Greater Bethlehem Baptist Church
Sunday Service Sermon Notes
2 Corinthians 5:17 CSB
BIG IDEA: OUR NEWNESS ((IN CHRIST)) NEVER GETS OLD!
OPEN IT: HOW WILL YOU COME OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC ON THE OTHER SIDE?
A NEW YOU!!!
NEWNESS IN THE WORLD HAS LIMITS - RESTRICTIONS - A TEMPORARY EXISTENCE!
BUT NEWNESS IN GOD’S EYES IS ETERNAL!!!
OPEN IT: PAUL IS EMPOWERING THE BELIEVERS AT CORINTH WITH PROFOUND PRINCIPLES:
-OUR M___________ DOESN’T L_________ OUR NEWNESS! VS. 1-4
THE FACT THAT OUR BODIES ARE MORTAL DOES NOT ECLIPSE OR LIMIT OUR NEWNESS IN CHRIST JESUS!
2 Corinthians 5:1-4 CSB
OPEN IT: THE HOLY SPIRIT P__________ AND S_____________ OUR NEWNESS!
OUR NEWNESS AIN’T FROM US - IT’S FROM GOD - PREPARED & SEALED BY HIS SPIRIT!
2 Corinthians 5:5 CSB
OPEN IT: OUR F________ K__________ US F____________ UPON OUR NEWNESS AND UPON GOD’S PLAN FOR OUR LIVES.
WALKING BY FAITH FORCES ME TO SEE WITH MY EYES CLOSED, BUT WITH MY SPIRIT FOCUSSED!
2 Corinthians 5:6-9 CSB
BACK IT:THE TEXT IS MOVING RAPIDLY…PAUL NEXT COVERS HOW OUR PENDING JUDGMENT SHOULD MOTIVATE US TO PERSUADE MEN, WOMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS TO JOIN US IN THIS ABUNDANT LIFE, MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH JESUS’ DEATH, BURIAL & RESURRECTION ((BECAUSE OF THE GOSPEL))!
WE MUST SEE AND SPEAK TO PEOPLE IN LIGHT OF THIS REVELATION
2 Corinthians 5:14-16 CSB
GET IT: FOR THE BELIEVER! SINCE YOU’RE CONNECTED TO CHRIST - YOU'RE ALWAYS NEW!
-OUR P__________ “IN-CHRIST" MAKES US NEW: WE BELONG TO HIM - WE COMMUNE WITH HIM!
-HIS P____________ OF US KEEPS US NEW: CHRIST REGULATES OUR HEARTS - MINDS - ACTIONS!
-GOD’S P____________ THROUGH US HELPS OTHERS TO EXPERIENCE NEW!
2 Corinthians 5:17-21 CSB
IT'S DECISION TIME!
Romans 10:9-10 CSB
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