Week 8 - The Christian Life

THE CHRISTIAN LIFE…
7/09/09

Video Discussion:

- What’s the hardest thing about living as a Christian?

- What does “it is finished” mean to you?

- Do you ever beat yourself up over mistakes and failures you have in life?

- Are you willing to quit?

Scripture:

2 Corinthians 5:17
¹⁷Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

Colossians 3: 1-17
Rules for Holy Living

¹Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. ²Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. ³For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. ⁴When Christ, who is your^[a] life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

⁵Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual

immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. ⁶Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.^{[b] 7}You used to walk in these ways, in

the life you once lived. ⁸But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. ⁹Do

not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices ¹⁰and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the

image of its Creator. ¹¹Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or

free, but Christ is all, and is in all.

¹²Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with

compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ¹³Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances

you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. ¹⁴And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in

perfect unity.

¹⁵Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to

peace. And be thankful. ¹⁶Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing

psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. ¹⁷And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of

the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

2 Timothy 2:15
¹⁵Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

Scripture to live by:

STUDY YOUR BIBLE:
- 1 Peter 2:2
- Acts17:11
- Hebrews 5:12-14

PRAY:
- 1 Thessalonians 5:17
- Philippians 4:6,7
- Matthew 6:9-11
- Revelation 1:9
- James 5:16-18

WORSHIP:
- Hebrews 10:25
- Matthew 6:33
- John 14:15

TEACH:
- Matthew 28:19,20
- Mark 16:15,16
- 2 Timothy 2:24,25
- Acts 8:1,4

LIVE:
- Romans 12:1,2
- Titus 2:11,12
- Matthew 5:13-16
- 1 Peter 4:3,4
- 2 Timothy 3:12

HAVE FAITH, and BE FAITHFUL:
- 1 Peter 4:12-16
- Galatians 6:9
- 1 Corinthians 15:58
- Revelation 2:10