Paul Prayed THIS From a Prison Cell

About this episode

The episode explores Paul's prayer for the Colossian church from a prison cell, emphasizing the importance of prayer over argumentation in the face of false teachings.

When Paul saw false teachers pulling the Colossian church off course, what did he do first? He didn't write an argument. He didn't launch a campaign. He prayed. And in Day 12 of our Colossians devotional series, we step into the powerful, energetic, run-on prayer of a man writing from a prison cell with love overflowing for a church he had never even met. In this devotional, we dive into Colossians 1:9-14 and explore: → Why Paul says he has "not stopped" praying for the Colossians — not occas...

Topics covered

• prayer
• false teachers
• Colossians
• devotional
• spiritual growth

Keywords

• Paul
• Colossians
• prayer
• false teachers
• devotional
• spirituality
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Colossian church

Books & works: Colossians

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