Richvale Community Church
Sermon Deep Dive
  • INTRO VIDEO.
    I love this video and especially example of putting on the jersey of your team and passionately….than cheering for the other team…
    Casey touched on Sunday.. He talked about what we dress in — is what We Represent… Fireman and policeman…
    In Colossians 3, Paul says the Christian life is not just about believing the right things—it is about living them out. We are called to “put on” our new life in Christ.
    Our identity now comes from being in Christ. The old life is gone, and we are called to live differently.
    —- and Our Identity comes from being in Christ…
    (Paul used baptismal language to illustrate what this means.)

    1. We Must Be Washed by Christ

    Remember when Jesus washed the disciples’ feet? It was at the last super..John 13 … tells us..
    Jesus rose from supper, removed his outer garments, wrapped a towel around his waist, poured water into a basin, and began washing the disciples’ feet and wiping them with the towel. (John 13:1–17)
    When Jesus approached Peter, Peter objected, asking why the Lord would wash his feet. Jesus responded that Peter would understand later, but when Peter refused entirely,
    John 13:8 ESV
    8 Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.”
    You have to love Peter —he then responded not just his feet but also his hands and head. (John 13:1–17)
    here is the thing…Peter thought Jesus was talking about dirty feet, but Jesus was speaking about a deeper cleansing…
    Jesus is dealing with the self sufficiency verse His sufficency…Jesus provides everything necessary—both initially and continuously—for our relationship with God.
    That was the problem in the Colossian church.
    False teachers were saying Christ was not enough.
    They claimed believers needed more laws, more religious works, more philosophy, and more spiritual experiences.
    But Paul’s message is simple: Christ is enough
    We must be washed by Christ.. Why?
    Jesus already defeated sin through the cross.
    Our sin was nailed to the crosss.
    He removed our guilt and shame
    Baptism Represents our Victory..
    Baptism is tour identification with the cross…in baptism the old life being buried and a new life being raised with Christ.
    Because of Jesus, we no longer live under the shame of our past or the guilt of our sin. We now live in the victory of the cross.
    In Colossians 3 Paul shows us how to continue living in that victory…
    . We do it by ordering our lives around our baptism.. What we take off… and what we put on..
    Paul begins chapter 3 —
    Colossians 3:1–2 ESV
    1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
    The word “if” is not expressing doubt. It is a marker of condition:
    If this is true of you, then this should be the outcome.
    Because we have been raised with Christ, we are now called to seek the things above. If you are in Christ.. set your minds things above and not on earth…
    Paul is speaking about living from our position in Christ.
    We are to live — as people who have been raised with Him.
    In baptism We have died to the old self, and our lives are now hidden with Christ in God…
    This is not merely an intellectual exercise. It is a complete reorientation of our desires, priorities, and focus…
    — We recently, moved our living room around… got rid of some furniture changed things around… it is a reorientation…
    — Christ did this in a major way… he tip our lives right side up…
    what does this mean.
    Group time…
    Lets read the text… first then answer the questions..

    2. We Must Put Off the Old Self and Put On the New Self

    When I was elementary… there was time when I thought I had a brilliant idea… We had to where school uniform… thought I would get dressed the night before — sleep in and role out bed dressed for school…
    Paul tells us to take off —the old and put on the new.
    Warren Wirsbe says
    .We put off the “grave clothes” of the old life and put on the “grace clothes” of the new life.
    Paul next describes what it means to remove the old way of life.
    To “put off” means to take off the sinful practices we once clothed ourselves with. It requires honesty and vulnerability before God.
    Casey pointed us to Psalms 90.8 Reminds us that before God we are full exposed before God…
    Psalm 90:8 ESV
    8 You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.
    — In the garden Adam and Eve realized they were naked and tried to hide but they were seen..
    Paul identifies two categories of sin that believers are to put away.

    The First Group: Sinful Desires

    These sins operate at the level of personal desire and inward corruption:
    Sexual immorality — any sexual activity outside of God’s design for marriage
    Impurity — moral contamination through sinful behavior
    Passion — uncontrolled lust
    Evil desire — the deliberate planning and pursuit of sin
    Greed — intense craving for physical gratification
    These sins begin internally before they ever become external.

    The Second Group: Destructive Attitudes and Speech

    These sins damage relationships and destroy community:
    Anger — emotional outbursts
    Wrath — boiling rage
    Malice — intentional wickedness
    Slander — tearing down another person’s character
    Abusive speech — harmful and degrading words
    Paul says these things must be put off.
    But putting them off is not casual language. It is death language.
    Casey said something powerful:
    “Our sinfulness has to join Jesus on the cross.”
    — When these sins pop up… we go back to the cross..
    That is exactly Paul’s point. The old self must die so the new self can live.
    Video…
    Group Time

    3. We Must Walk in Our New Identity

    Paul now shifts from what we remove to what we embrace.
    One of Pauls favorite saying — In Christ… Paul says our live lives are now hidden in Christ.
    Casey described it beautifully: we “sink into Christ’s identity.”
    How do we sink into his identity? We acknowledge who he is..
    — Colossians 3:1-2
    Colossians 3:1–2 ESV
    1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
    Notice that Christ is seated in the place of authority.
    So what happens when we seek the things above and set our hope fully on Christ? We are looking for His Kingdom to rule in our hearts and when we do this we told that ..
    we do this we allow the peace of Christ to rule in our hearts.
    Colossians 3:15 ESV
    15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
    The word “rule” carries the idea of an umpire making decisions.
    When our lives are ordered around Christ, His peace begins directing our responses, our attitudes, and our decisions.
    Instead of reacting in fear, anger, bitterness, or panic, Christ’s peace becomes the deciding voice in our hearts.
    Paul continues:
    “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly…” — Colossians 3:16
    Colossians 3:16 ESV
    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.
    The Word of God is not meant to merely visit our lives occasionally. It is meant to dwell richly within us.
    And when the Word dwells richly within us, it begins flowing out of us:
    Our speech changes
    Our attitudes change
    Our relationships change
    Our words become full of grace and wisdom
    Our lives begin leading others toward life rather than destruction
    When we order our lives around our identity in Christ, something powerful happens. Christ’s peace rules our hearts, and Christ’s Word fills our mouths.
    Paul then gives one of the greatest summary statements for the Christian life:
    Colossians 3:17 ESV
    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.
    What a verse to live by.
    Every word. Every action. Every relationship. Every decision.
    Do it all in the name of Jesus.
    That is what it means to be clothed with Christ’s character.
    video — Pricilla Shirer talks about Identity..
    Group Time

      • John 13:8ESV

      • Colossians 3:1–2ESV

      • Psalm 90:8ESV

      • Colossians 3:1–2ESV

      • Colossians 3:15ESV

      • Colossians 3:16ESV

      • Colossians 3:17ESV

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