Colossians 3
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Putting on the New Self
Putting on the New Self
Read the word. Pray.
Share the objective, the pathway.
Paul writes to the church of Colossae, to seek the things that are above, and not on the earth. So what are the things of the earth, and the things that are above?
The second paragraph lists out the things of the earth, and the end of this section tells the things from above.
Then tell the Closet Story with Frank.
Multiple times asking to come over.
I CHOSE to let him in.
Frank comes in and sees my closet. I’m feeling ashamed.
Frank gives me grace and takes me shopping.
Frank teaches me how to put on clothes, and how to look good.
I then see my closet differently. Seeing the old clothes, good, okay, and bad. I throw away all of my old clothes.
Frank stops me before throwing away all of my clothes. Some clothes do fit him well.
I am now wearing new clothes. Walking in confidence.
Show the picture of old clothes.
Examine the piles of old clothes. A lot of them don’t fit me anymore, and a lot of them just don’t look good on me.
Why do we put off the old clothes? They either don’t look good, or they are outgrown. Why do we put off the old self? Sin doesn’t look good on us. The lifestyle of darkness is not how we are supposed to live. We have outgrown them. And we are supposed to live from great to greatness. This is also his will
When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),
To unify the body. To have peace. Putting on isn’t always about us. It’s about putting on as a “body”, since we are of one body. Peace isn’t about inner peace, but it’s about peace.
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
So then HOW do we put off the old clothes? Refer to the truth. Meditate and live out the truth. Refer to
and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Put off the Old: Two types of old clothes.
Clothes that I purchased, but never looked good on me, but I myself believed it did. (Ephesians 5)
Paul writes to abstain from sexual imorality, impurity, anger, etc.
Clothes that I purchased, that did look good on me, but I outgrown them.
It is not enough to just sit there and not do anything. We are supposed to do good works.
First point: Putting off the “Old” self requires accountability. We can be easily deceived by ourselves. We need people who we have relationships with and trust to tell us how we look.
Accountability is also required to challenge us. Just when you think you put on love, there is so much more.
Jesus is a great example of this. Just when you thought Jesus loved me and he can’t love me anymore, he shows us even more. We can never understand the depth of his love.
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
You might think that I don’t need people or accountability to learn about love. It’s easy to say that I am loving and content, but even Jesus said that the kingdom of God is among us.
Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”
Put on the new.
What it looks like to walk in Christ, to be a Christian, to put on love.
Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
b. Show examples of putting on love:
Compassionate Hearts - Lena
Kindness -
Humility - Frank.
Meekness -
Patience - Andrew and Coffee at Cindy Conference.
Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
Luke 17: 21 “20Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, 21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”
Return back to the conditional statement of “If” presented earlier in this chapter.
Before putting it on, divine intervention of God’s love and receiving Him must take place. Without Jesus, transformation cannot take place.
Points:
Before putting on the new self, you must have a divine intervention of Christ’s powerful love in your life.
Putting on the “New Self” requires people & accountability. They tell you if what you’re putting on is good or bad.
Setting your mind on things above is to “put on” love.
To put on a new self isn’t about yourself, but about how you are affecting the body.
How the body is reacting to you is a test of how well you are putting on the new self.
Clothes-Related Points:
Putting on the new self is uncomfortable. It will hurt for awhile. It takes time to get used to it.
We grow out of old clothes. What was new isn’t new anymore. It’s time to make room for the new. This doesn’t mean that the old clothes were bad. You are being refined.
Throw out your old clothes. There are two types of old clothes: clothes that look terrible on you (that were never good on you in the first place, and clothes that USED to be good on you, but you must throw them out because they were out of style. It’s time to match with the age.
Old clothes can be donated and can be treated as new for some people.
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