PUT ON THE NEW LIFE

PUT ON THE NEW LIFE

“Since God chose you to be the holy people He loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.”

Colossians 3:12-14

OUR SPIRITUAL ATTIRE

• COMPASSION
• KINDNESS
• HUMILITY
• GENTLENESS AND PATIENCE
• FORGIVENESS

“Instead, be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.”

Ephesians 4:32

• LOVE

“So now I’m giving you a new commandment: love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”

John 13:34-35

HOW DO WE LIVE OUT THE NEW LIFE

1. LET THE GO.

“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.”

Colossians 3:9-10

2. YIELD TO THE POWER OF THE .

“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”

Galatians 5:22

3. KEEP SAYING TO JESUS.

“Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.”

Romans 6:13

4. PURSUE GOD .

“Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with the wisdom He gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.”

Colossians 3:16