1. Now a New Person Pastor Dave Jansen July 21, 2019
Series: Runaway Grace

3. How does long-lasting, radical life change happen in a person’s life?

4. How does long-lasting, radical life change happen in a person’s life?

5. How does long-lasting, radical life change happen in a person’s life?
1. Face your sin

7. I am sending him back to you, and with him comes my own heart.
--Philemon 1:12 (NLT)

9. You are slaves to sin, which leads
to death…
--Romans 6:16 (NIV)

11. How does long-lasting, radical life change happen in a person’s life?
1. Face your sin

12. How does long-lasting, radical life change happen in a person’s life?

13. How does long-lasting, radical life change happen in a person’s life?
2. Put your faith in Jesus

15. I appeal to you to show kindness to my child, Onesimus
I appeal to you to show kindness to my child, Onesimus. I became his father in the faith while here in prison.
--Philemon 1:10 (NLT)

17. Then two changes take place…

18. Then two changes take place:

19. Then two changes take place:
1. You have a new identity

21. He is no longer like a slave to you
He is no longer like a slave to you. He is more than a slave, for he is a beloved brother, especially to me. Now he will mean much more to you, both as a man and as a brother in the Lord.
--Philemon 1:16 (NLT)

23. We were slaves to the basic spiritual principles of this world
We were slaves to the basic spiritual principles of this world. But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent him to buy freedom for
us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children. (cont’d)
--Galatians 4:3-7 (NLT)

24. And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.” Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.
--Galatians 4:3-7 (NLT)

26. Then two changes take place:
1. You have a new identity

27. Then two changes take place:

28. Then two changes take place:
2. You have a new purpose

30. Onesimus hasn’t been of much use to you in the past, but now he is very useful to both of us.
--Philemon 1:11 (NLT)

32. I wanted to keep him here with me while in these chains for preaching the Good News, and he would have helped me on your behalf.
--Philemon 1:13 (NLT)

34. Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person
Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
--2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)

36. Now a New Person Pastor Dave Jansen July 21, 2019
Series: Runaway Grace