Staying Off the Naughty List in 2018
Richard Bradley
Colossians 3:1-4
Colossians 3:1-4: 1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. NKJV
A couple of days ago someone asked me if I was on the Santa's naughty list last year. Perhaps, owing to my behavior, she just assumed that would be the case. You know about the naughty list, right? It seems that during the year Santa maintains a good list and a naughty list. Those on the good list get presents for Christmas. Those on the naughty list get something like a handful of switches or perhaps a lump of coal, which might not be too bad depending on how bad you need the coal.
While Santa's naughty list is fictitious heaven maintains one that is very real and this is one we believers strictly need to avoid. It would not do this year for any of us to fall into the hands of an angry God. This naughty list is only for believers. The names of unbelievers, the unsaved, occupy a far different list. Their names can only be erased from this list by having them written in the Lamb's Book of Life by faith in Christ.
Take a look this morning at three simple thoughts concerning how we can stay off God's naughty list this year.
TO STAY OFF GOD'S NAUGHTY LIST WE MUST DO WHAT WE SHOULD AND NOT DO WHAT WE SHOULDN'T
1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
That's almost too simple isn't it? Actually it really is very simple. In this chapter Paul goes into great detail concerning those things believers shouldn't be doing and this stuff is easily to identify (vv. 5-11). There is nothing i ...
Richard Bradley
Colossians 3:1-4
Colossians 3:1-4: 1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. NKJV
A couple of days ago someone asked me if I was on the Santa's naughty list last year. Perhaps, owing to my behavior, she just assumed that would be the case. You know about the naughty list, right? It seems that during the year Santa maintains a good list and a naughty list. Those on the good list get presents for Christmas. Those on the naughty list get something like a handful of switches or perhaps a lump of coal, which might not be too bad depending on how bad you need the coal.
While Santa's naughty list is fictitious heaven maintains one that is very real and this is one we believers strictly need to avoid. It would not do this year for any of us to fall into the hands of an angry God. This naughty list is only for believers. The names of unbelievers, the unsaved, occupy a far different list. Their names can only be erased from this list by having them written in the Lamb's Book of Life by faith in Christ.
Take a look this morning at three simple thoughts concerning how we can stay off God's naughty list this year.
TO STAY OFF GOD'S NAUGHTY LIST WE MUST DO WHAT WE SHOULD AND NOT DO WHAT WE SHOULDN'T
1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
That's almost too simple isn't it? Actually it really is very simple. In this chapter Paul goes into great detail concerning those things believers shouldn't be doing and this stuff is easily to identify (vv. 5-11). There is nothing i ...
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