2. ALL THINGS NEW Revelation 21:5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” This is a promise made by God. This is a promise made by God. This is a promise that is trustworthy and true. This is a promise that is trustworthy and true. This is a promise that is present tense. This is a promise that is present tense. When God makes all things new, does that include us? When God makes all things new, does that include us?

3. NO LONGER Ephesians 4:17-19 “no longer walk” – If you are going the wrong direction, progress is backwards. “no longer walk” – If you are going the wrong direction, progress is backwards. “futility of their minds” – The mind cannot think its way out of this problem, because the problem is a mind problem. “futility of their minds” – The mind cannot think its way out of this problem, because the problem is a mind problem. The mind is “empty.” How did that happen? The mind is “empty.” How did that happen?

4. FUTILITY How has this happened? “Darkened in [our] understanding” because we are “alienated” from God. “Darkened in [our] understanding” because we are “alienated” from God. “Alienated from the life of God” because of our “ignorance.” “Alienated from the life of God” because of our “ignorance.” “Ignorance” is in us because of our “hardness of heart.” “Ignorance” is in us because of our “hardness of heart.” We have “hardness of heart” and “have become callous” because of our “practice of every kind of impurity.” We have “hardness of heart” and “have become callous” because of our “practice of every kind of impurity.”

5. NOT THE WAY YOU LEARNED CHRIST Ephesians 4:20-21 To learn Christ is to learn a new behavior. To learn Christ is to learn a new behavior. To learn Christ is to learn how to learn again. To learn Christ is to learn how to learn again. To learn Christ is to learn the source of all truth: “the truth is in Jesus.” To learn Christ is to learn the source of all truth: “the truth is in Jesus.”

6. RENEWED Ephesians 4:22-24 YOU -- Put off. YOU -- Put off. GOD -- Be renewed. GOD -- Be renewed. YOU -- Put on the new self. YOU -- Put on the new self. GOD -- Created. GOD -- Created. The new self is a cooperative project between us and God. The new self is a cooperative project between us and God.

7. ALL THINGS NEW What does the new self look like? “created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness” “created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness” The new self is what the old self was created to be. The new self is what the old self was created to be. Revelation 21:5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” When God makes all things new, that includes you.