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Spiritual Development March 2018

 How to Change Biblically

1. Put off the old self (Eph. 4:22) Put off habits of thinking and acting that are commonplace for the unregenerate and wicked.

• Put off desires and motives that are commonplace for the unregenerate and    wicked.
• The desires of the old self promise happiness and satisfaction, but never come through.

 The old self is...

• feelings oriented.
• dominated by sinful desires.
• inclined to do what he wants.
• temporally focused.
• impulse driven.
• walking in darkness. 

2. Renew Your Mind
   We renew our minds with God’s Word.  This is the only way that we can know what to put off and what to put on. (Eph. 4:23) 

3. Put on the new self (Eph. 4:24) 

• Put on habits of thinking and acting that are commonplace for the regenerate and righteous—Christ-like thinking and behavior.
• Put on desires and motives that are commonplace for the regenerate and righteous—Christ-like motives and wants.

The new self is...

• truth oriented.
• dominated by Christ.
• inclined to do what he knows he ought to do.
• eternally focused.
• Spirit driven
• walking in the light 

Continue this process to create habits of obedience. By nature we are habituated toward sin and this must be replaced. Our goal should be for our hearts to be so drastically changed that we automatically, unconsciously, skillfully, and comfortably act like Jesus in each situation.

 Recommended Resource - The Bible Project
The Bible Project is an free resource that provides short, helpful videos designed to give summaries of each book of the Bible. They are also beginning to produce other videos that explain various doctrines of the Christian faith.                   
Go to www.thebibleproject.com to begin learning more about the Bible today!

Worship March 2018

Church Family,
         Aaron Keyes, a influential worship leader said it best, “Worship is like breathing, it’s something we were constantly created to do.” I pray we all feel this way. Everyday, every moment, we are worshipping. We are either worshipping ourselves, as we fall into the   every day mundane tasks and we start to believe that our wants or desires are greater than God, or we are worshipping the God who created us and everything around us. We are constantly worshipping. The question we have to ask ourselves, is what are we worshipping? I want to keep this question in mind as we enter into the Easter season. I pray we don’t forget the cross. I pray we consider Jesus, and what he’s done for us on the cross. He’s died for our sins, and has set us free to live in this grace if we place our faith in Him. He is worthy to be worshipped every moment of our lives.

With this in mind, I want to turn your attention to three opportunities that we will have to worship together this month.

1) Kids Praise Saturday - our next Kid’s Praise Saturday will be on Saturday, March 24th. Our kids will come together during the Growth Initiative, and they will learn worship songs to help lead our church in worship on Palm Sunday, March 25th. We would love to have as many kids as we can get. Please consider letting your child be a part of this worship opportunity!

2) Good Friday Night of Worship - We will be having a church-wide Night of Worship, on the evening of Good Friday, which is March 30th, at 6:30pm. Please make ever effort to attend, and bring your friends and family. We will gather together, and we will consider the Cross, and we will worship in response of it. We expect God to move in big ways on this night, and we want you to be there! Childcare (birth - Pre-K) will be provided.

3) Easter Sunday - On Sunday, April 1st, we will gather together to celebrate our Risen Savior. Please make plans to come, but more importantly, think about someone you can invite to come with you. This is one of the only Sundays of the year in which people outside of the Church will consider coming to worship! We will be providing wallet-sized invite cards for you to take with you to give to people that you would like to invite. Please start praying and thinking about who you will be inviting to worship with us on Easter Sunday!

I love you all, and I will see you Sunday!