Are you dressed?

Put it on...

Colossi

Colossians 3:12–17 ESV

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.

Intro —> Review

WK1 —> 1 Cor. —> we talked about what love is

WK2 —> Ruth —> We talked about what love does, it commits us. We had a good ol’ DTR (Determine the Relationship) We talked about how committed we are?

WK 3 —> Its time to dress for the occasion

Colossians 3:12 ESV

12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,

put on then...

—> as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved

—> not everyone is wearing the same clothes

—> Compassionate hearts

—> Kindness

—> humility

—> meekness

—> patience

Colossians 3:13 ESV

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.

—> forgiveness —> When we are properly dressed this get’s simpler

Colossians 3:14 ESV

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

—> Love is the last layer. Love is what ties that outfit together Love connects all these other things.

—> Love is made up of all the things you have already put on.

Colossians 3:15–17 ESV

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.

—> When we are dressed properly the peace of Christ has a place to rest.

—> When we are dressed properly we become receptive to the word of christ.

—> When we are dressed properly our words and deeds are on full display and people know who we are joined with.