TITLE: A Change for Life

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TITLE A Change for Life

• TEXT Ephesians 417-31
• THEME The believer should be made new by putting
  on the righteousness of Christ

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Ephesians 417-31 Section Headings
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Ephesians 417-31 Section Headings

• New International Version Living As Children of
  Light.

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Ephesians 417-31 Section Headings

• New International Version Living As Children of
  Light.
• New Living Translation Living As Children of
  Light

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Ephesians 417-31 Section Headings

• New International Version Living As Children of
  Light.
• New Living Translation Living As Children of
  Light
• New Revised Standard Version The Old Life and
  the New/Rules for the New Life

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Ephesians 417-31 Section Headings

• New International Version Living As Children of
  Light.
• New Living Translation Living As Children of
  Light
• New Revised Standard Version The Old Life and
  the New/Rules for the New Life
• New American Standard Version The Christian's

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Ephesians 417-31 Section Headings

• New International Version Living As Children of
  Light.
• New Living Translation Living As Children of
  Light
• New Revised Standard Version The Old Life and
  the New/Rules for the New Life
• New American Standard Version The Christian's
  Walk
• New American Bible Renewal in Christ/Rules for
  the New Life

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Ephesians 417-31 Section Headings

• New International Version Living As Children of
  Light.
• New Living Translation Living As Children of
  Light
• New Revised Standard Version The Old Life and
  the New/Rules for the New Life
• New American Standard Version The Christian's
  Walk
• New American Bible Renewal in Christ/Rules for
  the New Life
• The Message The Old Way Has to Go

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Ephesians 417-24

• 17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the
  Lord, that you must no longer live as the
  Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
  18 They are darkened in their understanding and
  separated from the life of God because of the
  ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of
  their hearts.

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Ephesians 417-24

• 19 Having lost all sensitivity, they have given
  themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in
  every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for
  more. 20 You, however, did not come to know
  Christ that way. 21 Surely you heard of him and
  were taught in him in accordance with the truth
  that is in Jesus.

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Ephesians 417-24

• 22 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 23 to
  be made new in the attitude of your minds 24
  and to put on the new self, created to be like
  God in true righteousness and holiness.

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The objective of today's text

• To teach you how to experience transformation
  from your old way of life to your new way of
  life.

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What is needed to experience transformation in
your life?
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I. Change Your Thoughts (17-24)
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I. Change Your Thoughts (17-24)

• A. From Conformity to the World (17-19)

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Ephesians 422-23

• 22 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 23 to
  be made new in the attitude of your minds

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Proverbs 237

• For as a man thinketh in his heart so is he.

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1. Change your thoughts (17-24)

• A. From Conformity to the World (17-19)
• B. To Transformation in Christ (20-24)

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Romans 122

• Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

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Other who have taught this

• The most important things in life are the
  thoughts you choose to frame. (Marcus Aurelius)

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Other who have taught this

• The most important things in life are the
  thoughts you choose to frame. (Marcus Aurelius)
• What we think about when we are free to think
  about what we willthat is what we are or soon
  will become. (A.W. Tozer

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Other who have taught this

• The most important things in life are the
  thoughts you choose to frame. (Marcus Aurelius)
• What we think about when we are free to think
  about what we willthat is what we are or soon
  will become. (A.W. Tozer)
• A person is what he thinks about all day. (Ralph
  Waldo Emerson)

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Other who have taught this

• The mind is like a clock that is constantly
  running down it has to be wound up daily with
  good thoughts. (Fulton J. Sheen

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Other who have taught this

• The mind is like a clock that is constantly
  running down it has to be wound up daily with
  good thoughts. (Fulton J. Sheen)
• Good thoughts are blessed guests, and should be
  heartily welcomed, well-fed, and much sought
  after. Like rose leaves, they give out a sweet
  smell, if laid up in the jar of memory. (Charles
  Spurgeon

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Other who have taught this

• The mind is like a clock that is constantly
  running down it has to be wound up daily with
  good thoughts. (Fulton J. Sheen)
• Good thoughts are blessed guests, and should be
  heartily welcomed, well-fed, and much sought
  after. Like rose leaves, they give out a sweet
  smell, if laid up in the jar of memory. (Charles
  Spurgeon)
• Change your thoughts and change your world.
  (Norman Vincent Peale

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Other who have taught this

• The mind is like a clock that is constantly
  running down it has to be wound up daily with
  good thoughts. (Fulton J. Sheen)
• Good thoughts are blessed guests, and should be
  heartily welcomed, well-fed, and much sought
  after. Like rose leaves, they give out a sweet
  smell, if laid up in the jar of memory. (Charles
  Spurgeon)
• Change your thoughts and change your world.
  (Norman Vincent Peale)
• We feel the way we do because of what we are
  thinking at the time. (David Burns)

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Phillippians 48

• 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is
  true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
  whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is
  admirableif anything is excellent or
  praiseworthythink about such things.

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Ephesians 423

• There must be a spiritual renewal of your
  thoughts and attitudes.

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Biblical truths to help our thoughts

• Things are working out for the best. (Romans
  828)- My life verse

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Biblical truths to help our thoughts

• Things are working out for the best. (Romans
  828)- My life verse.
• Christ will finish in me the work he has begun.
  (Philippians 16

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Biblical truths to help our thoughts

• Things are working out for the best. (Romans
  828)- My life verse.
• Christ will finish in me the work he has begun.
  (Philippians 16)
• God has turned his back on my sin. (Isaiah 3817

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Biblical truths to help our thoughts

• Things are working out for the best. (Romans
  828)- My life verse.
• Christ will finish in me the work he has begun.
  (Philippians 16)
• God has turned his back on my sin. (Isaiah
  3817)
• God will never turn his back on me. (Hebrews 135

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Biblical truths to help our thoughts

• From this series
• I belong to God, and that will never change.
  (Ephesians 15

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Biblical truths to help our thoughts

• From this series
• I belong to God, and that will never change.
  (Ephesians 15)
• I have access to everything I truly need. (2
  Corinthians 98

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Biblical truths to help our thoughts

• From this series
• I belong to God, and that will never change.
  (Ephesians 15)
• I have access to everything I truly need. (2
  Corinthians 98)
• My future is bright. (Ephesians 118

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Biblical truths to help our thoughts

• From this series
• I belong to God, and that will never change.
  (Ephesians 15)
• I have access to everything I truly need. (2
  Corinthians 98)
• My future is bright. (Ephesians 118)
• Living in God's love is the key to living in
  Power. (Ephesians 319)

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What is needed to experience transformation in
your life?
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II. Change your words. (25-29)

• A. Speak Truthfully (25)

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II. Change your words. (25-29)

• A. Speak Truthfully (25)
• B. Speak Patiently (26-27)

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II. Change your words. (25-29)

• A. Speak Truthfully (25)
• B. Speak Patiently (26-27)
• C. Speak Wholesomely (29)

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EPH 425

• Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and
  speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all
  members of one body.

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EPH 429

• Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your
  mouths, but only what is helpful for building
  others up according to their needs, that it may
  benefit those who listen

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1 Corinthians 143

• But one who prophecies is helping other grow in
  the Lord, encouraging them and comforting them.

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C.J. Ducasse

• To speak of mere words is much like speaking of
  mere dynamite.

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Words

• Don't use foul or abusive languageno matter how
  right you are and now matter how wrong they are

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Words

• Don't use foul or abusive languageno matter how
  right you are and now matter how wrong they are.
• Don't use foul abusive languageno matter how
  much they deserve to get blasted.

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Words

• Don't use foul or abusive languageno matter how
  right you are and now matter how wrong they are.
• Don't use foul abusive languageno matter how
  much they deserve to get blasted.
• Don't use foul or abusive languageeven if they
  used it first

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When you're tempted to say something wrong, don't
say anything at all.
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J. Ogden Armour

• "Most men talk too much. Much of my success has
  been due to keeping my mouth shut."

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Ephesians 429

• Let everything you say be good and helpful, so
  that your words will be an encouragement to those
  who hear them.

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Principle

• When I talk to you, I talk about you.

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What is needed to experience transformation in
your life?
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III. Change your actions.

• A. Do something useful (28)

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Ephesians 428

• If you are a thief, stop stealing. Begin using
  your hands for honest work, and then give
  generously to others in need.

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Seek Win-Win

• If I treat you in such a way that I win and you
  lose, Christ isn't glorified and his work on
  suffers.

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Seek Win-Win

• If I treat you in such a way that I win and you
  lose, Christ isn't glorified and his work on
  suffers.
• If I treat you in such a way that I lose and you
  win, same thing happens.

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Seek Win-Win

• If I treat you in such a way that I win and you
  lose, Christ isn't glorified and his work on
  suffers.
• If I treat you in such a way that I lose and you
  win, same thing happens.
• If I treat you in a way that I win and you win,
  then Christ is glorified and his church is
  edified.

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III. Change your actions.

• A. Do something useful (28)
• B. Be Kind and Compassionate (30-32)

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Ephesians 426

• "Don't sin by letting anger gain control over
  you." Don't let the sun go down while you're
  still angry, for anger gives a mighty foothold to
  the devil.

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Anger

• Anger has the ability to seep through the layers
  of our being and make us rotten on the inside.
  Anger destroys relationships. It splits churches.
  It rips families apart. Anger can cause you to
  become obsessed soon it dominates your thoughts,
  it dominates your words and it controls your
  actions.

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Ephesians 4

• (v. 31) Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger
  ... These are thoughts

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Ephesians 4

• (v. 31) Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger
  ... These are thoughts.
• (v. 31) ...harsh words and slander... These are
  words

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Ephesians 4

• (v. 31) Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger
  ... These are thoughts.
• (v. 31) ...harsh words and slander... These are
  words.
• (v. 31) ...as well as all types of malicious
  behaviour. These are actions.

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Every time you think a godly thought, you sow a
seed of transformation into the core of your
being.
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Every time you speak an uplifting word, you sow a
seed of transformation into the core of your
being.
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Every time you act with generosity and kindness,
you sow a seed of transformation.
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Saying

• The beatings will stop when morale improves.

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Jane Leavy on Mantle's last press conference on
July 11, 2002.

• It was a standing-room-only conference. His
  comic timing was still acute, but the robust
  physique, the popeye muscles, and the untroubled
  face of American plenty were gone. His tracksuit
  hung on his desiccated frame . He looked like
  death.

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Jane Leavy on Mantle's last press conference on
July 11, 2002.

• "God gave me a great body and an ability to play
  baseball," he said. "God gave me everything, and
  I just pffft!" What would be remembered most
  was the anguished plea to children "I'd like to
  say to the kids out there, if you're looking for
  a role model, this is a role model. Don't be like
  me."