Sermon Tone Analysis

The Resurrection Life

Big Idea - The resurrection changes our life.

What to do with verse 12 “Put On Then” what does this phrase mean?

Colossians 3:12-17

12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.

15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body.

And be thankful.

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Passage today is connected to 3:1-4

Pray

Hook - College Mens basketball has had a problem for decades.

The problem is that some of the best players coming out of high school only spend one year in college and then go pro.

They don’t get much of an education and they don’t help out their team for more than a year.

They don’t mature and really help build the team.

We call this one year in college basket ball - one and done.

College football requires players to stay for 3 years before they can turn pro.

College Mens basketball has had a problem for decades.

The problem is that some of the best players coming out of high school only spend one year in college and then go pro.

They don’t get much of an education and they don’t help out their team for more than a year.

College football requires players to stay for 3 years before they can turn pro.

The one and done is a problem that is complex and college mens basketball has not been able to fix.

Many times we view the Gospel of Jesus which includes the Resurrection of Jesus as a one and done.

One time

We may think, I’ve accepted Jesus as the Lord of my life and now I’m done with the Gospel.

We may think, I celebrate the resurrection of Jesus once a year at Easter and that is enough.

This is a one and done attitude with the Gospel.

The Resurrection and Easter is not a “One and Done”.

Illustration - The gospel of the Lord is like water, it gets into every cell of our life.

It is essential for living.

When you don’t get water in your diet you die.

When we are not getting Gospel (including resurrection) in our regular spiritual diet we spiritually shrivel like a raisin.

Illustration - The gospel of the Lord is like water, it gets into every cell of our life.

It is essential for living.

When you don’t get water in your diet you die.

When we are not getting Gospel (which includes the resurrection) in our regular spiritual diet we spiritually shrivel like a raisin.

Illustration - The gospel of the Lord is like water, it gets into every cell of our life.

It is essential for living.

When you don’t get water in your diet you die.

When we are not getting Gospel (including resurrection) in our regular spiritual diet we spiritually shrivel like a raisin.

Why?

The Gospel is the daily motivator to live for Jesus - to take action.

We will see that challenge for action in our passage today.

What to do with verse 12 “Put On Then” what does this phrase mean?Context - Todays passage is a response to Christ.

Our passage today flows well out of Easter and the Resurrection in that Jesus was raised for our justification.

Context - To understand our passage today we need to see that it is connected to 4

Context - Todays passage is a response to Christ.

Our passage today flows well out of Easter and the Resurrection in that Jesus was raised for our justification.

Context - Todays passage is a response to Christ.

Our passage today flows reasonably well out of Easter and the Resurrection in that Jesus was raised for our justification.

This flows reasonably well out of Easter and the Resurrection in that Jesus was raised for our justification.

Colossians 3:1-4

3 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Today’s passage answers the question, What should I do?

I do I seek those things which are above?

How do I set my mind on above?

Today’s passage answers the question, What should I do?

Today’s passage answers the question, What should I do?

Because Jesus has raised me from sin to life in Christ.

Because my life (verse 3) is secure in Christ and nothing can snatch me out of His hands, what should I do?

says: set your mind on things above.

How do I do that?

Our passage today (verses 12-17) unpacks this.

How does our life change in view of Christ’s Greatness?

In view of what Jesus has done for us?

Jonathan - Really emphasis our response to your great God.

Jonathan - Really emphasis our response to your great God.

Since we have been raised with Christ … Since we have died to our old life and now God has our life.

We have new identity.Our identity in verse 12-13

Transition - In our first point today we understand this.

Since we have been raised with Christ … Since we have died to our old life and now God has our life.

We have new identity.

Our identity in verse 12-13

1.

Through the Resurrection I Have A New Identity verse 12-13

Who am I? God’s Chosen Ones, Holy and Beloved

12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

1A.

God’s Chosen Ones - We know this, God has initiated a relationship with us.

He has a people he has chosen for salvation.

If you are a Christ follower, you are part of His chosen people.

More than a team, more than a family.

The people of God.

1B.

You are Holy - You say, Jonathan if you watched my life your would know that there are times that I don’t act holy.

If you are a Christ follower, God looks at you through what Christ as done and sees you as righteous.

Your position before God is holy - even though we still sin.

1C.

We are Beloved or dearly loved...

For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.

PSalm 86

I Iove the phrase “Abounding in steadfast love”.

God has an abundance of love for you that is never changing.

That kind of love is for those who call out to Him.

A special love for those who have a relationship with Him.

Some of you need to hear this morning that God loves you!

We have a new identity.

says this about your identity.

I Peter 2:9-10

Love , v. 14