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• Current Sermon Series
• Investigating the New Testament book of
  Colossians (pg. xx)
• gt letter written by Paul to Colosse
• gt purpose was to present truth

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Colossians 3.1-14 (NIV)

• Since, then, you have been raised with Christ,
  set your hearts on things above, where Christ is
  seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds
  on things above, not on earthly things. 3For you
  died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in
  God. 4When Christ, who is your life, appears,
  then you also will appear with him in glory.

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Colossians 3.1-14 (NIV)

• 5Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to
  the earthly nature sexual immorality, impurity,
  lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
  6Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.
  7You used to walk in these ways, in the life you
  once lived. 8But now you must rid yourselves of
  all such things as these anger, rage, malice,
  slander, and filthy language from your lips.

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Colossians 3.1-14 (NIV)

• 9Do not lie to each other, since you have taken
  off your old self with its practices 10and have
  put on the new self, which is being renewed in
  knowledge in the image of its Creator. 11Here
  there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or
  uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or
  free, but Christ is all, and is in all.

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Colossians 3.1-14 (NIV)

• 12Therefore, as Gods chosen people, holy and
  dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion,
  kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
  13Bear with each other and forgive whatever
  grievances you may have against one another.
  Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14And over all
  these virtues put on love, which binds them all
  together in perfect unity.

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Colossians 3.1-14 (NIV)

• Our Focus Verse
• 9 since you have taken off your old self with
  its practices 10and have put on the new self

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To put on the NEW, you must take off the OLD

• Clarification
• gt this is different than coming to faith
• gt salvation is a free gift of God
• gt this the process of removing sins grip

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To put on the NEW, you must take off the OLD

• What is the OLD?
• gt earthly nature or sinful nature

Sexual immorality Impurity Lust Evil
desires Greed Idolatry
Anger Rage Malice Slander Filthy language Lying
Taken from Colossians 3.5-9
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To put on the NEW, you must take off the OLD

• What is the OLD?
• gt earthly nature or sinful nature

Sexual immorality Impurity Debauchery Idolatry Wit
chcraft Hatred Discord Jealousy
Fits of rage Selfish ambition Dissensions Factions
Envy Drunkenness
Taken from Galatians 5.18-20
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To put on the NEW, you must take off the OLD

• How do we take it off?
• gt confession
• - to God
• - to others
• gt put it to death
• - hold a funeral
• - baptism

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So Long Self by MercyMe

• Well if I come across a little bit distantIt's
  just because I am
• Things just seem to feel a little bit
  differentYou understand
• Believe it or not but life is not
  apparentlyAbout me anyways
• But I have met the One who really is worthySo
  let me say

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So Long Self by MercyMe

• So long, self
• Well, it's been fun, but I have found somebody
  else - So long, self
• There's just no room for two so you are gonna
  have to move - So long, self
• Don't take this wrong but you are wrong for me,
  farewell
• Oh well, goodbye, don't cryOh, so long, self

On the album Coming up to Breathe
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To put on the NEW, you must take off the OLD

• What parts do you need to shed?

Sexual immorality Impurity Lust Evil
desires Greed Idolatry Anger Rage Malice
Slander Filthy language Lying Debauchery Witchcra
ft Hatred Discord Jealousy
Selfish ambition Dissensions Factions Envy Drunken
ness
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What does the NEW look like?

• Putting on Clothing or bearing fruit
• gt the process of becoming more like Christ

Compassion Kindness Humility Gentleness Patience F
orgiveness Love
Love Joy Peace Patience Kindness Goodness Faithful
ness Gentleness Self-control
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What does the NEW look like?

• What parts do you need put on?

Joy Peace Goodness Faithfulness Self-control
Compassion Kindness Humility Gentleness Patience F
orgiveness Love
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So, whats the BIG deal?

• Can you see a difference in your life?
• gt Old Nature gt New Nature
• - self-centered - God-centered
• - desires gratification - desires Gods Will
• - focused on here/now - focused on eternity
• - striving for position - striving to serve
• which is being renewed in knowledge in
  the image of its Creator. Colossians 3.10

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