New Life Bible Church

Jesus' command to love others as we love ourselves seems appropriate because we live in a world where people could obviously use some help to love others well. But how can Jesus expect us to love ourselves? As a follower of Jesus we die to our former selves and live a new life as Christ lives in us. Embrace the new life you live in Christ. Put off the old self. Then love God and love others. Questions to ask yourself this week: 1. What do I need to put off ? 2. What have I not made a clean break from that I keep going back to? 3. What areas in life control me keeping me captive in bondage, that I need to surrender to God? 4. Who am I wearing? 5. How can I love my new-self more? Galatians 2:20 - I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

We've been learning about the weight of our words, and this week we discovered that in some relationships your words actually weigh a lot more than you might think, because the source determines the weight. In any relationship where you have any advantage, influence, authority, or power - you also have an opportunity. You can misuse your words to discourage and wound, or you can leverage your weighty words to inspire, encourage, direct, and protect. Source determines weight - Weight determines impact - Impact determines outcome Application: Remember who you are and WHAT you represent to the person on the other side of you. (If you are a follower of Jesus, there is a twist on that application) Remember who you are and WHO you represent to the person on the other side of you. You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. Matthew 5:13

This is the final message in the series Pray This Way