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Colossians 3:15-17
Colossians 3:15-17
Hello everyone and welcome.
My name is Jake McCombie and today we will be learning from .
Let’s Pray.
Lord you are patient and worthy of all thanks and praise.
We ask for Your Holy Spirit to guide us in developing into the unified community you have called us to.
Lord You not only make it possible for us to even begin to reflect You, but You have also shown us how.
Please soften our hearts to Your conviction and open our eyes to all that we have to thank You for.
Amen.
Introduction
Introduction
So first, why unity?
Paul says in v15 we were called in one body to let the peace of Christ rule in our hearts.
And together we want to allow Christ’s peace to reign as king of our hearts.
Together, allow Christ’s peace to reign as king of our hearts.
This is not merely any peace, but Christ’s.
It’s not religions peace, it’s not knowledge’s peace, not success’, not stability, but Christ’s peace.
Paul says “let”, Christ’s peace already wants to rule, we have to learn how to let it.
We don’t manufacture this for ourselves through exercise, yoga, vacations, or anything else.
We don’t obtain in for ourselves, but we receive it from the One who give is.
Not only that but we are to receive it "in one body!”
We are doing this collectively.
Together we allow Christ’s peace to rule our hearts.
What does it mean to do this together when it seems like a personal experience?
Here are illustrations of what that may look like: A wild horse is going to pull whatever direction it wants and run as fast as it wants while the rider yanks the reigns to steer.
When the horse lets the rider have control there is peace.
What’s more than that, imagine multiple horses with a carriage if they all do whatever they want the carriage will be out of control or not move at all.
If they let the one at the reigns have full control, they can carry the larger load together.
To take steps toward this vision I suggest two things.
First, we need to continually be praying for the peace of Christ.
We can do this alone and together for each other.
Also, practically, there will be times when each of us will be interacting with someone who seems hostile or frustrated.
We can naturally get sucked into an emotionally hostile state but if we pay attention, we can remember to let the peace of Christ reign in our heart.
So first, why unity?
Paul says in v15 we were called in one body to let the peace of Christ rule in our hearts.
And together we want to allow Christ’s peace to reign as king of our hearts.
Together, allow Christ’s peace to reign as king of our hearts.
This is not merely any peace, but Christ’s.
It’s not religions peace, it’s not knowledge’s peace, not success’, not stability, but Christ’s peace.
Paul says “let”, Christ’s peace already wants to rule, we have to learn how to let it.
We don’t manufacture this for ourselves through exercise, yoga, vacations, or anything else.
We don’t obtain in for ourselves, but we receive it from the One who give is.
Not only that but we are to receive it "in one body!”
We are doing this collectively.
Together we allow Christ’s peace to rule our hearts.
What does it mean to do this together when it seems like a personal experience?
Here are illustrations of what that may look like: A wild horse is going to pull whatever direction it wants and run as fast as it wants while the rider yanks the reigns to steer.
When the horse lets the rider have control there is peace.
What’s more than that, imagine multiple horses with a carriage if they all do whatever they want the carriage will be out of control or not move at all.
If they let the one at the reigns have full control, they can carry the larger load together.
To take steps toward this vision I suggest two things.
First, we need to continually be praying for the peace of Christ.
We can do this alone and together for each other.
Also, practically, there will be times when each of us will be interacting with someone who seems hostile or frustrated.
We can naturally get sucked into an emotionally hostile state but if we pay attention, we can remember to let the peace of Christ reign in our heart.
So first, why unity?
Paul says in v15 we were called in one body to let the peace of Christ rule in our hearts.
And together we want to allow Christ’s peace to reign as king of our hearts.
Together, allow Christ’s peace to reign as king of our hearts.
This is not merely any peace, but Christ’s.
It’s not religions peace, it’s not knowledge’s peace, not success’, not stability, but Christ’s peace.
Paul says “let”, Christ’s peace already wants to rule, we have to learn how to let it.
We don’t manufacture this for ourselves through exercise, yoga, vacations, or anything else.
We don’t obtain in for ourselves, but we receive it from the One who give is.
Not only that but we are to receive it "in one body!”
We are doing this collectively.
Together we allow Christ’s peace to rule our hearts.
What does it mean to do this together when it seems like a personal experience?
Here are illustrations of what that may look like: A wild horse is going to pull whatever direction it wants and run as fast as it wants while the rider yanks the reigns to steer.
When the horse lets the rider have control there is peace.
What’s more than that, imagine multiple horses with a carriage if they all do whatever they want the carriage will be out of control or not move at all.
If they let the one at the reigns have full control, they can carry the larger load together.
To take steps toward this vision I suggest two things.
First, we need to continually be praying for the peace of Christ.
We can do this alone and together for each other.
Also, practically, there will be times when each of us will be interacting with someone who seems hostile or frustrated.
We can naturally get sucked into an emotionally hostile state but if we pay attention, we can remember to let the peace of Christ reign in our heart.
Jesus established us as a community, a church, but it often seems insurmountably hard for us to live in the way He intends for us.
Especially in honest moments of reflection and confession.
Here is Paul takes a chance to explain some practical steps to living as a unified community and why we should strive for that at all.
So, we have to ask, “What is so important about unity and how do we do it?”
Today we will look at the “why”, the “how”, a tool from Paul, and then where we go from here.
Jesus established us as a community, a church, but it often seems insurmountably hard for us to live in the way He intends for us.
Especially in honest moments of reflection and confession.
Here is Paul takes a chance to explain some practical steps to living as a unified community and why we should strive for that at all.
So, we have to ask, “What is so important about unity and how do we do it?”
Today we will look at the “why”, the “how”, a tool from Paul, and then where we go from here.
Purpose: To help the Church understand how and why to live in unity.
Purpose: To help the Church understand how and why to live in unity.
Now that all sounds great but, how do we do it?
Well, Paul tells us that too in v16.
Christ does it.
Together we want to allow the word of Christ to dwell within us.
We want to let the Gospel abide in us
Now we have seen that we want unity because we were together called to the peace of Christ and that certainly sounds great but, how do we do it?
Well, Paul tells us that too in v16.
Christ does it.
Together we want to allow the word of Christ to dwell within us.
We want to let the Gospel abide in us.
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