Pastor Andy Cass explores Colossians 3, challenging us to "Look up and Live up" by clothing ourselves with compassion and mercy. Through personal anecdotes, biblical insights, and practical applications, he illustrates how embracing God's compassion can transform our lives and relationships, urging us to let go of anger and resentment to fully live out our purpose in Christ.
TEXT: Colossians 3:1-4, 12; Matthew 18:21-35; Lamentations 3:22-23; Romans 12:1
NOTES:
"Compassion is never passive; it's always an active heart-to-hand act of worship"
A.W. Tozer: "Mercy is not something God has, but something God is. His mercy is everlasting, and it calls us to reflect His compassionate heart in our actions toward others."
C.S. Lewis: "To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you."
"God's mercy is meant to be a mirror, his compassion is our calling."
"You cannot be possessed by anger and fully live out the purpose God has for you."
"The overflow of Jesus's heart was not anger, but forgiveness, compassion, mercy, pity, and love."
