1. God Is Occupied with Christ - Matt. 3:17; 17:5; 11:27; 1 John 5:9-13


  2. The Bible Is Occupied with Christ - Lk. 24:27, 44-45; John 5:38-40


  3. The Universe Is Occupied with Christ - Col. 1:15-20; Heb. 1:1-3


  4. The N.T. Ministry Is Occupied with Christ - Col. 2:1-23; 1 Cor. 2:1-2; Eph. 3:7-8


  5. Being Occupied with Christ Is Being Occupied with a Person - 1 Cor. 1:30; Eph. 2:14; Col. 2:16-17


  6. Occupied with Other Things
    1. Occupied with our condition (self) - Rom. 7:15-8:1
    2. Occupied with the demand - Rom. 8:15; Col. 2:20-21
    3. Occupied with "other things" - Mark 4:14-20
    4. Occupied with our "experiences" - Phil. 3:7-14

  7. The Secret of Being Occupied with Christ
    1. Choose to spend time with Him - Luke 10:38-42
    2. Called into the fellowship - 1 Cor. 1:9
    3. Handle the Bible with Christ - John 5:38-40; 2 Cor. 1:20
    4. Being filled in spirit, letting the Word of Christ richly indwell - Eph. 5:18-21; Col. 3:16-17
    5. Occupied with Christ to preempt the flesh - Rom. 13:13-14

    -Bill Freeman, 2007