Recreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, Sunday, December 31, 2023

New Man, New Mind.

 

Today, Pastor Michael is talking about the end of the year and the beginnings associated with a fresh, new year.

This is the time of year folks say, “New Year, New Me,” and is this really true?  Michael today is talking about “New Man, New Mind”, as Jesus develops a new mind in us as His followers, a more fitting resolution for new beginnings.

The original name of our faith wasn’t Christianity; the first believers called it “The Way,” a road or a path that started with a fellowship of people following Jesus on the roads in between towns, and these followers tried to learn and imitate the teachings of Jesus.

We are not people following a tradition or following a religion; we are people following Jesus!

So, what are some of the ways we can be better followers of Jesus?  Consider a paradigm shift of:

1. Get off the hamster wheel of this world and start following Jesus!
2. Shifting from being mindless to mindful.
3. Shifting from things meaningless to things that have eternal meaning.
4. Shifting from things that drain life to things that create life.
5. Shifting from a mind centered on the emptiness of the world to a mind centered on the fullness of Christ.

Michael also gives us three key verses to help us remember this:

1. Renew Your Mind: Romans 12:2
2. Set Your Mind: Colossians 3:2
3. Guard Your Mind: Philippians 4: 7-8

Verses can be found in Ephesians 4: 17-24, plus those listed above.

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