Text: Proverbs 9:8-9

Choosing the right opportunities to speak up can make or break your relationships.

Text: Proverbs 12:18

Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will hurt or heal me.

Text: Proverbs 15:1

Choose to respond rather than react in the face of anger.

Text: Proverbs 18:17

Cook your conclusions as slowly as possible.

Text: Proverbs 19:11

Dealing with conflict begins by being honest with yourself.

Text: Proverbs 20:3

Wise people focus on issues that matter.

Text: Proverbs 26:17

Be careful where you poke your nose.

Text: Proverbs 26:20

Join the movement to make our planet a more peaceful place.

Text: Proverbs 29:11

Decide to let anger work for you not against you.

The strength of the believer begins with a clear vision of Christ. This teaching lifts the veil on Jesus’ unmatched supremacy over creation, the spiritual realm, and every power of darkness. Far from a struggle between equal forces, spiritual warfare is rooted in the victory, authority, and preeminence of Christ, who holds all things together and rules as the exalted King. As believers grasp the greatness of Jesus, confidence rises and fear loses its hold.

Spiritual battles are fought best when believers know who they are and whose they are. This session unpacks the rich truths of salvation: being rescued from darkness, redeemed through Christ’s blood, forgiven, made new, adopted, reconciled, empowered, and sealed by the Spirit. These realities dismantle the enemy’s lies and establish believers in confidence, gratitude, and freedom. Identity becomes not an idea but a place to stand.

As the early church grows, believers face persecution, false teaching, and cultural pressure. In letters like 1–2 Thessalonians, Paul strengthens their resolve, reminding them of Christ’s return, God’s justice, and the importance of living with integrity while they wait. Even in uncertainty, these communities learn to persevere, encourage one another, and anchor their hope in the unshakable promises of God.

Colossians 1:15–23 draws the group into the heart of Paul’s message by lifting their eyes to the unmatched supremacy of Jesus. Rather than getting lost in philosophies, competing worldviews, or religious add-ons, this session recentres faith on the person of Christ—Creator, Sustainer, Head of the Church, and the One in whom the fullness of God dwells. Paul stacks phrase upon phrase not to overwhelm but to reawaken wonder, reminding believers that everything—visible and invisible—holds together in Him alone. From that foundation, the passage shifts to the miracle of reconciliation: people once alienated and hostile toward God are now made holy and blameless through Christ’s sacrifice. The session calls believers to continue steadfast in this gospel, resisting both the temptation to add to Jesus and the pressure to subtract from Him, holding fast to a faith built on Christ plus nothing and Christ minus nothing.

Text: Matthew 6:12

We are invited to accept forgiveness and expected to offer it to others.