*RESTORATION TODAY*
*SUNDAY 6TH AUGUST 2017*
*BY PASTOR DR. G.O. OLUTOLA JP.*
*THEME: WE ARE NEW CREATURES.*

_"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. II Corinthians 5: 17._

II Corinthians 5: 17 is a very important scripture with regards to the new life of every believer. It says if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. God loves us too much to leave us as we are. He's got a clean heart and a new mind set for you. If you're truly a believer, you've already got them. But God wants us to press on (Philippians 3: 14), to put on our new nature, even if it feels uncomfortable to begin with (like new clothes sometimes could feel).

To do that we have to stop looking at the way things used to be. Whether we're looking back with regret or looking back longingly, let's quit looking back in pain altogether. Let's strive for the new things ahead of us. If you're not working to bring God's Kingdom on earth, you'll always be tempted to look back to what you had and who you were before. God has some great plans ahead of you. So let's get in line with His will today and be part of it.

*ACTION POINTS:*
 Being a new man in Christ may feel uncomfortable at first (like new clothes sometimes feel uncomfortable), but as you press on in faith, you become more like Jesus.

*SCRIPTURES:*
Isaiah 43: 18 - 19
Ezekiel 36: 26
John 3: 3.

*PRAYER POINTS:*
1. Father, I have come to You today, make me a new creature in the name of Jesus.

2. Lord, draw those in my family that are yet to be saved to You in the name of Jesus.

3. Father, may the blessings of new creatures remain my portion in the name of Jesus.

4. Lord, as I have begun this journey of faith, may I never look back in the name of Jesus.

*DAILY BIBLE READING:*
I Samuel 13
Isaiah 52: 1 - 12
II Corinthians 12: 14 , 13: 14.