Colossians 1:9-11

Paul and Colossae

Paul's prayer for the church in Colossae is one for us to pray for new church plants today in the light of the dangers facing them from without and within. Paul's prayer is an informed one; it comes in response to news from Epaphras that is both encouraging and unsettling. Paul's prayer, therefore, is for fruitful knowledge of God, issuing in obedience and endurance.