AUGUST 20, 2024
Topic: “BEARING GOD’S PRESENCE THROUGH POSITIVE INFLUENCE –
HABITS”
Text: Romans 6:1–14
Memory Verse: Romans 6:13 – “And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God”.
Song: “I’m a new creation, a brand new man. Old things have passed away, I’m born-again. More than a conqueror that’s who I am. I’m a new creation, a brand new man”.
Habits shape our lives. They determine our lifestyle. Habits could be good or bad. Waking up early to pray, eating unhealthy foods, exercising. Changing a bad habit is often difficult. However, we can trust in God’s saving grace, through the help of the Holy Spirit to overcome those bad habits.
2 Corinthians 5:7 says “old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new.” With the help of the Holy Spirit now living in us at salvation, we must continually yield our lives to habits and activities that bring glory to God and also edify us. Such as loving our neighbor, humbling ourselves under the mighty hand of God, bible study, praying, diligence at work, sharing the good news and so on. Remember, habits shape our lives, so we must develop good habits.
ACTIVITY: List your good habits in a column. List your bad habits in another column. Pray to strengthen the good ones. Pray to stop the bad ones. Grace is available in Christ.