SUNDAY SERMON RECAP (2 FEBRUARY 2014)
Out With The Old, In With The New
by
Ps Samuel Hari
Text
: Eph 4:17-32 (NLT)
Right believing will no doubt lead to right living. Right believing however
needs to be reinforced. Right living
involves, putting off the old
man/patterns and putting on the new
man/patterns.
v17-24 – Change our walk/patterns from the old nature as we are citizens of a new kingdom.
v17-24 – Change our walk/patterns from the old nature as we are citizens of a new kingdom.
How?
People are hopelessly confused. Everything starts in the head, heart and futility of their minds.
People are hopelessly confused. Everything starts in the head, heart and futility of their minds.
Why?
v18 Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him.
v18 Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him.
The solution
v20-21 Learn about CHRIST! Hear Him, be taught in Him, the truth is in Jesus, He is the TRUTH! Solid about our identity in Christ. Study all the "In Christ" scriptures (meditate, internalise). (Rom 8:1; 2 Cor 5:17; Col 1:27; Eph 2:10; 3:19)
v20-21 Learn about CHRIST! Hear Him, be taught in Him, the truth is in Jesus, He is the TRUTH! Solid about our identity in Christ. Study all the "In Christ" scriptures (meditate, internalise). (Rom 8:1; 2 Cor 5:17; Col 1:27; Eph 2:10; 3:19)
v22 Put off (throw off) the old
(which is corrupted by lust and deception. Don't try to repair it. Throw it, aggressively
sometimes). Notice this comes AFTER v20-21. We have no strength to put off if
we don't have v20-21 (keep going in circles). How to throw off? See how
BEAUTIFULLY v22 is sandwiched between
v20-21 and v23?
v23 Let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. v30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit by keeping “skeletons in the closet”. One of the most powerful prayers is, "I cannot.. help me, Holy Spirit".
v24 Put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. A very important part of the process as we cannot just keep getting rid of the rubbish, we need to consciously replace it with the truth! Where does it come from? The Word - personal study, group study, sermons, church, cell group, fellowship, IMPACT!
If we just put on the new man without putting off the old man, we are covering up…Sweeping things under the carpet. If we just put off the old man without putting on the new man, then we will constantly live in condemnation and give room for the devil to move in with far worse lies! Through power of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God, we replace the lies with the truth.
v23 Let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. v30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit by keeping “skeletons in the closet”. One of the most powerful prayers is, "I cannot.. help me, Holy Spirit".
v24 Put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. A very important part of the process as we cannot just keep getting rid of the rubbish, we need to consciously replace it with the truth! Where does it come from? The Word - personal study, group study, sermons, church, cell group, fellowship, IMPACT!
If we just put on the new man without putting off the old man, we are covering up…Sweeping things under the carpet. If we just put off the old man without putting on the new man, then we will constantly live in condemnation and give room for the devil to move in with far worse lies! Through power of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God, we replace the lies with the truth.
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