CHRIST ABOVE EVERYTHING
DECLARATION:
HE IS THE DELIVERER WHO RESCUED US.
HE IS THE REDEEMER WHO PURCHASED US.
HE IS THE CREATOR WHO FORMED US.
HE IS THE SUSTAINER WHO HOLDS US.
HE IS THE HEAD WHO LEADS US.
HE IS THE FULLNESS OF GOD REVEALED TO US.
HE IS THE RECONCILER WHO RESTORED US.
COLOSSIANS 3:12
1. IDENTITY COMES BEFORE ACTIVITY
2. SPIRITUAL MATURITY REQUIRES INTENTIONALITY
YOU CANNOT FOLLOW A COMPASSIONATE SAVIOR AND BECOME COMFORTABLE WITH EVERYBODY ELSE'S PAIN.
3. WHEN CHRIST IS ABOVE EVERYTHING, I DON'T HAVE TO BE ABOVE EVERYBODY.
4. YOU DON'T NEED PATIENCE WHEN EVERYTHING IS EASY. YOU NEED IT WHEN PEOPLE ARE DIFFICULT.
COLOSSIANS 3:13
DON'T DEMAND PERFECTION FROM PEOPLE GOD IS STILL TRANSFORMING.
5. WE FORGIVE FROM WHAT WE HAVE RECEIVED.
COLOSSIANS 3:14
6. LOVE IS WHAT HOLDS THE CHRISTIAN LIFE TOGETHER.
COLOSSIANS 3:15
7. DON'T LET YOUR EMOTIONS RULE WHAT CHRIST SHOULD RULE.
YOU WERE NEVER SAVED JUST TO SIT IN A SEAT. YOU WERE SAVED TO BECOME PART OF THE BODY.
8. GRATITUDE CHANGES WHAT YOU SEE.
COLOSSIANS 3:16
9. DON'T JUST READ THE WORD. LET THE WORD LIVE IN YOU.
10. WE WERE SAVED INTO A FAMILY, NOT JUST INTO A SERVICE.
COLOSSIANS 3:17
11. CHRIST ABOVE EVERYTHING MEANS CHRIST IN EVERYTHING.
WHO YOU ARE
Chosen.
Holy.
Beloved.
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WHAT YOU PUT ON
Compassion.
Kindness.
Humility.
Meekness.
Patience.
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HOW YOU TREAT PEOPLE
Bear with one another.
Forgive one another.
Love one another.
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WHAT RULES YOU
The peace of Christ.
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WHAT FILLS YOU
The Word of Christ.
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HOW YOU LIVE
Everything in the name of Jesus.