Living DifferentJanuary 22, 2023INTRODUCTIONJosh McDowell: If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always be what you’ve always beenKEY POINT: New disciplines empower new outcomesTEXT: Ephesians 4:17-28· It is God’s grace that makes transformation possibleWithout his grace, our good works can make a corpse look better but they can’t make it alive· Transformation requires participationNew life requires new disciplinesImportance of discipline: Restrains desire, positions us for grace, and prepares us for purposeImpacts our words, our attitudes, our actions, our interactions· Transformation is the product of new disciplines consistently applied through time and testingWithout time, there is no growth and without testing, there is no strengthAllowing our new disciplines to become our new habits Living Different –Establishing New Disciplines1. Keep Jesus at the centerAllowing our relationship with Jesus to inform our disciplines2. Start SmallLittle daily wins produce significant life change over time3. Start nowThere is an exponential nature to positive change: the longer you wait to start, the more you limit your future4. Don’t stay downRESPONSE: Lord, help me establish good disciplines for a good future