Put On Christ

Part 1

Can you hear Him calling you? He is. Listen carefully….. He’s calling you to ‘Come, come follow Me!’

Jesus is calling you! ‘Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from Me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light. (Reference Matthew 11:28-30)

Follow Me!

The Lord Jesus wants us to come to Him and follow Him. We have already believed that He died for our sins, we have believed that we are sinners and have repented of our sin. So what’s next? That is what this New Series will show you. Believing and receiving Jesus is just the beginning of your Christian walk.

Do You Want More Than Salvation?

Salvation is the best decision we can make in our life. We receive the gift of ‘eternal life’. Living forever in Heaven, when our time on earth is done. But how are we living until then?

There Is More!

Amos 3:3

How can two walk together, except they be agreed?

To follow someone, we need to know them intimately. Trust in them builds, as we get to know them. We agree with their way of thinking and doing. The result is we can agree with and work together with someone. We identify with them.

In this series ‘ Put On Christ ‘ I will be teaching:

How to put on Christ.

What to take off.

The cost.

The results.

God Instructs Us To Put On The Lord Jesus Christ

Romans 13:14

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

We see in this scripture that we are given a command, not a suggestion. We are to put on the Lord Jesus Christ. Another command is to not make provision for the flesh.

What Is The Flesh?

The ‘flesh’ is not referring to your bodily flesh in the above scripture.

The flesh is our old nature. The way we were at salvation, before we started the transformation process of becoming Christ like. Our flesh/ old nature has many undesirable qualities.

How Can We Put Ok

n Christ?

We go through a transformation process. A type of metamorphosis like the butterfly; a caterpillar becomes a butterfly.

Romans 12:2

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

When we believe and accept Jesus to be our Savior, we have the same thinking and behavior as we had before our salvation. Our minds need to be transformed to what is good and acceptable, and is God’s will for us. The word of God is what is good and acceptable and is God’s perfect will for us. Our thinking and behavior has to undergo a massive change. Our old thinking has to be transformed to every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. To make Jesus your Lord, means you have given Him control of you life. Your thinking, actions and behavior line up with His nature, responses and behavior. The ‘Fruit of the Spirit’ is the character and nature of Jesus.

The Process

It is a process! Is it easy…..NO!!! Why is this? It is because since our birth we have developed thinking patterns, reactions and habits about:

How we deal with instructions.

How we handle hurt, loss and pain.

How we handle forgiveness.

How the news effects us.

How we handle rejection and abandonment.

How we grieve loss.

How we handle anger.

How we handle betrayal.

How we trust.

Good News!

But the good news is…..You can change your thinking and behavior!

Learn God’s truth, His Word, believe it and most importantly OBEY it.

This is how the transformation happens in our thinking. Then our reactions and behavior line up with the Word.

If your desire is to be Christ-like, join us on this Freedom Journey. Your life will gradually be transformed. You will be Set Free by the renewing of your mind. Old mind sets will be renewed to the Word. Past and present hurts will be healed. A new joy will fill your soul. A new call on your life will come.

Goodness and mercy will follow you all the days of your life.

The Lord says to you this day…I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Then you will call upon Me, and come and pray to Me, and I will hear you.

You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.

Blessings dear friends. If you haven’t asked Jesus to be your Savior, do it now. Join us as we journey on this path of life.

I will be praying for you dear ones. Bless you in the name of the Lord.

Pastor Barbara. 1/23

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