I share this framework at every opportunity. It has been a sermon series, conversation over lunch, marital counseling sessions, and more. I recently shared it as an illustration in a Wednesday Night Bible study. Here it is in a truncated form:

Set your hearts and minds on things above (Colossians 3:1-4)

• As followers of Christ, we’ve been raised with Jesus to new life and eternal life
• The things of earth are all around us
• As followers of Christ, we need to set our hearts and minds on things above

Put to death the things of earth (Colossians 3:5-11)

• To set our hearts and minds on things above, we need to get rid of old habits
• We put things of earth to death.  I repeat: death.
• Some things need to be completely removed from our lives

Put on the things of Christ (Colossians 3:12-14)

• Once we put things of earth to death, we need to replace those things with holy habits
• We need to place before our ears, eyes, and minds things that lead us to Christ
• We need to put these things into practice 

Do all of this in Christian community (Colossians 3:15-17) 

• We can’t do it alone
• We need people around us who will support and encourage us
• We need to be surrounded by people who will follow Christ with us