Colossians 3:1”If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. 5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry…
12-14: “Put to death therefore what is earthly in you.” “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.”
Q: What does it mean to “set your mind on things that are above?
“Set your mind” means: “to
Remember…
“For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” - Colossians 3:3
Q: So when did we “die”?
A: When
A: In
“Hidden”: “
Q: The earthly mind is often “set on”
A: “sexual immorality”
A: “impurity”
A: “passion”
A: “evil desire”
A: “covetousness, which is idolatry”
Remember….
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” - 2 Corinthians 5:17
AND…
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,” - Titus 2:11-12
POINT: HE wants you to KNOW, that you are set
Q: Are you in “
POINT: Most people, I know, “
“Training” means: “to
Q: You are what?
A: Chosen
A: Holy - which means “
A: Beloved - which means YOU ARE
THEREFORE…
You “put on….“compassionate hearts” - that means to have
You put on: “kindness” - which means “that which is
Put on “humility” - that means a
“meekness” - that means
“patience,” which is a state of
13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”
14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
Q: How do we “train”?
A: 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
POINT: It comes through
Remember….
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” - John 14:26
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TRAINING In Godliness: Suggestions To Get Started…
1. Begin each day in God’s Word
*check out AIC’s DAILY Bible Reading guide to help!
2.Consider Journaling as a Discipline to help the Word of God to “dwell in you richly”.
Use the S.O.A.P. Journaling technique. S. scripture O. observation A. application P. prayer about what God is speaking to you for that day*
3. Pray!
*Consider using the Lord’s Prayer as a structure/guide! Ex: Each day pray a different petition/line of the Lord’s Prayer. OR….
* Make a “List” of people you’re praying for and pray for them every day.
Join our “Pray for Me” Campaign to get daily/weekly prayer focus for our youth and families!*