Crossview Church
Heavenly Thinking
Dan DeRoche | Colossians 3:1-4
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1000 E Riverview Expy, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494, USA
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https://www.crossviewrapids.org/about#list-3679954…this demands constant expectancy, and as our blessed hope, motivates the believer to godly living, sacrificial service, and energetic mission. EFCA Statement #9
“There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!” Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920)
2 Commands:
1) The first is a command for the heart vs. 1 –“Seek or Set your heart”
Followers of Jesus should…
- Bring heavenly direction to their earthly lives
- Center their lives on Jesus and His purpose for earth
2) The second command is for the mind – vs. 2
Our primary thought and concentration should be on things that are eternal not temporary
1) The first is a command for the heart vs. 1 –“Seek or Set your heart”
Followers of Jesus should…
- Bring heavenly direction to their earthly lives
- Center their lives on Jesus and His purpose for earth
2) The second command is for the mind – vs. 2
Our primary thought and concentration should be on things that are eternal not temporary
A Promise:
After these two key commands, there is a wonderful promise – vs. 4
After these two key commands, there is a wonderful promise – vs. 4
Life in this world is best lived, if it is lived by a power beyond this world. This means our hearts longing for Jesus and His purpose and our minds concentrating on Jesus and His purpose.
4 habits to ”stay with” Jesus now and forever:
1. BIBLE
2. PRAYER
3. REFLECTION
1. BIBLE
2. PRAYER
3. REFLECTION
Blessed is the one… whose delight is in the law of the Lord, who meditates on the law day and night. (Psalm 1)
“Meditation is a lost art today. Christian people suffer grievously from their ignorance of the practice.” JI Packer, Knowing God
4 habits to ”stay with” Jesus now and forever:
1. BIBLE
2. PRAYER
3. REFLECTION
4. COMMUNITY
1. BIBLE
2. PRAYER
3. REFLECTION
4. COMMUNITY
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