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How Christ Affects the Family--Notes from a Sermon from Colossians 3:18-4:1

I.                   Introduction a.      Chapter 3                                                              i.       In Chapter 3, Paul has been describing for us a heavenly-minded lifestyle.                                                           ii.       He tells us what bad attitudes and actions we need to get rid of.                                                        iii.       He tells what good attitudes and actions with which need to replace the bad ones. b.     Having summarized the duty of all Christians, Paul now begins to address different groups of people within the body.  He specifically deals with how we relate to one another as Christians.  This is how we show that Christ has changed our lives.  Brian Bill: “The true test of our relationship with Christ is how we relate to others.  Or to say it another way, the home is the first place we test our newness in Christ as ‘God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved.’ Jesus is referred to as ‘Lord’ or ‘M