In Christ, Life Is Always New!
2 Corinthians 5:17-19

New Years Day: The Day:

⁃ Self-Directed People Live by the Flesh: By Sight, Preference and Partial Obedience:

⁃ God-Directed People Live by the Spirit: By Faith, Conviction, and Obedience!

1st In Christ, You Are a New Creation!

Old Things Passed Away!

⎫ Your Old Nature is Dealt With! 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

⎫ Your Sins Are Gone – Taken Away!

1 John 3:5 You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin!

John 1:29 The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”

⎫ Your Past Failures and Defeats Are Forgotten!

Isaiah 43:25 I, even I , am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins.

Psalm 103:1-5; 11-12

New Things Have Come, Are Coming & Will Always Come!

⁃ A New Nature, a New Heart, A New Self – Ephesians 4:17
⁃ A New Mind! (The Mind of Christ!)
⁃ The Spirit of God Living in You!
⁃ An Ever Increasing Peace and Life!
⁃ Never the Same, You Never Stay the Same! 2 Corinthians 3:17-18

2nd In Christ, Every Day is New!

2 Corinthians 6:2 for He says, “AT THE ACCEPTABLE TIME I LISTENED TO YOU, AND ON THE DAY OF SALVATION I HELPED YOU” behold, now is THE ACCEPTABLE TIME, now is THE DAY OF SALVATION!

Today – Whenever it is Called “Today” – Is Always A New Day, It’s always the acceptable time It’s always the Day of Salvation!

Psalm 90:14 O Satisfy us in the morning with your lovingkindness that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days!

Psalm 143:8 Let Me hear Your Lovingkindness in the morning for I trust in you. Teach me the way in which I should walk: for to you I lift up my soul.

Psalm 5:3 In the morning, O Yahweh, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.

Psalm 46:5 God is in the midst of her, she will not be moved God will help her when morning dawns!

Lamentations 3:19-24 The Loving-kindnesses of God are new every morning!

3rd Today: The Day

You Believe and Know Who You Are In Christ: A new creation – God Directed Men and Women who lives by the Spirit!

You Are Men and Women of Faith: Believing that it’s always New in Jesus!

You Are Men and Women of Conviction not Preference! (Convictions are never compromised, Preferences are always Compromised!)

You Live a God-Directed Life: Courageously Obeying the word and Promptings of God!