Put On, Put Off
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Pastor Ben leads a reflective and practical sermon from Colossians 3:1-14, titled 'Put On, Put Off,' emphasizing the transformative identity and daily discipline of living as a follower of Christ. He unpacks the biblical call to 'put off' sinful behaviors—such as anger, greed, lust, and deceit—and 'put on' Christ-like virtues like compassion, kindness, humility, patience, and forgiveness. Drawing from personal anecdotes, pop culture references (like *The Karate Kid*), and neuroscience, Ben illustrates how spiritual growth requires repetition and relational accountability to develop 'muscle memory' in righteousness. He challenges the congregation to examine their lives for spiritual exhaustion, overscheduling, and distractions, urging them to rebuild their schedules from scratch with God-centered priorities. The message culminates in a call to rest, realign, and embrace a life of spiritual focus, community, and intentional discipleship.
Your identity in Christ precedes your actions—putting on the new self begins with who you are, not what you do.
Spiritual growth requires repetition and discipline, like muscle memory, to make Christ-like responses natural.
If you're overwhelmed, it's time to cancel non-essential commitments and rebuild your life around God’s priorities.
Forgiveness and grace are not optional—they are essential for unity and healing in the church.
True transformation comes from a heart changed by Jesus, not from moral performance or religious activity.
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The Foundation: Who Jesus Is and What He Has Done
“God does all this that we can be forgiven of our sin. We can be cleansed of it, washed clean of it, set free from it and its effects on us, set free from punishment for our sin, set free from compulsion to repeat our sin. So this is the good news. This is the gospel.”
The Call to 'Put On, Put Off': Identity and Action
“You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your creator. In Christ there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free, but Christ is all in all.”
Muscle Memory and Spiritual Discipline
“Repetition, muscle memory. Repetition, muscle memory. The lists are just lists if I don't understand purpose, if I don't understand passion, if I don't understand my identity in the midst.”
The Cost of Spiritual Overload and the Need for Rest
Ben confronts the culture of busyness, warning that spiritual exhaustion leads to burnout and disconnection. He shares his own experience of fatigue and urges the congregation to cancel commitments, rebuild schedules, and welcome simplicity as a gift.
Rebuilding Life Around God's Priorities
Ben shares his personal journey of resetting his life with Rebecca—cutting back, reevaluating roles, and aligning life with God’s design. He challenges listeners to ask: Who are we? What is most important? And what are we willing to cancel?
“You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your creator. In Christ there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free, but Christ is all in all.”
“God does all this that we can be forgiven of our sin. We can be cleansed of it, washed clean of it, set free from it and its effects on us, set free from punishment for our sin, set free from compulsion to repeat our sin. So this is the good news. This is the gospel.”
“Turn off the podcasts. Turn off the videos. If you're getting dopamine hits, and simulated relationships with shows and things, then you don't have energy for reality.”
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Jesus Christ
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Ben
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Colossians
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Rebecca
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Paul
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Karate Kid
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Justin
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City Harbor Church
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Taekwondo
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The Karate Kid (2010)
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