2. Doing Well Great Expectation Great God Aggressive Response Principles & Plans Living it ‘up’

3. Living it up ‘up’ Bring Heaven Heaven down to earth

4. Not only is it possible, it’s been done for us. [fact] up Live it ‘up’ - it’s possible

5. facts :1, 3-4, 9b (expressed in the ‘indicatives’ ) actions :2, 5, 10 (expressed in the ‘imperatives’) Since: (it’s already done for you) then: (it make sense to)

6. Become What You Are Live out Your New Life

7. So, The question is no longer: Whether we can do it. but: we can do it. How

8. Boss ’ The ‘ Boss ’ He who has the steering wheel determines where the car goes

9. The person who has the steering wheel gets to gets to determine whom whom to listen to, and thereby where where the car is heading.

10. has the steering wheel will have to determine whom whom to listen to (thereby) where life where life is heading. Each one of us:

11. Who are the back seat drivers?

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14. New Self Old Self = Status in Christ Live

15. If I listen to my ‘Old Self’ My life will be heading down If I listen to my ‘New Self’ My life will be heading ‘up’

16. We need to break the grip by : A) Forging an underlying philosophy of life B) Living out the philosophy break the pattern time & again C) Putting on the New Person in Christ The ‘old self’ has a grip on us (a pattern that we easily slip back into)

17. A) The philosophy of life The ‘orientation’ of life ‘seek’ 3:1 ‘set your mind’ 3:2

18. The ‘old self’ has a grip on us (a pattern that we easily slip back into) immorality & impurity greed & evil desires idolatry anger & rage slander, lie & filthy language B) Break the pattern: time & time again

19. C) Put on the ‘New Person in Christ’ in ‘experiencing God continually & increasingly being transformed conforming into the Image of Creator-God

20. I) Begin with ourselves - our Inner Self [3:1-11] up II) Live it ‘up’ with the family [3:12 - 4:1] III) Spread it all around [4:2-6]

21. up II) Live it ‘up’ with the family [3:12 - 4:1] Put on : compassion kindness humility gentleness patience

22. a) Over all these - put on Agape-love b) Let the Peace of Christ rules c) Be full of thanks d) Let the Word of God dwell in ‘you’ abundantly e) Relate to each other

23. I) Begin with ourselves - our Inner Self [3:1-11] up II) Live it ‘up’ within the family [3:12 - 4:1] III) Spread it all around [4:2-6]

24. III) Spread it all around [4:2-6] A) Assumed: Good News B) Assignments: speak about Christ (4:3) manifest Christ (4:4) C) Awareness: be watchful seize the opportunities

25. D) Critical Success Factors : prayers (4:2) wisdom (4:5) gracefulness (4:6)