CLOTHED PART ONE (4 OF 8)
by Rich Wooten
Scripture: Colossians 3:1-11
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Clothed Part One (4 of 8)
Series: Real Talk
Rich Wooten
Colossians 3:1-11
When I get dressed in the morning, it is pretty much habit. I look at what pants I want to wear (always a good place to start). Jeans or jeans. Then shirt. Is it a flannel day? Or do I show off my guns? Eventually, it's all done, trying to look presentable, and about 10 minutes after I start, I am ready for the day! For others, the process is a whole lot more deliberate - choosing the night before, lay out the clothes in order of putting on. Some may have even taken pictures of favorite outfits and then review them. Then wake up, get ready, and put on the well chosen clothes, only to then not 'feel' it and grab something else. And 45 minutes later, you leave, only to have to return because the weather wasn't what you thought it was going to be....ha! We are accustomed to clothing ourselves. And then, at the end of the day, the process starts all over again. Intentional. Purposeful. Very individual!
Paul writes to the Colossian church about some very powerful principles, stuff that makes you go 'hmmmmmm', and you try to grasp the meaning and put it into action. This is what is happening in this next section of Paul's letter. And he uses a surprising analogy to help the church remember something powerful, yet incredibly simple.
Colossians 3:1-11 (CSB)
3 So if (since) you have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Seek the things above...set your minds on things above. I think all of us would say, ''yep, good idea.'' But then, when we actually try to do that very thing after church, in fact during the message, we find ourselves in a difficult predicament. There is a disconnect between seeking the things above, sett ...
Series: Real Talk
Rich Wooten
Colossians 3:1-11
When I get dressed in the morning, it is pretty much habit. I look at what pants I want to wear (always a good place to start). Jeans or jeans. Then shirt. Is it a flannel day? Or do I show off my guns? Eventually, it's all done, trying to look presentable, and about 10 minutes after I start, I am ready for the day! For others, the process is a whole lot more deliberate - choosing the night before, lay out the clothes in order of putting on. Some may have even taken pictures of favorite outfits and then review them. Then wake up, get ready, and put on the well chosen clothes, only to then not 'feel' it and grab something else. And 45 minutes later, you leave, only to have to return because the weather wasn't what you thought it was going to be....ha! We are accustomed to clothing ourselves. And then, at the end of the day, the process starts all over again. Intentional. Purposeful. Very individual!
Paul writes to the Colossian church about some very powerful principles, stuff that makes you go 'hmmmmmm', and you try to grasp the meaning and put it into action. This is what is happening in this next section of Paul's letter. And he uses a surprising analogy to help the church remember something powerful, yet incredibly simple.
Colossians 3:1-11 (CSB)
3 So if (since) you have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Seek the things above...set your minds on things above. I think all of us would say, ''yep, good idea.'' But then, when we actually try to do that very thing after church, in fact during the message, we find ourselves in a difficult predicament. There is a disconnect between seeking the things above, sett ...
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