³ Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. ² [a]Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. ³ For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. —Colossians 3:1-4

Introduction

I. The Requirements (1-2)

A. Seek

B. Set

II. The Reasons (3-4)

A. Our Past

“For you have died” (3a)

“Since you have been raised” (1a)

B. Our Present

“your life is hidden with Christ in God” (3b)

C. Our Prospect

“When Christ who is our life is revealed, then you will be revealed with Him in glory” (4)

Conclusion