Colossians 3:12-17 / David VanAcker

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.

The big idea of this sermon is that Christians are in Christ and so we must put on Christ, and especially those aspects of Christlikeness that foster unity and peace within the church. In other words, putting on Christ means remembering who we are in Jesus (chosen, holy, beloved), putting on the attitudes of Jesus (compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience), and putting on the actions of Jesus when there is conflict among us (bearing with, forgiving, and loving one another). Let us be a church that is continually seeking God’s help to clothe ourselves in all that He says as a means of glorifying God and strengthening His church.

Service Order

Welcome
Exhortation
Assurance of Pardon
    Come Thou Almighty King
Reading – Psalm 28
    Bless The Lord O My Soul (Psalm 103)
    There Is One Gospel
Offering
Sermon
    The Church’s One Foundation
    O Church Arise
Benediction

Memory Verse

Isaiah 41:10 – Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Service Times

Prayer
8:30-8:45am
Sunday School
9:00am-10:00am
Worship Service
10:30am-Noon

Berea

In Berea, Krista Gillette will be sharing about her time as a missionary in Scotland. Sunday School (kids ages 2-12) and Berea (kids 12+ and adults) take place at 9am on Sunday.