The resurrection is good news! It means that everything has changed. Christians are called to live this out, which requires radical reorientation.

In the Christian life, we are constantly challenged by two temptations:

- We are tempted to simply “go with the flow,” thinking that the Christian life just comes naturally. This path causes us to focus our gaze inside of ourselves rather than Christ. We become susceptible to believing the other narratives in our world which speak about “the good life”: the pursuit of money, sex, power, approval, etc.

- On the other hand, we are tempted by legalism, the belief that, to be Christian is to follow a very stringent set of rules.

In Colossians 3, Paul challenges the Church to seek “Things Above,” living out Christ’s resurrection and anticipating his new world by the cultivation of Christian virtue.

Living Christianly requires vigilance, habits, and focus—all directed by the self-giving love of God in Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Join us this Sunday, as we explore what this looks like in our lives and in our community.