Bible Study

BETTER DECISIONS, BETTER RESULTS!

Part 3 “15 DECISIONS THAT WILL LEAD TO SPIRITUAL SUCCESS!”

Colossians 3:1-12 (NLT)

List 3 major (emotional, mental or spiritual)distractions in your life. (Distractions = people, places, things or situations that hinder your ability to have the success God desires for your life.

What can you do to address these distractions?

What would your life be like if you overcame these distractions?

Write down one commitment you can make to God and yourself that can help you overcome a major distraction in your life:

About our text Colossians 3:

Colossians 3: 1-4 is about CONVERSION.

Colossians 3:5:-25 is about CONDUCT.

God is concerned about every area of my life! In Colossians 3, there are 4 areas mentioned that are important to God:

1.       God is concerned about my PERSONAL life!

2.       God is concerned about my RELATIONAL life!

3.       God is concerned about my PARENTAL life!

4.       God is concerned about my PROFESSIONAL life!

How to improve my life spiritually:

1.       ELEVATION with Christ will help improve my life spiritually!

2.       CONCENTRATION on Christ will help improve my life spiritually!

3.       MORTIFICATION for Christ will help improve my life spiritually!

3 ways to improve my concentration:

1. Decide to Fall in love with my objective more than my obstacle!

2. Decide to Fall in love with my future more than my fear!

3. Decide to Fall in love with pleasing God more than pleasing people!

15 Decisions that will lead to Spiritual Success!

5 Things I must Decide to kill:

1. FORNICATION!

2. UNCLEANNESS!

3. INORDINATE AFFECTION! (SEXUAL ADDICTIONS)

4. EVIL DESIRES!

5. GREED!

5 Things I must Decide to Take off:

1. ANGER!

2. RAGE!

3. MALICIOUS BEHAVIOR!

4. SLANDER!

5. FILTHY COMMUNICATION!

5 Things I must Decide to put on:

1. MERCY!

2. KINDNESS!

3. HUMILITY!

4. MEEKNESS!

5. LONG-SUFFERING!