(2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT) This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
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(John 10:10) The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
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(Ephesians 4:22-24) You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
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(1 Peter 3:21 LB) In baptism we show that we have been saved from death and doom by the resurrection of Christ; not because our bodies are washed clean by the water but because in being baptized we are turning to God and asking him to cleanse our hearts from sin.
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(James 4:8) Come near to God and he will come near to you.
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(Acts 2:28) You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.
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(Ephesians 2:19 LB) You are a member of God's very own family... and you belong in God's household with every other Christian.
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(Hebrews 10:24-25) And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
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Commit to Small Groups
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(Ephesians 1:11-12 MSG) It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.
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Attend the 4-step Growth Track
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(1 Peter 1:4-5 MSG) Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven—and the future starts now!
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The key to my spiritual growth is to take my
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For more information, text “steps” to 97000.
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All scripture is from the New International Version unless otherwise noted.