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In today's message, Pastor Scott teaches about the importance of focusing more on eternal things than worldly things. Follow along using his outline below. Please help us spread the good news by sharing this message with others!

Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.

~ Colossians 3:2

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Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand.

~ Colossians 3:1 NLT

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If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

~ Colossians 3:1 KJV

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Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.

~ Colossians 3:2 NLT

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Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

~ Colossians 3:2 KJV

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For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.

~ Colossians 3:3

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And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.

~ Colossians 3:4

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So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.

~ Colossians 3:5

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Sexual immorality
Impurity
Lust
Evil desires
Don’t be greedy

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Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming.

~ Colossians 3:6

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You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world.

~ Colossians 3:7

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But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language.

~ Colossians 3:8

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Anger
Rage
Malicious behavior (hateful, mean, nasty, cruel)
Slander
Dirty language

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Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds.

~ Colossians 3:9

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Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.

~ Colossians 3:10

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In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.

~ Colossians 3:11

Sermon Outline

What Have You Been Concentrating On Lately?