It’s All About Jesus – Colossians Part 4

 

Colossians 3 

Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 2 Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. 

 

3 For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.5 So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. 

 

Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.6 Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. 

 

7 You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world. 8 But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language.9 Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. 

 

10 Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. 11 In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized,slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.  Colossians 3:1-10 

 

Some people get caught up in the idea of marriage and they aren’t in love with the person they are married too 

 

We love the idea of Jesus but sometimes we don’t actually love Him 

 

Review  Colossians 

 

Ch 1 – Who is Jesus 

Ch 2 – Who we are in Christ 

Ch 3 –  We are alive in Christ 

 

Making my life all about Jesus means 

 

 

  •  I have to set my mind on things above

 

 

Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 2 Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. 3 For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.   Colossians 3:1-3 

 

Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.Matthew 6:19-20 

 

Ways to actually do this 

  • Think about God at the start of your day 
  • Pray and ask God to help set your mind – 15 days of prayer – https://graceriver.cc/15days/
  • Read God’s Word Daily- Youversion Bible app 
  • Spend time with people who are set – Small groups coming soon – https://graceriver.cc/smallgroups/

 

 

  •  See yourself as Dead and Alive 

 

3 For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.5 So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Colossians  3:3-5 

 

  

Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.6 Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. 7 You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world. Col 3:5-7 

 

Reasons to die 

 

  • Our Old Ways Hurt God 

 

  • No longer fits who we are 

 

 

  •  Take off the Old, Put on the New 

 

 

 Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. Colossians 3:10 

 

Test #1 – Take off the Old // Have you changed?  

 

Test #2 – Put on the new//What have you sat down and what are you picking up

 

The best news of all? // This is for everyone 

 

In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile,[c] circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.  Colossians 3:10 

 

Next Steps 

 

  • Set your mind on forever 

 

  • Really Die to the old way

 

  • Pick up and put on the new way 

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