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Colossians 3:5 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth:
fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
Colossians 3:6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the
sons of disobedience,
Colossians 3:7 In which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.
Colossians 3:8 But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath,
malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.
Colossians 3:9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man
with his deeds,
Colossians 3:10 And have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge
according to the image of Him who created him,
Romans 3:11 where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised,
barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all.
Mark Twain once said, “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no
influence on society.”
Colossians 3:1 “… seek those things which are above, where Christ is,..”
Colossians 3:2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
I. OUR ERADICATION: PUT TO DEATH SEXUAL SINS.
Colossians 3:5 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth:
Colossians 3:5 (NLT) So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you.
Deitrich Bonhoeffer (quote) ‘When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.’
Colossians 3:5 “… fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and
covetousness, which is idolatry.
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that
you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your
reasonable service.
The complaint report states:
“The decision to smear Pastor Johnny’s reputation with these accusations has
led him to suffer substantial economic and other damages. He has lost (his) job
and income; he has lost current and future book deals; and he has lost the
opportunity to generate income through speaking engagements.”
Ephesians 5:3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not
be once named among you, as becometh saints;
2 Samuel 12:14 “… by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies
of the Lord to blaspheme …”
II. OUR MOTIVATION: THE COMING WRATH OF GOD.
Colossians 3:6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the
sons of disobedience,
Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows,
that he will also reap.
Colossians 3:7 In which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.
Colossians 3:7 (NLT) You used to do them when your life was still part of this world.
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
III. OUR ELIMINATION: PUT OFF SOCIAL SINS.
Colossians 3:8 But now you yourselves are to put off all these:anger, wrath,
James 1:19 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow
to speak, slow to wrath;
James 1:20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Colossians 3:8 “… malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.
Colossians 3:9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man
with his deeds,
IV. OUR TRANSFORMATION: TO THE IMAGE OF CHRIST.
Colossians 3:10 And have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge
according to the image of Him who created him,
Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good
work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;
Galatians 3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have
put on Christ.
Romans 3:11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised,
barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all.
Lyrics You Are My All In All
Taking my sin, my cross, my shame
Rising again I bless Your name
You are my all in all
When I fall down You pick me up
When I am dry You fill my cup
You are my all in all.
Ephesians 2:1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,
John 11:43 Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice,
Lazarus, come forth!
John 11:44 And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes,
and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let
him go.”
The grave clothes of the old you
Fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
Anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language and lies
Colossians 3:1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are
above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
Colossians 3:3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear
with Him in glory.
I. OUR POSITION: CRUCIFIED, BURIED, AND RAISED WITH CHRIST.
Colossians 3:3 For you died, …”
Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ
lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son
of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Colossians 3:1 If then you were raised with Christ …”
Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you,
He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies
through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Jesus be Jesus in me,
No longer me but Thee.
Resurrection power,
Fill me this hour,
Jesus be Jesus in me.
II. OUR PROTECTION: HID WITH CHRIST.
Colossians 3:3 “… and your life is hid with Christ in God.
III. OUR PRACTICE: SEEK THOSE THINGS ABOVE.
Colossians 3:1 ” … seek those things which are above, …”
Colossians 3:1 “… seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at
the right hand of God.
Everything we seek is there in heaven, because Jesus is there.
Ephesians 2:6 And raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly
places in Christ Jesus,
2 Corinthians 4:18 While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the
things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the
things which are not seen are eternal.
Colossians 3:2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
Colossians 2:5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, …”
Philippians 3:20 For our citizenship is in heaven,…”
IV. OUR PRESSURE: SEEK NOT THOSE THINGS BELOW.
Colossians 3:2 “Set your mind … not on things on the earth.
Luke 12:15 And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for
one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”
We’re so busy keeping up with the Jones’
A four car garage and we’re still building on
Luke 12:15 (PHILLIPS) For a man’s real life in no way depends upon the number
of his possessions.”
Matthew 6:19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, …”
Elizabeth Elliot (Quote)
Elizabeth Elliot said, “Heaven is not here, it’s there! If we were given all we
wanted here, our hearts would settle for this world rather than the next.”
V. OUR PROVISION: CHRIST IS OUR LIFE.
Colossians 3:4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear
with Him in glory.
Shatner said, “GET A LIFE, will you people? I mean, for crying out loud, it’s just a
TV show! I mean, look at you, look at the way you’re dressed! You’ve turned an
enjoyable little job, that I did as a lark for a few years, into a COLOSSAL WASTE
OF TIME!”
One film fanatic said, “Film is a substitute for life. Film is a form of living. As a
film lover you have to accept that— that is normal for you. It’s not pathological.”
John 10:10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.
I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
John 14:3 “… I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive
you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face;
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace.
Colossians 2:1 For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and
those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,
Colossians 2:2 That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love,
and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge
of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,
Colossians 2:3 In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Colossians 2:4 Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive
words.
Colossians 2:5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit,
rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
Colossians 2:6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk
in Him,
Colossians 2:7 Rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you
have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
I. PASSION: I WANT YOU TO KNOW MY PASSION FOR YOU
Colossians 2:1 For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and
those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,
Colossians 4:16 Now when this epistle is read among you, see that it is read
also in the church of the Laodiceans,…
Richard Foster, in his classic book on prayer, writes:
“If we truly love people, we will desire for them far more than it is in our power
to give them, and this will lead us to prayer. Praying for others is a way of loving
others.”
Colossians 2:2 That their hearts may be encouraged …
Hebrews 10:25 (NIV) Not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit
of doing, but encouraging one another–and all the more as you see the Day
approaching.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV) Therefore encourage one another and build each
other up, just as in fact you are doing.
Truett Cathy, founder of Chik-Fil-A, once said, “No one ever died from too
much encouragement.”
Colossians 3:23 (ESV) Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not
for men.
Colossians 2:2 That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love,
Jordan Peterson (quote) “You actually don’t grow up until someone is more
important than you.”
John 13:35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for
one another.
II. PROSPERITY: I WANT YOU TO SEE HOW PROSPEROUS YOU ARE.
Colossians 2:2 … and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding,
to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,
Colossians 2:3 In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
The life-changing mystery of God is summarized in these seven words:
Colossians 1:27″… Christ in you–the hope of glory.”
2 Corinthians 4:7, “We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing
power is from God and not from us.”
Matthew 6:21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
III. PROTECTION: I WANT TO PROTECT YOU.
Colossians 2:4 Now this I say lest anyone should deceive you with persuasive
words.
Acts 20:29 For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in
among you, not sparing the flock.
Acts 20:30 Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse
things, to draw away the disciples after themselves.
Acts 20:31 Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease
to warn everyone night and day with tears.
IV. POTENTIAL: I WANT YOU TO REACH YOUR POTENTIAL.
Colossians 2:5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit,
rejoicing to see your good order and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
Colossians 2:6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk
in Him,
John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children
of God, to those who believe in His name:
Jesus will live in His people, not merely live with His people.
Colossians 2:6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk
in Him,
Psalm 37:23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights
in his way.
1 John 2:6 He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He
walked.
Galatians 2:20 “… It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me …”
Colossians 2:7 Rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you
have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
1. CULTIVATION: BE ROOTED.
Colossians 2:7 Rooted … in Him ”
Isaiah 61:3 “.. That they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of
the Lord, that He may be glorified.”
Psalm 1:3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth
its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither;And whatever he does shall
prosper.
2. CONSTRUCTION: BE BUILT UP.
Colossians 2:7 “… built up in Him …”
1 Corinthians 3:14 If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will
receive a reward.
Ephesians 2:20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,
3. REGULATION: BE ESTABLISHED.
Colossians 2:7 ” … established in the faith,…”
Matthew 18:16 ” … by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be
established.
Acts 16:5 So the churches were established in the faith, and increased in number
daily.”
4. EDUCATION: BE TAUGHT.
Colossians 2:7 “… as you have been taught…”
Acts 20:20 How I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you,
and taught you publicly and from house to house,
Titus 1:9 Holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able,
by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.
Matthew 5:33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time,
Matthew 5:34 But I say unto you,
Half of spiritual growth is learning what we don’t know.
The other half is unlearning what we do know.
5. RECOGNITION: BE ABOUNDING.
Colossians 2:7 “… abounding in it with thanksgiving.”
2 Corinthians 8:7 But as you abound in everything–in faith, in speech, in knowledge,
in all diligence, and in your love for us–see that you abound in this grace also.
2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you,…
