Colossians 3:10-14

"Dear Father, Grant that we may clothe ourselves with Christ, for he is a garment of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness and patience,..."

"Dear Father, Help me put to death certain things in my life that are earthly - inward evils ranging from impurity to covetousness. Most of all, may I..."

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"Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all."

"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."

"As God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."

"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."

"Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."

"Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and..."

"Make allowance for each other's faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others."

Inspirational illustration of Colossians 3:13 -- Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Inspirational illustration of Colossians 3:12 -- As God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Excellence in every area of life means relationships, too! Rubel Shelly calls us to excellence, but reminds us that this must be true in every area of life, including our relationships.

"Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. . . . And whatever you do or say, do it as a..."

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God loves you, so he's at work to transform you! Max Lucado reminds us that God is at work in us to make us and transform us to be like Jesus.

Winning the hearts of our enemies? Rubel Shelly reminds us that gentleness is much in need in every area of life.

What kind thing have you done today? Kindness is a trait of God that we need to have and to share.

Why do I have to do something this hard? Max Lucado reminds us that we can get through this even if it involves forgiving the unforgivable -- both unforgivable sin and sinner.

What was that we saw falling to earth? We can't really know anyone else's story without being able to view it from the perspective of God and God sheds a tear when we judge each other falsely.

Can you really hold off the condemnation? God is forgiving of us and we must be of each other.

"Dear Child of Grace, You have been blessed with grace because of the Father's love (John 3:16-18; Colossians 1:12-14). That grace was embodied by My...."

Do you look like your Father? For those of us who claim to follow Jesus, there should be a family resemblance between each of us and God and Jesus. We should not look like the people around us, but we should be uniquely different and by our look we should be part of God's family.

Imagine never being picked last! Paul Faulkner reminds us that God chose us, and still chooses us, every time for his team.

"Dear Father, Let me live in the light of your truth about myself - that my old nature has been put off, with its baggage of practices, and that I..."

Because God has so graciously loved us, we can live as Jesus' agents of love and kindness in our broken world. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's great love for us as something more like, feel, think, or say, it is always demonstrated.

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