who do you think you are?. for you were once darkness, but now you are light in the lord. live as...
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Who do you think you are?
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light
Ephesians 5: 8 NIV
Hidden in Christ
Hidden in ChristFor you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
Colossians 3: 3 NIV
You were... Now you are...
A sinner... A saint...
Rejected... Accepted by God...
Guilty/ ashamed... Forgiven...
Bound... Free...
Cursed... Under God’s favour...
Going nowhere... Full of purpose...
An orphan... A child of God...
From slavery to freedom
From slavery to freedom
1. You are a NEW CREATION
1. You are a NEW CREATION
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun
2 Corinthians 5: 17 NLT
2. You have been JUSTIFIED
2. You have been JUSTIFIEDWe, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
Galatians 2: 16 NIV
3. You are a CHILD OF GOD
3. You are a CHILD OF GODGod decided in advance
to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure
Ephesians 1: 5 NLT
3. You are a CHILD OF GODGod decided in advance
to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure
Ephesians 1: 5 NLT
How does this become a reality to us?
How does this become a reality to us?
Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.
Romans 12: 2 NLT
How does this become a reality to us?
Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.
Romans 12: 2 NLT
Table Time1. Pick out 3 of the statements and find the
Bible verses that go with them.
2. Pick one of the 3 that has the most impact on you and be ready to tell the rest of the table about it.
3. Share your ‘favourites’ with each other.
Table Time4. Discuss what difference these truths can make to our
everyday lives for example:-• When we feel tempted to sin• When we have sinned.• When we feel inadequate or afraid.• How we relate to people at home and work• How we pray and worship
5. What will you do in this coming week to let God change the way you think?
