1. The Pre-eminence of Christ By Mike Mazzalongo Lesson #9 Chapter 3:12-17

2. 1.Personal Holiness  Avoid sexual sins  Avoid sins of the tongue  Avoid lies ____  Pursue sexual purity  Pursue gracious speech  Pursue truth

3. “So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, …”

4. Chosen of God - Through Christ

5. Chosen of God - Through Christ Holy - Separate through Christ

6. Chosen of God - Through Christ Holy - Separate through Christ Beloved - Because of Christ

7. “…put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. ”

8. 2.A loving attitude – vs.12b-14 Compassion - tender feeling → suffering Kindness - tender feeling → all Humility - true self-knowledge Meekness - not self-willed

9. 2.A loving attitude – cont’d Patience - willingness to wait Longsuffering - not easily provoked Forgiveness - foregoing the right to justice

10. “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. ”

11. 3.A Thankful Heart – vs. 15-17 Thankful for peace of mind Worship of thankfulness Life motivated by thanks

12. 1.Personal holiness 2.A loving attitude 3.A thankful heart