Newness of life will always expand every mindset, every tradition and every practice until it breaks through into absolute freedom.
KEY TRUTHS:
- The best form of evangelism is not the one that is preached, it's the one that's lived.
- Instead of thinking about how situations affect us, we should be looking to see them as God does and the gift that is present to receive.
- Renewing the spirit of our minds is God freshening up our thinking from heaven in Christ.
- You don't become a new person by changing your behavior. You discover who you are in Christ and then act accordingly.
- Starting Point: What God has done, not what you need to do.
- When we have a revelation of our new nature, we need to establish it in our perceptions, thinking and language. You are learning to walk in newness of life.
- All disciplines are rooted in delight.
- Every situation has an upgrade attached. Heaven is not a storage facility. Please use them!
- Thanksgiving and rejoicing is the worship language of heaven. Whining and complaining is the worship language of hell. Think in possibilities, not problems.
KEY SCRIPTURES:
Luke 5:29
2 Corinthians 5:17
Ephesians 4:20-24
Colossians 3:9-10
EXPLORE:
Think of something that presents itself as a problem in your life. Now look through the lens of possibility and God's provision.
What did you see?
What new perceptions are you discovering.
Additional Resource:
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Walking in Newness of Life is the journey of being made into the image of Christ and entering our land of promise.
KEY TRUTHS:
- Your inner man is being made completely different through every situation we face when we walk in newness of life.
- Newness of life asks:
What's the upg...
Every action is rooted in the thought that produced it. Major change can only come from renewing our minds in Christ.
KEY THOUGHTS:
- If all your thinking has brought you to a place you don't like, have another thought!
- Everything is "yes" and "amen" in Christ. He expects you to take Hi...
God is not in two minds about us. He can only see us as the saints we are called to be in this life.
KEY TRUTHS:
- You were a sinner but now your are saved by the empowering presence of God in you.
- Repentance is apologizing to God and saying, "I am no longer that person, so I turn away ...
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