November 17

Memphis

Pastor Wil Franco

1. Did you learn anything new today? How do you plan a stewarding what you learned today for the glory of God and the good of your neighbor?

2. Even though we put off the old self and put on the new self initially in salvation, Paul also calls us to continually put off the old and put on the new in sanctification. Why is the daily and continual process of putting off and putting on so central to the life of a believer?

3. In verse 22, Paul says that our heart’s desires are not just deceitful, but actually lead to corruption. Why is the constant reorientation of our hearts back to the gospel, so vital in the process of sanctification?

4. The word renewed in verse 23 refers to the process of being changed in nature from the inside out. Why is the grace of God the only thing that can produce this type of transformation?

5. In the passage, we are told that the new self is characterized by likeness to God in both true righteousness and holiness. Why are those two specific words the ones that Paul uses to describe the behavior of a person who is growing in Christ?