RECAP: Relationships can be hard. Maybe you’ve had friends who ghosted you, family members who say or do hurtful things, or struggles in a marriage. Are you dealing with some serious crap in your relationships? In this series, we are dealing with past mistakes or past hurts and the consequences of them. We will find a way forward for our lives and relationships.

QUESTIONS:
Relationships are hard. If your spouse or friend asks you about her new outfit you don’t like, how do you respond?

Read Colossians 3:5-16. What stands out to you in this passage?

How would you describe the contrast between verses 5-11 and 12-16?

In verses 8 &13 it talks about anger, rage, and forgiveness. How have you seen anger and unforgiveness affect relationships?

This passage talks about our words. It talks about avoiding lies, slander, and filthy language,and having gentleness and patience. We have all said things we regret. What does it mean to speak with gentleness and patience?

Read verses 5 & 6. What is the level of seriousness in these verses? Why do you think God takes sexual purity so seriously?