OLD
LIFE VERSUS NEW LIFE IN CHRIST
BREAD
20 I have
been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The
life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and
gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20
(NIV)
5 Put to
death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality,
impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these, the wrath of
God is coming. 7 You
used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. 8 But now you must rid
yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and
filthy language from your lips. 9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off
your old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed
in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Colossians 3:5-10 (NIV)
18 Flee
from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but
he who sins sexually sins against his own body. 19 Do you not know that your body
is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?
You are not your own; 20 you
were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body. 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 (NIV)
12 Therefore,
as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with
compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and
forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the
Lord forgave you. 14 And
over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect
unity. Colossians 3:12-14 (NIV)
6 Seek
the Lord while he may be found;
call on him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his
thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord,
and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. Isaiah 55:6-7 (NIV)
22 Be
merciful to those who doubt; 23 snatch others from the fire and save them; to others
show mercy, mixed with fear--hating even the clothing stained by corrupted
flesh. Jude 1:22-23 (NIV)
24 To him
who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious
presence without fault and with great joy-- Jude 1:24 (NIV)
BUTTER
“But only you can make the choice to become all I have
called you to be. Nothing will change without your effort and obedience to my
word. Your choice to let go of your old life and cling to the new life I offer
will become the key to your freedom. You will find something far greater than
temporary pleasure; you will find everlasting joy, unshakable peace, and
renewed passion. This change will not only affect you, but will also make an
everlasting impact on those you love.” Sheri Rose
Shepherd
“Enable me to do what is pleasing to
you; give me that grace that is necessary to the right knowledge of your will,
and an acceptable obedience to it, that I may neither displease God in anything
I do nor be displeased at anything God does.” Matthew Henry
“Sin is the dare of God’s justice, the
rape of His mercy, the jeer of His patience, the slight of His power, and the
contempt of His love.” John Bunyan
“It
is well to be poor, when the knowledge of our poverty serves but to unfold to
us the exhaustless riches of divine grace. That grace can never suffer any one
to go away empty. It can never tell anyone that he is too poor. It can meet the
very deepest human need; and not only so, but it is glorified in meeting it.
This holds good in every case. It is true of every individual sinner…Grace is
the grand and only resource for us all.
It is the basis of our salvation; the basis of a life of practical
godliness; and the basis of those imperishable hopes which animate us amid the
trials and conflicts of this sin-stricken world. May we cherish a deeper sense
of grace, and more ardent desire for glory!”
C H MacIntosh
HEART SAVOR
· In Christ,
my old self is to be gone the new has come.
· Through
Christ’s all-sufficient power I can walk in a manner worthy of the Gospel.
· My walk will
impact those I love – both positively as well as negatively.
