A Real Christian | Colossians 3:1-17

According to a simple Google search, there are roughly 245 million Christians in the United States. By this statistic, two out of every three people you know are Christians, but we all know that this is not true. One can claim to be a Christian and yet not know or love Christ at all. Rather than thinking this is only an out-in-the-world problem, we must recognize that this is also an in-the-church problem. Many people have been in church their entire lives and yet do not know or love Christ at all. The goal of this sermon is not to condemn, but to cause all of us to examine ourselves and ask an important question: Am I a real Christian? Thanks be to God that Colossians 3:1-17 shows us what it means to be a real Christian.BIG IDEA: The mark of a real Christian is a transformed life.Real Christians • Look up (1-4) • Kill sin (5-11)             -How to Kill Sin           -Scripture (Romans 8:13, Ephesians 6:17)           -Fasting (Matthew 6:16-18)           -Confession (James 5:16) • Live new (12-17)