how does your faith affect your life?...set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. for...

HowDoesYourFaithAffectYourLife?

• personalpiety

• specificactivities

• devotedtoacause

IsolatedSegments OR Comprehensive• everyaspect

• 100%

Since,then,youhavebeenraisedwithChrist,setyourheartsonthingsabove,whereChristis,seatedattherighthandofGod.Setyourmindsonthingsabove,notonearthlythings.Foryoudied,andyourlifeisnowhiddenwithChristinGod.WhenChrist,whoisyourlife,appears,thenyoualsowillappearwithhiminglory.

Colossians3:1-4

TwoDistinctRealities(things-abovevs.earthly-things)

• NOTseparate,physicallocations

TwoDistinctRealities(things-abovevs.earthly-things)

• NOTseparate,physicallocations

• twowaysoflivinginthesameuniverse

• tworealms:alignedwithJesusOR

opposedtohim

TwoDistinctRealities(things-abovevs.earthly-things)

• younowhaveachoice(becauseyou’vebeenraisedwithChrist)

• youdon’tautomaticallyliveinathings-aboveway(becauseyou’restillhiddenwithChrist)

• youhavetobeintentionalabouthowyoulive– setyourheartonthingsabove– setyourmindonthingsabove

• younowhaveachoice

• youdon’tautomaticallyliveinathings-aboveway

• youhavetobeintentionalabouthowyoulive• youhavetobeintentionalabouthowyoulive– setyourheartonthingsabove

WhatdoesitmeantosetmyheartandmindonChristandhiskingdomin

eachareaofmylife?• itmeansyoulearntoaskthequestion

throughouttheday

• ifyoudon’task,you’llendupthinkingtherearetwokindsofChristians:full-timeandnot-full-time

Brothersandsisters,eachperson,asresponsibletoGod,shouldremaininthesituationtheywereinwhenGodcalledthem.

1Corinthians7:20

WhatdifferencedoessettingmyheartandmindonChristandhiskingdom

makewhen_________?