March 14, 2023“Therefore, if anyone has Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” – 2 Corinthians 5:17You cannot change your life like Jesus can change your life. That is why Paul doesn’t just say, “Okay, you’re a Christian now, get rid of your bad habits and get some good ones.” John Piper calls that the curriculum in the school of legalism. It’s an idea th...  Read More

March 13, 2023“And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” – Joshua 24:15Taking off your old self and putting on your new self is not easy. It sounds great, it is very inspiring and ...  Read More

March 12, 2023“So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.” – 2 Timothy 2:22Over the last few days, we have talked about letting go. If you want to step into the new life God has for you, it is going to require letting go of the things of your old life. Paul tells us in Ephesians 4 to take off the old and put ...  Read More

March 11, 2023“Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.” – Colossians 3:9-10What are you holding on to? What is keeping you from living the life God has called you to live? There is no better plan and purpose for your life than the life God has designed for yo...  Read More

March 10, 2023“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.” – Proverbs 27:6What are you holding onto? What is keeping you from living the life God has called you to live? There is no better plan and purpose for your life with no better outcome than the life God has designed for you. So, what are you holding onto that is keeping you from living that life? Is it an ungod...  Read More

March 9, 2023“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation He will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” – 1 Corinthians 10:13What are you holding on to? What is keeping you from living the life God has called you to live? There is no better plan and purpose ...  Read More

March 7, 2023“Assuming that you have heard about Him and were taught in Him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” – Ephesians 4:22-24Recently, we have be...  Read More

March 8, 2023“But that is not the way you learned Christ! Assuming that you have heard about Him and were taught in Him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires.” – Ephesians 4:20-22I want you to understand something. As I say this, I want you to really spend some time thinking about it…Do you realize ...  Read More

March 6, 2023“Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of life. They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.” – Ephe...  Read More

March 5, 2023“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” – 2 Corinthians 5:17One of the most popular shows on HGTV is Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. On this show, designers have one week to completely renovate an old house and make it into a home for some lucky family. The show is usually very uplifting and emotional, especially at...  Read More

March 4, 2023“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” – Ephesians 4:31-32What would it look like if we as believers replaced bitterness and anger with kindness and forgiveness? Can you imagine what it would be like if the church would pract...  Read More

March 3, 2023“And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.” – Ephesians 4:30When we try to “walk this walk” alone without the power of God, it grieves the Spirit of God. That’s what today’s key verse is saying. Paul was explaining that when we d...  Read More