New You, New Way

          This entry will just be some sermon notes that I took last night at church during the sermon. The title is also taken from the sermon. I didn't come up with it on my own. This entry will be more of a list and a lot of verses because I want to remember this sermon and this is one way that I can do that. The list will be you become the New You when you give yourself over to Christ. These are some of the New Ways in which the Bible says to become close to the likeness of Christ.

        This is what the Old You looks and acts like before giving your life to Christ:
               -Your mind is controlled by the thoughts of this world.
               -You are trapped in your sins.
               -Your heart is harden.
         The verses these ideas come from are: Eph. 4:20-21.

        This is what the New You looks and acts like and how you put it on:
                -You have learned about the person of Christ, not a thing.
                -You have been recreated in true righteousness by God.
                -You are being renewed in the Spirit of the mind. You are thinking new thoughts that are about God and His plans for you. You are seeing things from His Eyes and not the eyes of this world. This is a continuous thing/circle that happens within us. We need to be renewed everyday at every hour.
                -Changing little by little at a time to become the likeness of Christ. That is another way to look at being renewed in the Spirit.
                -You are a loved child by God.
         The verses these ideas come from are: Eph. 4:22-24.

         Here are the New Ways that you can be sure or at least try to be like Christ. There are 6 ways to work towards. They are:

                -Speak the truth.-Eph. 4:25
                         -Even saying "I'm fine" is a small lie.
                -Do not be angry.-Eph. 4:26-27
                         -Deal with it when you have it. Do not wait until the next day or do not let it settle          within you heart. It will build up and then you will do things that you aren't happy with.
                -Do Generous Work.-Eph. 4:28
                -Speak Life.-Eph. 4:29
                          -No rotten words, only encouraging words
                -Don't break the heart of God-Eph. 4:30
                -Be kind and forgive others.-Eph. 4:31-32

Then you will be be doing what Eph. 5:1-2 says.- 
"Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."