The Pressure's Off

TAKING TIME TO REVIEW

• No Longer Under the Law
  But now we have been released from the law, for we died with Christ, and we are no longer captive to its power. Now we can really serve God, not in the old way by obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way, by the Spirit.
  Romans 7:6

  Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law.
  Galatians 3:23-25

• Old Way vs. New Way Living
  Carefully follow the terms of this covenant, so that you may prosper in everything you do.
  Deuternomy 29:9

  The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.
  Hebrews 7:18-19

BUILDING BLOCKS OF NEW WAY LIVING

1.                                     on where you are.
   

2.                                               the fork in the road is always before you.
   

3.                                     your goals.
   "You can't worship two gods at once. Loving one god, you'll end up hating the other. Adoration of one feeds contempt for the other. You can't worship God and Money both."
   Matthew 6:24 (Msg)

4.                                     what God provides as the means of grace.
   For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," declares the LORD. "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
   Isaiah 55:8-9

5.                                          your prayer life to match the New Way living.
   This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us-whatever we ask-we know that we have what we asked of him
   1 John 5:13-15