"The New and Improved — You!"

August 31, 1997 am
MF Blume

 

THE NEW YOU

"If you’re not completely satisfied with your new life, then you need to come back and exchange it for another one!  A REAL ONE."

Remember, if people do not see CHANGED in your life, then it isn’t the real thing!
 

From our text we find three important points

1) JESUS DIED FOR US, SO WE ARE DEAD

2) HE DIED FOR US SO WE LIVE FOR HIM

BUT SOME ARE AWOL

3) ALL THINGS ARE NEW AND ALL THESE NEW THINGS ARE OF GOD

YOUR REASONABLE “SERVICE”

THE CHANGES WE MUST LOOK FOR

WE ARE transformed - CHANGED

How do YOU think?

THINK DIFFERENTLY
 

The way you THINK tells a lot. Tells if you are really saved or not.

THE SPIRIT OF THE WORLD SAYS “I come first.”

(NOT ALL WHO CAME OUT OF EGYPT IN THE EXODUS MADE IT INTO CANAAN).
 

Paul said we could take a lesson from the Exodus.

SPIRIT OF YOUR MIND - IS YOUR ATTITUDE.
 

Many always SAY they have great faith and are Christians

A genuine experience from a genuine God will show genuine CHANGE. Make sure this does not happen to you in your step to live for God.

After they were redeemed...

But then PAUL CRIED...
 

OUR GOAL IS NEWNESS OF LIFE

REPENT: WE CHANGE DIRECTION

BAPTISM: In order to get to newness of life, Jesus was first planted in death

NOW THAT THE OLD LIFE IS GONE, WE NEED A SOURCE OF NEW LIFE

There must be evidence that you are truly born of God.

But, oh, the joy that comes with REAL CHANGE.