READ THE PASSAGE SLOWLY AND
STRATEGICALLY
Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on
the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right
hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died
to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ,
who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his
glory.
So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have
nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t
be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this
world. Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. You used to do these
things when your life was still part of this world. But now is the time to get
rid of anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, and dirty language. Don’t lie
to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its
wicked deeds.
Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your
Creator and become like him. In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a
Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave,
or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us. COLOSSIANS 3:1-11 NLT
EXTRACT GOD’S MAIN THOUGHT OR
POINT
Jesus breaks the power of sin.
We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that
sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. For when
we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. ROMANS 6:6-7 NLT
For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in
God. COLOSSIANS 3:3 NLT
I must kill the habits of sin.
So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have
nothing to do with… COLOSSIANS 3:5 NLT
Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep
reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the
power to do what pleases him. PHILIPPIANS
2:12-13 NLT
APPLY IT TO MY LIFE
Stop lying to myself and others.
Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful
nature and all its wicked deeds. COLOSSIANS
3:9 NLT
Today is the day to make a
change.
But now is the time… COLOSSIANS
3:8 NLT
That is why the Holy Spirit says, “Today when you hear his voice, don’t
harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled, when they tested me in the
wilderness.” HEBREWS 3:7-8 NLT
There are no excuses.
In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile,
circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is
all that matters, and he lives in all of us. COLOSSIANS 3:11 NLT
LET IT OUT
Share your sin with someone you
trust and ask them to pray for you.
Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may
be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and
produces wonderful results. JAMES 5:16
NLT