I.  Be Courageous

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”  Joshua 1:9 (NKJV)

III.  Wherever He Leads, I’ll Go
      Admit
      Believe
      Confess

Characteristics of the new self:

I. Our Mouth. (vs. 25, 29)

      a) Replacing lies with truth-telling.
          Why?  - we are one body.

      b) Replacing hurtful words with helpful ones.
          Why?  -  to benefit others.

II. Our Hands. (vs. 28)

      Our choices:

a) Get
b) Gain
c) Give

       a) Right anger

It is God - based
It grieves (Mk. 3:5)
It is brief

IV. The key:

       Living by faith. (vs. 30)
       Gal. 5:22, Gal. 3:2-3

1. The early church was supernaturally united.

2. The early church focused more on others than themselves.

3. The early church knew that holiness matters.

4. The early church prayed together.

Do not receive the grace of God in vain. (2 Cor. 6:1-3)
 

Commending ourselves as servants of God. (2 Cor. 6:4-10)
 

Perfect holiness in the fear of God. (2 Cor. 6:11-7:1)

Thankfulness
I. Thank God for His grace and mercy (vs. 3-6)
      Thankfulness is the gateway to moral discernment.

      A. Thanksgiving is the safeguard against immorality (vs. 3-4)

      B. Discernment lives now in light of the future (vs. 5-6)
 

Fruitfulness
II. Live like you mean it (vs. 7-12)
      Fruitfulness is the result of enlightened obedience.

      A. Act your age (vs. 7-8)

      B. Know your God (vs. 9-10)

      C. Shine your light (vs. 11-12)
 

Restoring Grace
III. Return to God’s grace (vs. 13-14)
       Restoration is the offer of divine grace for the ungrateful and the faithless.

       A. The double life is really death (v. 13)

       B. Rise from the dead (v. 14)