Lakewood Baptist Church
Series: Idols for Destruction
Title: Idolatry and Greed
Colossians 3:1–15
Colossians 3:1-15 ESV
Putting Greed to Death:
1. Look Up.
2. Put Off.
3. Put On.
1. Look Up.
– Colossians 3:1–2
· Remember, Paul writes this warning to Christians.
– Colossians 1:3–4
· Christian, your life is hidden with Christ in God.
2. Put Off.
· If you have been raised in Christ, then you are dead to sin:
o Sin no longer has power over you.
o Worldly treasures are no longer your aim.
o Personal gain is no longer your motivation.
The question to us: Why would we live like those who have this world as their only hope?
· Put away greed, because this is idolatry.
– Colossians 3:5
3. Put On.
– Colossians 3:12–14
· Life in God’s kingdom is others focused.
· Everything we do is in the name of the Lord, and with a thankful heart.
– Colossians 3:17