A NEW YOU

II Corinthians 5:17
Ephesians 4:24
Colossians 3:10
TRYING TO CHANGE WHO
WE ARE
Diets and exercise
Cosmetic surgeries
Moving to a new job or a new city
to get a fresh start
JESUS CAME FOR SINNERS
He did not come so that sinners
could stay as they were but
because He knew we could
become something better!
Luke 15:11-32 – the son who came
back
Matthew 21:28-32
Luke 19:1-10 - Zaccheus
THE APOSTLES JESUS’ CHOSE
Matthew 19:27-29
Uneducated fishermen (Mt. 4:18-
19; Acts 4:13)
A taxcollector (Mt. 10:3)
A zealot (Mt. 10:4)
A persecutor of Christians (Gal.
1:23)
 WE CAN CHANGE
WE CAN BE BETTER
II Cor. 5:17 – a new creature
Galatians 5:16-17 – a new creation
Ephesians 4:20-24 – a new self
Colossians 3:9-10 – a new self
– True knowledge
– In the image of the Creator
 WHAT DOES IT TAKE
We must stop (Hebrews 8:13)
We must start
DYING TO THE OLD SELF
II Cor. 5:15; Eph. 4:22; Col. 3:5-9
Not an easy task
You need forgiveness (actual
removal of the stains from the
past)
– God’s reconciliation (II Cor. 5:17-21)
– Baptism (Acts 22:16; Rom. 6:1-4; I
Pet. 3:21)
– Confession (I John 1:9)
BECOMING THE NEW YOU
Renewed in the spirit of your mind
(Eph. 4:23-24)
Living for Jesus (II Cor. 5:15)
– New preference (II Cor. 5:8)
– New goal (II Cor. 5:9-10)
THE NEW YOU IN OTHER’S
EYES
Others may see you as the same
person (Lk. 19:8; 15:25-30)
How does God see you (Lk.
15:20,22-24,31-32)
Is the solution to move away? (I
Pet. 4:1-4)
– The solution is to prove who you are
through your actions
 Conclusion
You can change
You can be better
Who will you be?