Jesus came that we “may have life and have it abundantly” (John 10:10). As we come to learn from Him, we will begin living a whole new life!

• New Life (John 10:10, Romans 6:1-4, 2 Corinthians 5:17)
  Are you ready for something new? That is exactly what Jesus came to bring.

• Leave Everything (Luke 5:1-11)
  In Luke 5, we see that people left everything to follow Jesus. To experience abundant new life, that is exactly what we must do, too.

• Learn from Me (Matthew 11:28-30)
  Are you tired? Jesus has a wonderful invitation for you in Matthew 11. Come learn from Him, and you will find rest starting right now.

• Committed (Luke 9:57-62)
  Our commitment to follow Jesus will be tested and often by "good things" competing for our attention. As Luke 9:57-62 teaches, experiencing abundant new life requires us to be truly committed to Him first.

• The Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:1-14)
  In one of His last conversations before His crucifixion, Jesus explains in John 14 what it is all about: He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Want to live an abundant new life? Follow Him.

• Why Do You Call Me Good? (Mark 10:17-22)
  Sometimes Jesus asks some scary hard things of us, like He did in Mark 10:17-22. Yet if we really believe God is good, we can trust that anything He asks of us will be for our good, too.

• The Word became Flesh (John 1:1-18)
  Jesus is more than a good teacher: John 1:1-18 proclaims that He is the Son of God. As we receive Him, our own lives become so much more.

• The Mind of Christ (Philippians 2:1-11)
  Living an abundant new life requires more than just knowing that Jesus emptied Himself and humbly served: Philippians 2:1-11 challenges us to have that mind of Christ ourselves.

• So Much to Gain (Mark 10:17-31)
  When we learn from passages like Mark 10:17-31 just what Jesus is offering when He calls us to follow Him, we will realize that we have so much to gain by any sacrifice we make to be closer to Him.

• See the Potential (John 4:27-38)
  Why did you wake up this morning? In John 4:27-38, Jesus shows us how to see the potential in every moment by being focused on doing God's will.

• Your Will Be Done (Matthew 26:36-46)
  We know that we're supposed to want God's will...but do we really? Disappointment and suffering may reveal we still want things our own way. Yet in Matthew 26:36-46, Jesus shows us how to truly seek God's will and to experience abundance no matter our situation.

• Submitting like Jesus (Hebrews 4:14-5:10)
  Jesus lived a life as human as you or me, but He never sinned. In Hebrews 4:14-5:10, we see how He fully submitted to God's will every day and how it can change our own lives.

• Praying like Jesus (Luke 11:1-13)
  Our lives will change when we start praying like Jesus! In Luke 11:1-13, He teaches us to pray simply, from the heart, and confident in God’s responsiveness, care, and goodness.

• Abide (John 15:1-8)
  Sometimes we feel empty...but God wants better for us. In John 15:1-8, Jesus shows us how to have the fruitful lives God created us for by abiding in Him.

• Love One Another (John 15:9-17)
  According to God, love is more than a feeling: it is an action. As Jesus gives some final commandments to His disciples in John 15:9-17, we find it is all about love.

• Perfect Love (1 John 4:7-21)
  God doesn’t just love us: in 1 John 4:7-21, we learn that He wants us to love others, too. In fact, that is how His love will be perfected in us.

• Love and Life (Romans 5:1-11)
  No matter our circumstances, God is pouring love into our hearts. In Romans 5:1-11, Paul doesn’t just describe God’s love: he explains how we can receive it as we live life each day.

• Forgiving like Jesus (Acts 7:54-60, Luke 23:32-38)
  The first Christian martyr forgave his persecutors while they murdered him. How did he do it? He learned to forgive like Jesus.

• Walk This Way (1 John 2:1-11)
  The commands Jesus gives us are about more than what we see on the outside. As 1 John 2:1-11 teaches us, abundant new life is found when we learn to walk every day like Jesus.

• Encouraging like Jesus (John 4:1-26)
  Jesus used every interaction as an opportunity to draw people closer to God. As we study John 4:1-26, we not only learn how Jesus encouraged people but how we can, too.

• Comforting like Jesus (John 11:17-44)
  Someone you know is hurting. You want to help, but you don’t know how. In John 11:17-44, we learn how to comfort like Jesus.

• Serving like Jesus (John 13:1-17)
  In the final hours of His life before the crucifixion, Jesus purposefully and lovingly served. In John 13:1-17, we learn to follow His example and to be blessed by it.

• Sitting at Jesus' Feet (Luke 10:38-42)
  Did your week go like you planned, or are you starting to feel stressed and anxious? In Luke 10:38-42, we learn to simply sit at Jesus’ feet instead of allowing our own busyness and expectations to get in the way.

• Seeking the Lost like Jesus (Luke 15:1-32)
  To live the new life, we must learn to see other people the way Jesus sees them. In Luke 15, Jesus tells three memorable stories to show where God's heart for people is...and to challenge us to move our hearts there, too.

• Sharing Good News like Jesus (Luke 4:14-30)
  Everything Jesus said and did proclaimed good news. In Luke 4:16-30, we learn that experiencing that goodness requires us to let Jesus set us free.

• The Gospel of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
  What is the gospel? As we learn in 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, it is more than just facts about what Jesus did: it is truly good news for all who receive it.

• Compassion and Prayer (Matthew 9:35-38)
  How was Jesus able to look at the messy world all around Him with such compassion? In Matthew 9:35-38, He tells us exactly what to do.

• Disciple (John 1:29-51)
  From beginning to end, Jesus was focused on making disciples. In John 1:29-51, we see how lives change when we follow Jesus.

• Go Make Disciples (Matthew 28:16-20)
  We don’t have all the answers. Sometimes we doubt. Yet, if we will let Jesus reign in everything and make it our mission to lead others to Him like He commands in Matthew 28:16-20, lives will change forever.

• Time for a Change (Acts 2:37-47)
  Are you ready for a change? Just after the apostles preach about our Risen Savior for the first time, we see in Acts 2:37-47 how incredible change in our lives can be possible.

• Waiting on the World to Change (Acts 4-8)
  We would all like to see the world change, but it seems so impossible. Yet, the book of Acts shows how the Holy Spirit led Jesus' earliest followers to do just that. If we will follow that example, we can change the world, too.

• Becoming More Like Jesus (Ephesians 4:1-16)
  While many of us set goals for the new year, Ephesians 4:1-16 gives us an overarching goal we should all be pursuing: become more like Jesus. Sound intimidating? Don’t worry: Jesus has given us everything we need to succeed.

• Fresh Start (1 Peter 2:1-12)
  Sometimes, we could really just use a fresh start. More than anything, that is what Christianity is all about, as we see in 1 Peter 2:1-12.

• Time to Grow (1 Corinthians 3:1-9)
  Scripture describes new Christians as "newborn infants"...but we are not meant to stay that way. As Paul makes clear in 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, we are meant to grow as we work with each other and God.

• Practice Makes Perfect (Hebrews 5:11-14)
  Christians are meant to grow! In Hebrews 5:11-14, we learn that takes practice.

• On to Maturity (Hebrews 5:11-6:3)
  God defines what makes someone a mature Christian much differently than many of us do. In Hebrews 5:11-6:3, we are given the foundation our new lives are meant to be built on.

• Sure of Better Things (Hebrews 5:11-6:12)
  No matter how old we are or how long we have been Christians, God wants us to keep growing. As long as we do, we can be sure of better things, as Hebrews 5:11-6:12 tells us.

• Dead Works (Romans 1:18-32)
  There are things we all do...and they are killing us. In Romans 1:18-32, we are told what they are, and why we need to change.

• Repentance (Romans 2:1-11)
  Repentance is foundational to the Christian life. In Romans 2:1-11, we are challenged to not simply identify others' sin but to accept God's kindness to change our own lives.

• Guilty (1 Corinthians 5:1-13)
  Even though it hurts, our wrongs need to be recognized and confronted. In 1 Corinthians 5:1-13, we learn why sin needs to be addressed.

• Godly Grief (2 Corinthians 7:2-13)
  We often have a hard time admitting when we are wrong. If instead of reacting like the world we learn how to experience godly grief in 2 Corinthians 7:2-13, then even our missteps can be an opportunity to grow.

• Change of Heart (Acts 8:20-24, Ephesians 4:17-5:2)
  Repentance is not some event, required only when there is public knowledge of obvious sin. Repentance is a foundational part of living a new life, and as we learn in Acts 8:20-24 and Ephesians 4:17-5:2, it is all about changing our hearts.

• What is Faith? (Hebrews 11:1-16)
  It is a foundational part of Christianity, but what exactly is faith? In Hebrews 11:1-16, we learn how live life-changing loyalty to God.

• Saved through Faith (Ephesians 2:1-10)
  While most religious folks agree on what the gospel is, things start to fall apart when it comes to our response to it. Are we saved by grace? By faith? Is there some command we need to keep? In Ephesians 2:1-10, we learn how the Spirit-inspired Apostle Paul simply and powerfully answers.

• Dead Faith (James 2:14-26)
  Faith without works is dead. In James 2:14-26, we learn that a true, living loyalty to God shows in the choices we make.

• Faith Tested (1 Peter 1:1-9)
  The times when it is NOT easy to be loyal to Jesus are the times when faith proves to be the most valuable, as we see in 1 Peter 1:1-9.

• Don’t Depart from the Faith (1 Timothy 4:1-10)
  Not everyone stays loyal to Jesus. In 1 Timothy 4:1-10, we learn how training to stand firm in the faith benefits us both now and forever.

• Faith, Works, and Baptism (Galatians 3:23-4:7)
  Baptism is a foundational part of the Christian life, but aren’t we saved by faith and not works? In Galatians 3:23-4:7, Paul makes clear what it is all about and how Jesus changes our lives through it.

• Salvation and Baptism (Acts 2:37-47, 1 Peter 3:18-22)
  Jesus Christ changes lives. From his first sermon in Acts 2:37-47 to his letter in 1 Peter 3:18-22 thirty years later, baptism was an essential part of how Peter and his fellow apostles taught people to experience that change.

• What Prevents Me from Being Baptized? (Acts 8:26-40)
  In the middle of a desert, an Ethiopian official insisted on being baptized. Why the urgency? In Acts 8:26-40, we see how baptism relates to the good news about Jesus and why it gives us reason to rejoice.

• Buried with Christ (Romans 6:1-14)
  The Christian life is all about becoming more like Jesus. In Romans 6:1-14, we see that new life begins when we are buried with Christ in baptism.

• Why Do You Wait? (Acts 22:1-21)
  When Paul told the story of how Jesus changed his life in Acts 22, being baptized was a huge part of it. Why do you wait?

• When the Spirit of Truth Comes (John 16:1-15)
  Some things about the nature and work of God’s Holy Spirit can be hard for us to understand. Yet in John 16:1-15, Jesus explains what matters most: the Spirit has been sent to help us.

• The Spirit Poured Out (Acts 2:1-21, 10:44-48)
  The pouring out of the Spirit in Acts 2:1-21 and 10:44-48 marked a major moment in human history. The reality of these events tell us something powerful about who we are to God and who we are meant to be.

• The Laying on of Hands (Acts 8:14-25, 19:1-7)
  It was possible to perform signs and great miracles by the power of the Holy Spirit when the apostles laid hands on you, as we see in Acts 8:14-25 and 19:1-7. Yet, this wasn’t for show: it was all meant to build up the church.

• The Spirit of God Dwells in You (Romans 8:1-30)
  Sometimes even though we know what the right thing to do is, it can still be a real struggle. In Romans 8:1-30, we see how God sends us help: His Holy Spirit will lead us into life and peace, if we will only work with Him.

• Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:16-26)
  When the Holy Spirit is present, you can tell. In Galatians 5:16-26, we see the beautiful fruit He produces in our lives when we keep in step with Him.

• He is Risen (Luke 24:1-53)
  Sometimes we treat the gospel as though it is only about the sad fact that Jesus died, but it is so much more than that. In Luke 24, we see that it is also about how Jesus rose, a marvelous truth that leads us into new life.

• Resurrection of the Dead (1 Corinthians 15:1-34)
  The resurrection is fact. As we study 1 Corinthians 15:1-34, we see how essential it is that we not only believe that Jesus rose from the dead but that one day we will, too.

• How are the Dead Raised? (1 Corinthians 15:35-58)
  Belief in the resurrection of the dead is foundational to Christianity, but how exactly does it work? In 1 Corinthians 15:35-58, we get a glimpse at what’s different, what’s the same, and how Jesus changes everything.

• Swallowed Up by Life (2 Corinthians 4:7-5:10)
  Sometimes our view of the afterlife is shaped more by Saturday morning cartoons than Scripture. In 2 Corinthians 4:7-5:10, we see how resurrection gives us hope for a life that is more real and much needed motivation as we face suffering.

• Pressing On (Philippians 3:1-4:1)
  Even in bad situations, we can feel joy. In Philippians 3:1-4:1, we learn how knowing Jesus makes everything worth it and how the hope of the resurrection helps us to keep pressing on.

• When the Son of Man Comes (Matthew 25:1-46)
  When Jesus teaches about "Judgment Day", it isn't abstract: it's practical. In Matthew 25:1-46, Jesus tells three stories to challenge us: when the Son of Man comes, where will be and what will be doing?

• The Coming Judgment (Acts 24:1-27)
  The reality of eternal judgment is foundational to our new lives in Christ. As we see in Acts 24:1-27, the coming judgment is cause for hope that the world’s wrongs will be put right - and a cause for alarm for those who don’t belong to Jesus.

• The Day of the Lord (1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11, 2 Thessalonians 1:5-12)
  People need hope. In 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11 and 2 Thessalonians 1:5-12, we find that hope is exactly what the promise of Christ’s second coming gives to us as Christians.

• Hard Questions on the Last Days (2 Peter 3:1-13)
  There are some things about the second coming of Jesus that we just don't know. In 2 Peter 3:1-13, we see the hard question we should really focus on answering: since He is coming, "What sort of people ought you to be?"

• A Beautiful Picture (Revelation 20:11-21:8)
  The New Testament - and our New Life Series - end with a beautiful picture of our hope for a new heaven and a new earth. We get a preview of that eternal life in God’s presence seen in Revelation 20:11-21:8 when we truly live a new life in Christ.

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