The passage discusses putting on compassion, kindness, humility, patience, and love in order to be unified. It encourages forgiving others as God forgave, letting Christ's peace rule one's heart, and dwelling on virtues. All things should be done in Jesus' name with thankfulness to God so that the body of believers may teach and encourage each other through songs of praise.

2. Colossians 3:12–17
So, as those who have been chosen of God,
holy and beloved, 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.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,

3. 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.

5. Put to death
Therefore consider the members of your
earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity,
passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts
to idolatry.
Colossians 3:5

6. The Dirty Clothes
But now you also, put them all aside: anger,
wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech
from your mouth. Do not lie to one another,
since you laid aside the old self with its evil
practices
Colossians 3:8–9
Take off and send
to the Holy Spirit’s hamper

7. A decision for change
…and have put on
the new self who is
being renewed to a
true knowledge
according to the
image of the One
who created him—
Colossians 3:10

8. His part
So, as those who have been chosen of God,
holy and beloved…
Colossians 3:12a
What does chosen mean?

9. Chosen is transformational
Holy & loved (Col. 3:12)
Holy & blameless (Eph. 1:4)
Spiritual house & royal priesthood
A chosen race, a holy nation & God’s own
possession (1 Peter 2:5;9)

10. Get dressed quick!
…put on a heart of
compassion,
kindness, humility,
gentleness and
patience;
Colossians 3:12b
Compassion-show mercy
Kindness-an act that is
beneficial to others
Humility-w/o arrogance
Gentleness-w/o harshness
Patience- emotional calm
in the face of
provocation or
misfortune and without
complaint or irritation

11. Much easer after you get dressed
1. Giving up right to
retaliate
2. Forgive freely
3. Complaint-future
tense!
4. Forgave-past tense
bearing with one
another, and
forgiving each other,
whoever has a
complaint against
anyone; just as the
Lord forgave you, so
also should you.

12. One final thing
to put on
Beyond all these things put
on love, which is the
perfect bond of unity.
Colossians 3:14

13. Literally
“The” love
The uniting bond of perfection
One word meaning that which brings together
or combines

14. Dressed for the church
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.

15. It brings about unity. One
body, rled by Peace that
passes all
understanding
Let Christ’s peace rule
the peace that Christ
provides should show
you what you should
think
an award for
exceptional
performance, prize or
award

16. Two step process
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by
prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let
your requests be made known to God. And
the peace of God, which surpasses all
comprehension, will guard your hearts and
your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6–7

17. Peace to you
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is
honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute,
if there is any excellence and if anything
worthy of praise, dwell on these things. The
things you have learned and received and
heard and seen in me, practice these things,
and the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:8–9

18. Let Christ’s
word live
wisdom teaching and
admonishing one another
with psalms and hymns
and spiritual songs, singing
with thankfulness in your
hearts to God.
Now we can have
church

19. All that we are and all that we do
Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the
name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through
Him to God the Father.