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Introduction:
Now that you have, by
Grace of God, become a child of God, you must now learn to live and
operate successfully in your new home. This is necessary because the kind
of life you were living before is a sharp contrast to your new life.
1.
The Immediate
Things God Expects From You
a. Put
off the old man and put on the new man(Discuss) Eph. 4:20-32; Col 3:5-10
b. Break
all diplomatic relations with the devil and his kingdom. II Cor. 6 :
14-18; Eph 5:11-12; What kind of relationships are we to break?
(Discuss) Ps 1:1-6; Deut 7: 1-6; 1Cor. 15:33
c. Purify
yourself, your thought and all you have on a daily basis, in order to
retain God there. I Cor. 3:16-17; Rom. 12:1-2; How can these be
achieved? (Discuss) Phil 4: 8-9; I Peter 2:11; James 4:7; John 17:17;
thy words have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against thee. Ps
119:11
d. He
expects you to have regular fellowship and unbroken personal
relationship with him (Discuss) James 4:8; Thou wilt keep in perfect
peace whose mind is stayed on thee (Jesus Christ gave us a good example)
Luke 6:12; You should fellowship with other brethren at all times. Heb.
10:25; Acts 2:42-47; Ps. 133:1-3; Why is this type of fellowship very
important? Ecc. 4:9-10; Matt 18: 19-20; Deut. 32:30. You must do all
things in FAITH in order to please God. Gal 3:11; Rom. 1:17; Heb 11:6;
Mark 11:23-24; discuss- what is Faith? Heb 11:1; How can we receive the
victorious kind of faith? Rom. 10:17. Examples of victorious Faith: Rom
4:19-22; Heb 11:17-19
2. The
Immediate Things You Should Expect From The World
a. The
world will hate you. Discuss why? John 15:18-19; John 17:14; Matt
5:44-48 (b) The world will persecute you, distinguish between
persecution and accusation. John 15:20-21; John 16:33; II Tim 3:12
b. The
world will want to lure you into doing things of the old. James 4:7;
Prob 1:10-15
MEMORY VERSE: EPHESIANS
5:11
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