Sermon Tone Analysis

Raised with Christ

Set your hearts on things above.

Location: Where Christ is - explanation: seated at the right hand of God.

Set your minds on things above - contrast - Now on earthly things.

Reason: Because you died - Point!!!!

Your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Paul give us an explanation about were believers go after death.

We remain with Christ.

Think about it.

We are currently connected with Christ.

At the point of death, our life is interconnected with Christ.

When He appears

Emphasis: We will be with the Lord forever!

New Life means Death to the Natural Way of life

Life means death when the spiritual puts to death the natural.

The cost of Life means to Put to Death - Death is prescribed for the Earthly Nature

Put to death literally means to kill.

To change To Turn to stop utterly ⇔ kill v. — to stop a state or activity with lethal determination; conceived of as putting something to death.

Earth is the object of the nature Object Location earth n. — It is the place where human beings and animals live; modernly understood as the third planet from the sun.

Earthly

Object Location earth n. — the place where human beings and animals live; modernly understood as the third planet from the sun.

It is because of tis earthly nature that God's wrath is coming!

God's wrath is coming because of the earthly nature!

For the believer, the earthly nature is in the past

For the believer, the earthly nature is in the past

Therefore we are to Get rid of it, Do not lie We are all in Christ - not identified by the earthly nature

Get rid of it, Do not lie We are all in Christ - not identified by the earthly nature

sexual immorality n. — sexual acts that are morally objectionable; especially related to prostitution.

sexual immorality n. — sexual acts that are morally objectionable; especially related to prostitution.

immorality ⇔ filth n. — immorality understood especially as dirty and impure; especially used of sexual sins.

immorality ⇔ filth n. — immorality understood especially as dirty and impure; especially used of sexual sins.

passion n. — a strong feeling or emotion.

passion n. — a strong feeling or emotion.

evil craving n. — an inordinate, self-indulgent craving (that displaces proper affections for God).

greediness n. — the excessive and immoderate desire of acquiring more and more (wealth).

idolatry n. — the worship of a material representation of a deity.

Rid yourselves of all such things

to stop a state ⇔ take off v. — to stop oneself being in a state or condition; conceived of as divesting oneself of a garment.

Anger, malice (depravity (perversion) n. — the perverting of virtue and moral principles from their purposes to evil ends.),

slander, filthy language, lying,

depravity (perversion) n. — the perverting of virtue and moral principles from their purposes to evil ends.

Colossians 3:9

Put on the new self - being renewed in knowledge

The new self way of life sees everyone according to Christ’s life.

Colossians 3:12-

Life Sprouts from Death

The Eternal Life way of living.

The lifestyle of Eternal Life is to Clothe yourselves with- A new (resurrected Life) lifestyle is necessary

Compassion is at the top of the list

compassion ⇔ bowels n. — a deeply felt compassion; characteristic of the psychological feature understood as the bowels.

compassion ⇔ bowels n. — a deeply felt compassion; characteristic of the psychological feature understood as the bowels.

kindness (quality) n. — the quality of being warmhearted, considerate, humane, gentle, and sympathetic.

humility n. — the disposition of valuing or assessing oneself appropriately; especially in light of one’s sinfulness or creatureliness.

gentleness n. — acting in a manner that is gentle, mild, and even-tempered.

patience n. — patient endurance of pain or unhappiness.

to bear (endure) v. — to endure something unpleasant or difficult whether on one’s own behalf or on behalf of someone else.

to forgive graciously v. — to forgive someone on account of the goodwill one has toward a person.

love (Christian) n. — a strong, non-sexual affection and regard for a person and their good as understood by God’s moral character; especially characterized by a willing forfeiture of rights or privileges in another person’s behalf.

Kindness humility gentleness patience Bearing with one another, forgiving one another, forgiving as the Lord forgave you!

Love is the glue that holds everything together