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Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3: 2 KJV

Getting Your Priorities Right Colossians 4: 15 -18

15 Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house. 16 And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea. 17 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou

hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfill it. 18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. Colossians 4: 15 -18 KJV

Getting Your Priorities Right Colossians 4: 14 -17 1. Church Matters vs. 15 Notice that the church is the people, not the place. Going to church is God’s idea – when you turn your nose up at church, you turn your nose up at God.

Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. Hebrews 10: 25 KJV

And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage and warn each other, especially now that the day of His coming back again is drawing near. Hebrews 10: 25 NLT

Getting Your Priorities Right Colossians 4: 14 -17 1. Church Matters vs. 15 Notice that the church is the people, not the place. Going to church is God’s idea – when you turn your nose up at church, you turn your nose up at God. Not all churches are the same – use discernment in choosing.

CHOOSING A CHURCH … Is the Word of God exalted and taught? Is salvation by faith in Christ alone preached? Is worshipping God a high priority? Are people loved and valued? Is there a vision to reach the lost? Is that vision worldwide in scope? Does God go to church there?

Getting Your Priorities Right Colossians 4: 14 -17 2. The Bible Matters vs. 16 The Bible is the Word of God, and does not contain any mixture of error – it is truth! You are to read the Bible – God has something He wants to say to you. You are to place yourself under Bible teaching and preaching.

The Bible Is … A light to guide us Psalm 119: 105 Water to cleanse us Ephesians 5: 26 Food to nourish us 1 Peter 2: 2; Hebrews 5: 12 -14 A sword dividing truth from error The seed that produces salvation Hebrews 4: 12 Matthew 13: 3 -38 The standard by which we will be judged John 12: 48

Getting Your Priorities Right Colossians 4: 14 -17 3. People Matter vs. 18

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with 38 all thy mind. This is the first and great 39 commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Matthew 22: 37 -39 KJV

Getting Your Priorities Right Colossians 4: 14 -17 3. People Matter vs. 18 Paul gave his letter a personal touch – he wrote the conclusion with his own hand. Paul hoped his Christian friends would give him a personal touch – he was in prison. Christ gave salvation a personal touch – He died in our place upon the cross.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3: 16 KJV

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5: 8 KJV

Some Things to Think About … Is church attendance as important to you as it is to God? Attend!

Some Things to Think About … Are you taking in a steady diet of God’s Word? Read it!

Some Things to Think About … Do you care about people? Do you care about the lost? Love them!

Some Things to Think About … Have you been born again? God will save you if trust Christ today. Do it!