The Battle for the Mind

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Jan 8, 2023 by: Dale Thiele | Series: Competing Spectacles Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17 Tags: obedience, mind, present, past, future, thinking, past tense, things above

MESSAGE - Pastor Dale Thiele

Competing Spectacles

The Battle for the Mind 

  • Christ Conquers My Past
  • Christ Empowers My Present
  • Christ Holds My Future  

Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion:

  1. Read Colossians 3:1-17. This passage gives the conclusion to what Paul has written before. Consider Col. 2:8-15. What links are there between these two chapters?
  2. Why is thinking so important? What is the connection between our minds and how we live?
  3. What is “past tense” in Christ? What difference does this make for us?
  4. How is our present life empowered by Christ? Consider the commands in verse 1-17. Do we obey any apart from Christ? Why or why not?
  5. What do we learn about our future in verses 3-4? How do these truths make a difference today? 

Memory Verse of the Week:

Colossians 3:2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. (ESV)