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Mar 1, 2021 · Christians set their minds on things above because their home is in heaven, their hope is in heaven, and the one their hearts beat for is in heaven.
Sep 3, 2024 · When we’re heaven-focused, we’re able to discover and celebrate the wonderful ways God is working in our lives and in the world around us. We begin to see glimpses of God’s awe-inspiring ...
Jun 22, 2019 · Philippians 3:15-21: Paul has been calling the Philippians to a life of joy, to rejoicing in the Lord, utilizing the examples of Timothy and Epaphroditus, and then his own example, to focus on heaven and strive towards heaven.
- A Heavenly Mindset Is Developed by A Focus on Our Resurrected Position
- A Heavenly Mindset Is Developed by A Life of Continual Discipline
- A Heavenly Mindset Is Developed by A Focus on Our Crucified Position
- A Heavenly Mindset Is Developed by A Focus on Our Hidden Life in Christ
- A Heavenly Mindset Is Developed by A Focus on Our Future in Christ
- Conclusion
“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God” (Col. 3:1). Interpretation Question:What does Paul mean by the believer being raised with Christ, and why is it an encouragement to think on things above? Paul says believers can develop a heavenly mindset by understandi...
“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above” (Col. 3:1). The word “set” is an active word. It can also be translated as “seek.” The KJV says, “Seek those things above.” This does not happen by accident; it only happens through rigorous discipline. If you are not actively seeking things above, then you won’t be th...
“For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God” (Col. 2:3). Interpretation Question:In what way have believers died, and how should this affect our thinking? Paul says we died with Christ and our life is now hidden in Christ. For many, instead of thinking on the things of God, they are consumed with ungodly things like lust, anger, b...
“For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God” (Col. 2:3). Another aspect of the crucified life is that we are hidden in Christ. There are many ramifications of this we must daily internalize if we are going to develop a heavenly mindset. Application Question:What does Paul mean by our lives being hidden in Christ? From whom are we ...
“When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory” (Col. 3:4). In order to develop a heavenly mindset, the believer must also understand his future in Christ. Whatever you think about the future will affect how you live today. If you are consumed with being a doctor then you will constantly be thinking about your ...
Paul wants this church to develop a heavenly mindset. It will deliver them from much of the earthly teaching filled with deceptive philosophy that was threatening the church (cf. Col. 2:8). Developing a heavenly mindset, one that thinks on God and his kingdom, is very important to us as well. “As a man thinks, so he is” (Prov. 23:7, paraphrase). Ri...
Jan 4, 2022 · How can we resist the allure of the world and keep our focus where it belongs, on Christ? To focus is to direct one’s attention or concentrate on something. If we are focused on Christ, then He has our attention; we are concentrating on Him and His word; He occupies the forefront of our minds.
Mar 9, 2015 · We focus on an actual place where the eternally incarnate, resurrected Christ lives. We’re commanded to be “looking forward to the new heavens and new earth where righteousness dwells” (2 Pet. 3:13)—the resurrected cosmos, our future and eternal home.
Feb 1, 2023 · Why did God create us to rivet our focus? Last Wednesday, we looked at Hebrews 2:1, a text that is, in my opinion, the most important verse in the entire the Bible for those of us who live inside this digital-media age — the age of the spectacle, the age of mass media, the age of endless social media, the age of addictive video games and ...
