New Life
Everything we do shapes us. How we dress. What we eat. The way we schedule our lives. Everything we do leads us inexorably towards a deeper, richer, thicker life or towards a shallow, weak, thin life. A life without God. Join us this fall as we (re)discover the book of Leviticus, an ancient guide to life.
Week 1: Why Is Baptism so Important?
The earliest followers of Jesus describe baptism as a proof that God loves them, a motivation to radically change their lives, and a source of hope in the face of suffering. How does symbolically submerging someone under water in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit do that?
Week 2: That’s Not Who You Are Anymore. Romans 6
Becoming a follower of Jesus doesn't just change how you think. It changes who you are. According to the Apostle Paul, the old you, the one that ran from God & lived for yourself, is dead. The things that used to control you, they no longer lay claim to you. You are a new person with a new life.
Week 3: The Message Etched Upon Your Heart. Jeremiah 17
Jesus promises give us a "new heart." He does not just want to fix us up on the outside. He wants to write a message in our hearts, changing us from the inside out. But, in Jeremiah 17, we learn that before He can write His message, He has to address the messages that are already on our hearts.
Week 4: A New (& Better) Way to Do Life. Matthew 11:28-30
Jesus doesn’t want to give us more to do or make our lives harder. He is inviting us to lay our burdens down, to experience freedom, and to step into a new (& better) way of life.