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Is Your Walk Matching Your Talk?
“…be made new in the attitude of your mind… put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness…” Eph. 4: 17 -24
WHY WE FAIL TO LIVE AS WE DESIRE • FUTILITY of our thinking • DARKENED understanding • SEPARATED from God • HARDENING of our hearts • INDULGING in impurity
WRONG THINKING LEADS TO WRONG LIVING
HOW TO MAKE OUR WALK MATCH OUR TALK
• PUT OFF THE OLD SELF • RENEW OUR MINDS
8 AREAS TO RENEW OUR THINKING
SUCCESS “…be careful to obey all the law of God…you may succeed wherever you go. Be careful to do everything in it and you will be prosperous and successful. ”
SIGNIFICANCE “…For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ… if what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. ”
FULFILLMENT “…each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace (to you) in its various forms…(to others)”
SATISFACTION “…God satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. ”
HAPPINESS “…be thankful in all circumstances for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. ”
FUN!!! “…I will celebrate before the Lord. I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. ”
SECURITY “…the man who trusts in God will never be shaken… he will have no fear of bad news for his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. ”
PEACE “Who shall separate us from the love of God…? ”
• PUT OFF THE OLD SELF • RENEW OUR MINDS • PUT ON THE NEW SELF
How do I put on the NEW SELF ? • Walk in fellowship with God
How do I put on the NEW SELF ? • Walk in obedience to His word
How do I put on the NEW SELF ? • Walk in submission to His will
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