1. Show faith and love. 2. Deepen your spiritual walk. 3. Give Christ first place in your life. 4. Help others to mature spiritually. 5. Address your.

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1. Show faith and love. 2. Deepen your spiritual walk. 3. Give Christ first place in your life. 4. Help others to mature spiritually. 5. Address your areas of spiritual weakness. 6. Trust in the sufficiency of Christ’s work. 7. Live free in Christ.

LESSON 8 3 : 1 – 4

I. Instructions for Pursuing a Heavenly Life (3:1, 2) A. Seek heavenly things (v. 1) Seeking heavenly things affects our attitudes, ambitions, and perspective on life.

God’s will God’s passion to win the lost God’s desire for believers to grow in Christlikeness God’s love and kindness Type text here

I. Instructions for Pursuing a Heavenly Life (3:1, 2) A. Seek heavenly things (v. 1) Seeking heavenly things affects our attitudes and ambitions, and perspective on life. B. Set your mind on heavenly things (v. 2) Christ’s resurrection gives meaning to seeking heavenly things.

God’s will God’s passion to win the lost God’s desire for believers to grow in Christlikeness God’s love and kindness Type text here Gives generously to the Lord’s work Doesn’t waste money on lavishness Looks for opportunities to give Type text here Gets excited about God’s work Prays a lot

II. Incentives for Pursuing a Heavenly Life (3:1, 3, 4) A. Union with Christ (vv. 1, 3a) B. Security in Christ (v. 3b) C. Glorification with Christ (v. 4) Since we are no longer in sin and are now in Christ, we should pursue a heavenly life. We can never lose eternal life since our new life is buried in Christ. In eternity we will realize everything we have hoped for in Christ.

1. Show faith and love. 2. Deepen your spiritual walk. 3. Give Christ first place in your life. 4. Help others to mature spiritually. 5. Address your areas of spiritual weakness. 6. Trust in the sufficiency of Christ’s work. 7. Live free in Christ. 8. Set your mind on heavenly things.