The Old and New Self

Discussion Questions:

1) Was there anything from the sermon or the passage that stuck out to you?

2) Paul says the old way of life is a settled habit of mind, not just a single bad choice. Where in your own life have you noticed an old pattern of thinking that quietly shapes how you act?

3) The sermon described wanting Christ as Master while still living wild and independent. In what area are you most tempted to call Jesus Lord but keep running your own life?

4) Verse 24 says the new self is something God created, not something we manufacture. How does it change your effort to know the new self is a gift you put on rather than a self you build from scratch?

5) Paul grounds the command to forgive in the forgiveness we already received in Christ. Is there someone you are finding hard to forgive, and how does remembering your own forgiveness reframe that?

6) The sermon said we are filled on Sunday so that we can serve during the week. What is one concrete way you could turn what you have received into service for someone this week?