1. Testing Colossians 3:12-17 Garments Of Love Minimum 5 Garments
Per person in
Changing room
1 Corinthians
3:12
Testing
Testing
Colossians 3:12-17

2. 5 Garments of Love
Colossians 3:12
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness and patience”

3. You ALREADY are..
Colossians 3:12
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness and patience”

4. “We love because He first loved us.”
You ALREADY are..
1 John 4:19
“We love because
He first loved us.”

5. 1 Show Mercy Colossians 3:12
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness and patience”

6. 2 Show Goodness Colossians 3:12
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness and patience”

7. 2
Show Goodness
Showing Kind words, but actions to the contrary
Showing Kind actions, but words to the contrary
Align both Kind actions and words to be dressed appropriately by Christ.

8. Greek Word: Moral Goodness … Integrity2
Show Goodness
Colossians 3:12
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness and patience”
Greek Word: Moral Goodness … Integrity

9. Greek Word: A deep sense of one’s3
Elevating Others
Colossians 3:12
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness and patience”
Greek Word: A deep sense of one’s
moral littleness

10. 3 Elevating Others 1 Peter 5:5
“Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward on another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

11. Greek Word: Gentle, mild4
Gentle Demeaner
Colossians 3:12
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness and patience”
Greek Word: Gentle, mild

12. Greek Word: patience, endurance, constancy, steadfast, perseverance5
Consistent
Colossians 3:12
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness and patience”
Greek Word: patience, endurance, constancy, steadfast, perseverance

13. Greek Word: slowness in avenging wrongs5
Consistent
Colossians 3:12
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness and patience”
Greek Word: slowness in avenging wrongs

14. Greek Agape: brotherly love, affection
Thread of the Garments
Colossians 3:14
“And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony”
Greek Agape: brotherly love, affection
Love feasts

15. Greek Word: Essential Word of God
Dressed in the Word
Colossians 3:16
“Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God”
Greek Word: Essential Word of God

16. Dressed in the Word Colossians 3:16
“Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly”…
Greek Logos: Essential Word of God
Heraclitus – Philosopher in 600bc
Used Logos to describe Divine reason or plan which coordinates a changing universe

17. The Word dwelling in you is a choice
Judas had:
The Best Rabbi
A Terrific Leader
An Outstanding Teacher
The Finest Advisor
The Perfect Counselor
Yet He failed to receive the Word

18. “Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly”…
Dressed in the Word
Colossians 3:16
“Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly”…
Dressed by
Reading the Word
Meditating on the Word
Studying the Word
Praying over the Word
APPLYING the Word

19. Put these garments on and they will change you!
Of Love
Minimum 5 Garments
Per person in
Changing room
Put these garments on and they will change you!
Testing
Testing
Ephesians 4:22-24