October 1, 2023
Col. 3:1-11; Rom. 1:18-32; 3:10-18 — To be Christ-Centered and become like Christ we must let go and surrender all to God and let God be God in our lives. However, for that to happen we must first recognize and acknowledge the lost and ruined state of our souls; the radical evil and sin in us and the world, that is, self-worship and self-idolatry, wanting to be gods ourselves in the place of God. The first step in letting go and total surrender is do deny self, die to self, take up our crosses and follow Jesus.
This is part of our series, Christ-Centered, Community-Concerned, exploring our church’s mission-vision statement in light of the book of Colossians. What does this mean and what does it look like in our personal daily lives and in our church life and ministries? How does this shape our thoughts, minds, attitudes, words, and actions?
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