Bearing Fruit

Paul writes to a church he has never visited. Epaphras, one of the Colossians' own, traveled to Paul with an update on the young congregation (Colossians 1:7-8). The Colossian church faces cultural pressure to add to Jesus, to blend him with other philosophies and religious practices. Paul responds not with argument alone but starts with prayer. He tells them he has not stopped praying for them, asking God that they would live a life worthy of Jesus and please him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work.