Colossians 3:1-4 | October 26, 2025 | Pastor Todd Smith

This powerful message from Colossians 3:1-4 challenges us to shift our focus from the temporary to the eternal, from the 'now' to the 'then.' We're reminded that as Christ followers, we're called to be heavenly distracted—to seek the things above where Christ sits at the right hand of God, and to set our minds on eternal realities rather than earthly distractions. The sermon unpacks two foundational pleas and two transformative promises. First, we're commanded to seek continuously—with pesky persistence—the things that are above, not giving up despite life's billion distractions. Second, we're called to set our minds on heaven, to think heaven, to be so preoccupied with eternity that we pull into our driveways wondering what it will be like to walk streets of gold rather than rehearsing tomorrow's worries. The promises are equally stunning: our lives are hidden with Christ in God, safe and secure in the shelter of the Almighty, and when Christ appears in glory, we will appear with Him. This isn't just theological theory—it's the anchor that transforms how we live today. When we hold earthly things loosely and eternal things tightly, we find freedom from the tyranny of the immediate and discover the joy of living for what truly lasts.

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