or even your "social standing." What matters is Christ.
Week Ten: Colossians 3: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Summary: Instead of living the way we used to live, live as dear children of God. Be kind, humble, gentle and patient. Be patient when you deal with other people and forgive them if they wrong you, becaue, after all, Jesus forgave you! And love each other, because in love all these virtues perfectly come together. Live together in the peace that Jesus gives; be thankful people. Continue to think about and live out the Word of Christ by teaching it to each other in the form of songs that make you think about Jesus. In everything you do, remember that you are a disciple of Jesus Christ, and do it for His glory, giving thanks to God through Jesus.
Week Eleven: Colossians 3: 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25; Colossians 4: 1
Summary: In 3: 12-17 Paul showed us how to live out the Christian life in general. Now he paints a picture for us of how to live it out of the most difficult place--the home! Wives, you are to let your husband lead. Husbands, make sure you show love to your wife and not bitterness. Kids, do what your parents say, because Jesus is pleased with this. Household workers [servants], obey your boss and do your work well, working for Jesus and not for men. Jesus will reward hard work, but He wil punish wrongdoing. Bosses [masters], treat your servants fairly, because you have a Boss in heaven, too.
Week Twelve: Colossians 4: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Summary: Keep on praying--especially for the spread of the gospel. Act wisely toward non-Christians, using your time in the best possible way. Be careful in the way that you talk, so that the things you say will make a good impression on people who don't know Jesus. Paul writes that he sent Tychicus and Onesimus (once a runaway slave and now a faithful Christian returning home) to tell the Colossians more about his situation. Of course, now we wish that Paul had written it down instead of letting them report it by word of mouth! Paul sends greetings to the Colossians from Aristarchus (who is in jail with him), Mark (probably the author of the Gospel of Mark), Justus, Epaphras, Luke (probably the author of the Gospel of Luke), and Demas. Paul also sends greetings to a church in a nearby city and tells the Colossians to forward this letter on to them as well. Sadly, we do not have the letter Paul wrote to Laodicea, but his instruction shows that even though Colossians was originally written to the Christians living in Colossae, it can and should be read by other Christians as well. Finally Paul encourages Archippus not to give up in his ministry, but to devote careful attention to it. Paul ends with his own signature.
