Number 3: Life Style

Do you remember Jorge's story? He was the "original gangsta" who decided to change his life while in juvenile detention. We he got out, he went back to hanging with his old crowd and eventually fell back into that lifestyle. It claimed his life.

The Word

What happened? Check it out: Matthew 9:14-17

Jorge wanted to change. But like it says in the Word, he was

putting new wine in an old wineskin. It didn't work. Jorge wanted to live

differently. He wanted to change his life. But hi tried to put new life

into an old lifestyle. the new life was lost.

Life Link!

Therefore, if anyone is in christ, he

is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things

have become new.   

(2 Corinthians 5:17) 

The Thing.

New Life must be put into a new lifestyle.

Some of us haven't cought into this yet. You

are a Christian. You have given your

life to God, but you haven't

changed your lifestyle. You are trying

to put new wine in your old wineskin. You

haven't changed what you do. You haven't

changed who you hang out with, the jokes you

tell. anything that does now jive with

what God wants is old wineskin.

Are there some old wineskins in your new life?

- Old habits, gossip, wearing certain clothes, sex, drugs, gangs. For you what are your old wineskins?

- What do you need to do to change your lifestyle? What is the first thing that you are going to do? BE SPECIFIC.

When you get with the group again (or your accountabilabuddy)

give them the goods on what you need to change. Let them

do the same. Everyone brainstorm and get a plan on how to help

each other be a success. Alone you will fail. With others you

can do anything. If it is way too personal to share with the group,

then get with Danielle, Karen, Alicia, Kenneth, or anyone else

you feel comfortable with and talk through it.

There is no judgment here!

GET GOING. 

CHANGE YOU. 

CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

THE WORLD WOULD BE A MUCH CLEANER PLACE IF WE ATE OUR OWN TRASH.