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Colossians 3
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Put On the New Self
Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
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Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
Colossians 3:2
your life is now hidden with Christ in God
Colossians 3:3–4
Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways.
But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
Off and on
Whiteboard
Paul’s picture is changing clothes. Some things are not just taken off but put to death. The old self has already come off, and the new self has been put on. So dress the part: compassion, kindness, humility, forgiveness, and over everything, “put on love.”
Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
Christ is all and is in all
Colossians 3:11
Question
Quick question
Paul names the great dividing lines of his world: race, religion, culture and class.
In the new self, what does Paul put in the place of the old labels, from Greek and Jew to slave and free?
Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Colossians 3:13
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.
Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
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with gratitude in your hearts to God
Colossians 3:16
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Colossians 3:17
Reflect
Whatever you do
Paul leaves nothing out: “whatever you do, in word or deed.” Think about tomorrow: the conversations, the chores, the work, the messages you will send. Pick one ordinary thing and write down how you could do it “in the name of the Lord Jesus,” and what you could thank God for while you do it.
Christian Households
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
Serving with Honor
Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.
Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men, because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Colossians 3:24
Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
Pray
For the Lord
Bring God the work in front of you this week, the seen and the unseen, the paid and the unpaid. Ask Him to help you do it “with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men,” and thank Him that “you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward.”
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And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Colossians 3:17
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