In our last series, Dear Church, we looked through Jesus’ letters to the seven churches in Revelation. We saw how Christ celebrated faithfulness but also called His people toward repentance when compromise crept in.

The heart behind that series was: knowing the difference between the two so that we are not a church playing on ours heels—we take the fight to the kingdom of darkness.

But here’s the next question:

How do we keep living that way?

How do we make sure our strength, our confidence, and our pursuit are not just bursts of momentum, but a steady way of life? Paul’s letter to the Colossians helps answer this, showing us two dangers to avoid and one goal to pursue.

We live in a world drowning in distraction and chasing distorted reflections of identity. Yet Colossians reminds us, as believers we have been raised with Christ and if we are raised with Christ we ought to be walking like He did.