12/11/07
George Poulo
Colossians 3:1-5
1. Reckon yourself dead to sin: Build your faith by confessing God�s word.
a. Every day confess and when the temptation arises:
a. I crucify my flesh with its affections and lusts
b. I am dead to sin but alive to God
c. In Adam all die, in Christ all are made alive
d. I walk in the Spirit and I will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh
e. I am crucified with Christ nevertheless I live.
2. Avoid the occasion of sin: Barter the natural man for the spiritual man.
a. Music b. T.V. c. Parties d. movies e. friendship of worldly people
Seek those things which are above.
3. Humble yourself: Do not seek self-glory, self-righteousness, self-conceit.
Consider the lily: A bulb in the earth for 11 months. Jesus was a bulb for thirty years, a flower for three, then crucified. Take time to be used by God. Learn scripture, pray, attend fellowship.
4. Accept the plan of salvation: 1Cor.6:9-11 No fornicator, idolater, etc. has an inheritance in the kingdom of God. A. Receive Christ as Savior and Lord. b. Receive sanctification: Be separated unto Christ and His gospel.
c. Seek the baptism of the Holy Spirit. 1Cor.1:30