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I. Introduction
I want to describe a scenario
Describe a mansion that’s burning down.
It is heavily engulfed in flames.
That’s not a good sight, is it?
Seeing this is a terrible picture.
Now I want to describe that same image of the same mansion from another angle
a more wide angle of the mansion, making it clear that it’s just a movie prop
what do you think now?
it isn’t really a beautiful mansion.
It’s just a Hollywood set made to look like a mansion
and it isn’t even a real fire.
That’s called a movie set facade.
its purpose is to look like something it isn’t
the intent of the facade is to make something look real in hopes that the viewer would see it as real
This directly relates to our message from Colossians tonight.
A quick recap of Colossians so far.
You've heard this at least seven times.
It sounds like I'm repeating myself, because...I am.
I want us to see just how much Colossians applies to us, the church in 2014.
The city of Colosse was in the Roman Empire.
The church was in a city under Roman influence.
Romans had gods for everything.
Colosse was a society of many gods and many types of worship.
The people of the Colossian church grew up and lived in this society.
And then they became believers in Jesus Christ.
They were a small group of believers in a large city who didn't believe like they did.
So they felt the pressure of a society that didn't like their difference.
It was a tough environment to be a Christian.
In the past messages, we've seen how Paul warned them to steer clear of these pagan ideas.
He also warned them to steer clear of people trying to add to the Gospel they believed.
Last week we talked about the Christian identity.
The Bible tells us who we are, now that we're Christians.
We can sum it all up in one word.
Jesus.
Our identity is Jesus.
We're not who we used to be.
So our actions are not what they once were.
Since we identify with Jesus, we should look like Jesus.
So, today, we're moving on in Colossians.
And what we're going to look at today adds to that identity we have in Jesus.
But Paul moves from our individual identities.
He now moves to our corporate identity.
Out identity as a church of Jesus Christ.
Today, we're going to look at Colossians 3:12-17.
Read Colossians 3:12-17.
II.
Let's see how the Bible describes the church.
We are God's chosen people.
You may have been told you're special when someone had nothing better to say.
But, as a follower of Jesus Christ, you really are special.
You belong to God.
He chose you.
No one here is worthless.
Everyone here has meaning and purpose in the eyes of the only One that really matters.
We are holy.
Now that might not be a word you've been described as before.
But you are holy.
Set apart.
Sanctified by God.
For Him.
We are dearly loved.
God is not out to get you.
His purpose is not to sabotage your entire life.
He dearly and deeply loves you.
He sacrificed everything for you.
So we are special.
We are holy.
We are deeply loved.
There's one more descriptive term for us used in this passage.
You are members of one body.
Now what can that mean?
We've definitely sitting here as individuals.
There are many bodies in this building.
How can we be one?
Because we, as a church, are the body of Christ.
We are special, and holy, and deeply loved, as one organism, too.
God not only sees us individually, but as one – one body.
in fact, God sees us more as a unified body than as individuals
We are, collectively, the hands and feet of Jesus today.
We are the Jesus that this society sees today.
Now, let's go back to that facade talk for a minute.
We saw a picture of a beautiful southern mansion.
But then we saw behind the scenes.
Behind the scenes there was no substance at all.
From the front it looked good.
But when we saw the entire picture, there was really nothing there.
The front said something great exists.
The back said there's nothing there.
Paul says you are the body of Christ.
You represent Christ.
In a society who desperately needs Christ, you represent Him.
All this society will see of Jesus is you.
What does society see of Jesus today?
What does the church look like to society today?
Do they see Jesus really changing and making a difference in our lives?
Or do they just see a facade?
Do they see an empty, fake facade of Jesus?
Paul was concerned about the way the Colossian church lived in the middle of a pagan society.
He wanted them to make sure what they presented as the body of Christ was real.
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