August 9, 2026 | Courts of Praise | Pastor Simeon Palmore

Walking in the Newness of Life

Sermon Summary

Pastor Simeon Palmore preaches through Colossians 3, verse by verse, showing what it means to have been raised with Christ. If the same Spirit that raised Jesus lives in you, Bro Simeon states, you have the ability to set your mind on the things above instead of drifting back into the habits of your old life. He traces this back to Psalm 16 — David set the Lord always before him, and in God's presence there is fullness of joy. Bro Simeon contrasts David's undoing in 2 Samuel 11, when the king stayed home from battle and his mind wandered onto Bathsheba, with Peter's return to fishing after the resurrection — two pictures of believers going back to the old man instead of walking in the new. The turning point of the message is the tongue: what dwells in your heart eventually comes out of your mouth, in word and in deed. Bro Simeon calls the church to let the word of Christ dwell in them richly, to put off malice and slander, and to put on compassion, kindness, humility, and love — the things binding the body together in perfect unity. He closes by tying obedience to ordinary life: work, marriage, and speech are all places where the newness of life is either walked out or abandoned.

Key Scriptures

Colossians 3:1-2If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
Psalm 16:8,11I have set the LORD always before me; because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved... You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Colossians 3:12-14Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another... But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.
Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Main Points

  1. Being raised with Christ gives you the ability to set your mind on things above instead of on things below (Col. 3:1-2).
  2. David modeled seeking God by setting the Lord always before him and finding fullness of joy in His presence (Psalm 16:8,11).
  3. Sin never stays where it starts — David's stillness at home turned into lust, then deception, then murder (2 Samuel 11).
  4. What dwells inside a person eventually comes out through the mouth, so guard the heart before you guard your words (Mark 7:20-23).
  5. Putting off the old self and putting on compassion, kindness, humility, and love is what holds the body together in unity (Col. 3:12-14).
  6. Letting the word of Christ dwell in you richly is what equips you to teach, admonish, and edify others (Col. 3:16).

Key Quotes

Truth is truth regardless of whether you believe it or not. But truth won't work for you if you don't believe it. BRO SIMEON · AUGUST 9, 2026
Don't go back to the old man. Don't raise the old man up. He's died. Walk in the newness of life. BRO SIMEON · AUGUST 9, 2026 · COLOSSIANS 3:5
You don't know what you can't quote. If you can't quote it, you don't know it. BRO SIMEON · AUGUST 9, 2026
What comes out of me is not things that defile. What comes out of me is holiness. What comes out of me is love. BRO SIMEON · AUGUST 9, 2026 · MARK 7:20-23