Colossians 3:1-17

3 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. ² Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. ³ For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ, who is your^[a] life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

⁵ Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. ⁶ Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. ⁷ You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. ⁸ But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. ⁹ Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices ¹⁰ and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. ¹¹ Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.

¹² Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ¹³ Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. ¹⁴ And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

¹⁵ Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. ¹⁶ Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. ¹⁷ And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

 “in the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.”

Nobel Peace Prize

Colossians 3: 10, 12-12
…and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of it’s Creator.

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievance you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Colossians 2:12
…have been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.

Colossians 2:13

…we were dead in our sins, but God has made us alive in Christ.

First: What gets buried
Sin
Colossians 3:5-8

Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

What gets buried
Sin
Colossians 3:9-11

Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of it Creator. Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.

What gets buried
Sin
Colossians 3:3

For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

What gets buried
Sin
Colossians 3:5

Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.

Every Second

28,258 users are watching pornography on the internet.

$3,075.64 is being spent on pornography on the internet.

372 people are typing the word “adult” into a search engine.

Every Day

37 pornographic videos are created in the United States.

2.5 billion emails containing porn are sent or received.

68 million search queries related to pornography- 25% of total searches- are generated. 

116,000 queries related to child pornography are received.

Devastating effect

About 200,000 Americans are classified as “porn addicts.”

40 million American people regularly visit porn sites.

35% of all internet downloads are related to pornography.

34% of internet users have experienced unwanted exposure to pornographic content through ads, pop up ads, misdirected links or emails.

One-third of porn viewers are women.

What gets buried
Sin
Colossians 3:8

But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

What gets buried
Sin
1 John 1:9

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

If we don’t kill sin,
it will kill us

It’s not a shortcoming.                          It’s sin.

It’s not an accident.      It’s an abomination.

It’s not a flaw.                         It’s a moral failure.

It’s not weakness.            It’s wickedness.

It’s not a bad choice.         It’s a fatal choice.

What gets buried
Hypocrisy
Colossians 3:9-10

Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of it Creator.

What gets buried
Hypocrisy
Colossians 3:9-10

Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of it Creator.

What gets buried
Hypocrisy

Pseudomai

What gets buried
Superiority
(Pride, Self Centeredness)
Colossians 3:11

Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.

What gets buried
Superiority
(Pride, Self Centeredness)
Colossians 3:11

• There is no racial superiority
• There is no religious superiority
• There is no cultural superiority
• There is no social superiority

What gets raised
Character of Christ
Colossians 3:12-13

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

What gets raised
Love of Christ
Colossians 3:14

And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

What gets raised
Peace of Christ
Colossians 3:15

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

What gets raised
Word of Christ
Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly 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.

What gets raised
Lifestyle of Christ
Colossians 3:17

And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Talked the talk
Walk the walk

“God, you know better than I do; how I should live my life.”

His will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

“Out with the old and

in with the New.

Are you ready to walk the walk?