Main Idea:

See yourself as a citizen of heaven and live like it!

TALK ABOUT IT:

1. Ice-breaker; share about what your favorite Thanksgiving meal item is!

2. Read 1 Thessalonians 2:12 and discuss. What is your first impression of the call to ‘live worthy’? How did the message help reframe the idea of living worthy?

3. Read Philippians 1:27 and discuss. What does it mean to you to have ‘dual citizenship’ between heaven and earth for a while? How can you grow in living more from the reality of your heavenly citizenship?

4. Read Colossians 3:1-4 and discuss. What helps you to actively set your sights on the reality of heaven? How is this challenging for you? How does it help you or affect you to consider yourself as ‘hidden with Christ’?

5. Read Colossians 3:5-9 and discuss. How have you seen the effects of these ‘lurking things’ in people’s lives around you – or even in your own life? What has helped you grow more free from these things?

6. Read Colossians 3:10-11 and discuss. How have you been growing and learning to know and become like your creator? What one facet of your Creator’s character would you like to cultivate more of in your life?