Sermons on Colossians 3:1-7:

Seeing Ourselves In Christ

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Thesis: We need to look to God to tell us who we are.

Thesis: We need to look to God to tell us who we are. Intro.: 1. < Show the congregation a mirror > a. "This is obviously a mirror." 1) You probably look at one several times each day (some more/less). 2) Anytime you want to see how you look, step in front of a mirror. b. Looking at the unseen ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4

Gambling And Risk Taking

Contributed by Roddy Chestnut on Oct 18, 2000

Intro.: 1.

Intro.: 1. Gambling is an issue in our society and everywhere we look there is something to remind us of that fact: a. Lottery drawings (Pick 3; Pick 4; Super Lotto, etc.) b. Pete Rose (did he or did he not gamble on pro baseball games?) c. Bingo at local clubs and churches; horseracing; Atl. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-6

A Time To Refocus

Contributed by Joe Farnella on Oct 18, 2000

Intro: When I was a kid I used to like to watch Mister Magoo.

Intro: When I was a kid I used to like to watch Mister Magoo. I remember about eight years ago when we were preaching a Chief Capua. This guy was preaching up a storm and seen this one guy across the street standing by the bar. After we looked harder we found out it was just a tree. 2 Thess ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:5, Colossians 3:2, Proverbs 4:25

Good News, Bad News

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 10, 2001

There are bad things which need to be extinguished from our lives and good things that need to be added.

GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS Col. 3:5-9, 12-14 INTRO.- We’ve all heard some of those “good news, bad news” jokes and I want to share a few this morning, because that’s what life is full of: both good news and bad news. Good news: Did you all know that Gary Saveley made the Olympic javelin team which is ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:5-9

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

There's Nothing Soft About Porn

Contributed by David Moore on Mar 3, 2001

A challenge to men about the use of pornography

There’s Nothing Soft About Porn By David Moore, Pastor, Braehill Baptist Church, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Aim: To show the increase in the use of pornography world-wide, and exhort the believer to sexual and mental purity. Text: Colossians 3:1-7 Introduction: The book of Colossians was ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Sanctification: A Daily Occurrence…a Lifelong Process

Contributed by Thomas Farley on Dec 7, 2000

Sanctification as a daily undertaking.

SANCTIFICATION: A DAILY OCCURRENCE…A LIFELONG PROCESS Colossians 3:1-17 The Greek word translated "sanctification" (hagiasmos [aJgiasmov"]) means "holiness." Before reading today’s scripture I would like to lay a small foundation and give you some background on the writing itself. Paul’s letter ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17

Denomination: Holiness

Heavenly Mindedness

Contributed by Eddie Robinson on Jan 2, 2001

You soul has already been saved, try to keep your mind focused on a heavenly mentality, and it is easier to handle life.

Colossians Chapter 3:1-4 1 If ye then be risen in Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is our life, ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Hide And Seek

Contributed by Richard Messana on Jan 4, 2001

We must put off the old man and assume the new in Christ.

Hide and Seek Colossians 3:1-17 October 29, 2000 Prop.: We must put off the old man and assume the new in Christ. Introduction: When I was a kid growing up on the streets of Dorchester, one of my favorite games to play was “Hide and Seek”. We used to play on Tolman Street and Norwood Street. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

Seeing Yourself Through Heaven's Eyes

Contributed by Stuart Blount on Apr 10, 2001

Unwrapping the wonderful truths of how God has made us a different person IN Christ.

SEEING YOURSELF THROUGH HEAVENS EYES When VICTOR SERIBRIAKOFF was 15 his teacher told him he would never finish school and that he should drop out and learn a trade. Victor took the advice and for the next 17 years he was an itinerant doing a variety of odd jobs. He had been told he was a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10, Colossians 3:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Focus For The Faithful

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 27, 2001

What should our focus be on after we are immersed into Christ? What should the focus of the faithful be?

INTRODUCTION  When people a persons tells you that they want to become a Christian, we can tell them what the Bible tells us we MUST do in order to be saved. (Hear, Faith, Repent, Confess, Immerse)  What about after the baptism, we must we do once we are immersed into ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Does God Care What I Wear? Series

Contributed by Kirtes Calvery on Sep 11, 2005

Modesty is a way of thinking more than a way of dressing: a way of thinking about one’s identity, one’s loyalties, and one’s love for God and others.

Does God Care What I Wear? Sept. 11, 2005 Key Text---Colossians 3:1-14 The Message 1 So if you’re serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. 2 Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

A Brand New Life

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 28, 2005

the Christian Life

Intro: Robert Blake trial—verdict—not guilty—announcer’s next statement gave me the thought for today’s sermon—they said, “ in just a few minutes, Robert Blake will walk out of this courtroom into a brand new life. A BRAND NEW LIFE IN CHRIST COLOSSIANS 3:1-10 Background: Paul didn’t see the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Christ Who Is Our Life

Contributed by Colin Coombs on Oct 12, 2005

Our Christian life from its source to its ultimate slendour with Christ.

CHRIST WHO IS OUR LIFE Colossians 3:4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. I LIFE FROM CHRIST SALVATION NEWNESS John 3:35 & 36 The Father loves his Son, and he has given him authority over everything. 36 And all who believe in God’s Son have eternal ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:4

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What's Your Address Series

Contributed by John Harvey on Jun 30, 2005

AS Christians we must realize our home is not this world. We must identify that we are aliens in this world.

“CSI: CHRISTIAN SPIRITUAL IDENTITY” “What’s Your Address?” July 3, 2005 Intro: Recap last week; “Who are You?” We were dead in sin; God made us alive in Christ. Today we are going to look at what happens in our lives in terms of our living conditions since we are new in Christ. “And God raised ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Dressed For Success Series

Contributed by Douglas Dudley on Jul 25, 2005

THE APOSTLE PAUL TELLS THE CHRISTIANS AT COLOSSAE HOW TO DRESS FOR SUCCESS. THERE ARE THINGS TO PUT ON AND THINGS TO TAKE OFF.

Dress for Success: Things to Take Off and Things to Put On Text: Colossians 3:1-15 Introduction. Clothes are very important to us, and it’s very evident when we look at our economy. If we understand how many billions of dollars are spent each year on making, selling, and buying clothes, the ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ