FROM THE INSIDE FROM THE INSIDE OUTOUT

2 Corinthians 5:17 2 Corinthians 5:17 –“Therefore, if –“Therefore, if

anyone is in Christ, anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; he is a new creation; the old has gone, the the old has gone, the

new has come!”new has come!”

Exactly what does it Exactly what does it mean to be “in mean to be “in

Christ?” Christ?”

To be in Christ is to To be in Christ is to have a close, have a close,

intimate relationship intimate relationship with Him through a with Him through a

faith decision.faith decision.

Think of a corked Think of a corked bottle under a water bottle under a water

fall. fall.

Christ is the only one Christ is the only one who can give us a who can give us a

fresh start from the fresh start from the inside out.inside out.

Definition of hope:

This is not available This is not available on the DIY network. on the DIY network.

It is like a heart It is like a heart transplant. transplant.

No matter what you No matter what you were before you were before you

found Christ as your found Christ as your Savior, He will Savior, He will

change you so much change you so much that you will not be that you will not be the same person. the same person.

You will have You will have new viewsnew views

You will have You will have new motivesnew motives

You will have You will have new principlesnew principles

You will have You will have new plansnew plans

You will have You will have new purposenew purpose

You must have a You must have a new heart from Jesus new heart from Jesus

if you would be a if you would be a new creature.new creature.

This is what Jesus This is what Jesus talked to talked to

Nicodemus about. Nicodemus about.

Ezekiel 36:26-27: “I Ezekiel 36:26-27: “I will give you a new will give you a new heart and put a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I spirit within you; I

will take the heart of will take the heart of stone out of your stone out of your

fleshflesh

and give you a heart and give you a heart of flesh. I will put of flesh. I will put

My Spirit within you My Spirit within you and cause you to and cause you to

walk in My statutes, walk in My statutes,

and you will keep My and you will keep My judgments and do judgments and do

them.”them.”

Are you a new Are you a new creation of Jesus? creation of Jesus?

You can have a You can have a brand new start brand new start

today. today.

Jesus is here and is Jesus is here and is waiting to make the waiting to make the

heart transplant. heart transplant.

...."but I know this is ...."but I know this is life and death for me life and death for me and I need to settle and I need to settle

dying for Jesus if dying for Jesus if necessary before I necessary before I step up publicly." step up publicly."