Colossians 3:5-15

"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..."

"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..."

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

What do you mean my dog is on the roof? Rubel Shelly shares his insights on tact, telling the truth, kindness, sophistry, avoidance, and sugar coating the truth.

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.

"So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be....."

"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."

"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful."

"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful."

"Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry."

"So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be....."

"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 3:15 -- Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

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

"Dear Disciple, Sometimes people romanticize what life was like in the early church. They look past the enormous cultural challenges, relationship..."

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.

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

Is it Grey or Gray? Patrick Odum writes about 50 Shades of Grey and reminds us to think carefully about our participation and expectation of the movie and our sexuality.

"Dear Father, Let Christ's peace rule in our hearts. Let us be at peace in his one body. Fill our hearts and mouths with overflowing thanksgiving. Let..."

"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...."

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.

Church is not a place to stay spiritually sick, but a place to get well. Church is not just like a hospital where everyone is sick. It is more like a wellness center where we learn to live healthy.

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

Have you really thrown them away or just tried to clean them up? We need to not only be sorry for our sin, but we also need to get rid of the things in our lives that lead us to sin.

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

How can we be thankful without doing something significant? Patrick Odum talks about gratitude and thankfulness for the grace we have received and all the blessings we have in Christ and in life.

Do you know peace in your life? Do you know peace in your life? Or, do you find your days filled with conflict? Are you often belligerent and contentious with those around you? Find real peace in Jesus.

What will we do when the choice is ours and the moment comes? Phil Ware continues his series connected to The Story, this week from Chapter 3, focusing on Joseph and his temptation with Potiphar's wife.

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.

What do you do when you have those who offend you When someone has hurt you and you can get even, what are you going to do?

What happens the other 51 weeks of the year? Phil Ware begins a 4 part November series on giving thanks just in time for the Thanksgiving season.

How can we minister to Jesus? One way we can minister to Christ is to serve those in need, especially those in prison or in jail.

How do you really clean house this spring? Anne Voskamp shares her insights into spring cleaning and the stress and blessing of completely cleaning ones house and heart.

What's your favorite way to sing? Singing changes and so must we, but the bigger issue is that we sing!

Without forgiveness, bitterness is all that’s left! Max Lucado reminds us of the importance of forgiveness or bitterness poisons our hearts and destroys our influence.

How can we follow in the same pattern doing the same ol' thing yet it appear on the surface as something very different? Phil Ware continues his series on the prodigal son called the journey home, this message is about how both sons wanted the same thing and both loved the father's stuff more than they loved the father.