WHAT’S UP WITH THAT?
March 2 & 3, 2024 // Sean Savage

³Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
Colossians 3:1-2

⁵Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
Colossians 3:5

⁸But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. ⁹Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices ¹⁰and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. ¹¹Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
Colossians 3:8-11

¹²Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ¹³Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. ¹⁴And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Colossians 3:12-14

¹⁵Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. ¹⁶Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. ¹⁷And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Colossians 3:15-17

1. You need

. Set a vision for you and your family.

¹⁸Where there is no vision, the people perish
Proverbs 29:18

¹⁴with my eyes fixed on the goal I push on to secure the prize of God’s heavenward call in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14

2.

, be honest about your

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and execute the vision!

¹²When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”
¹⁶“go in the strength that you have”.
Judges 6 :12 & 16

⁹The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.
2 Chronicles 16:9

¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ¹³Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground,
Ephesians 6:12-13

Godly Priorities for Parenting

A. Train your children to establish

, be

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& respect

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⁶Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6

B. Lead by

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⁶These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. ⁷Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. ⁸Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. ⁹Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
Deuteronomy 6:6-9

C. Make

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a priority.

D. Open lines of

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E. Encourage them and set high expectations:

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Action Steps: What is your vision for yourself or your family? If you don’t have a vision, spend some time coming up with one. How are you doing in the priorities Pastor Sean laid out today? What is a next step you can take toward the vision God has laid on your heart? Pray about that and GO!