The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life

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Pastor Tim reads the key verse: 'Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person; the old life is gone, a new life has begun.'

The episode begins with Pastor Tim Harris greeting the congregation on the first Sunday of 2026, offering prayers for church members like Martha Fowler and David Graves. He introduces the sermon series 'Breakthrough to a New You' and references the popular 'one day or day one' meme about pursuing positive change. Pastor Tim reads 2 Corinthians 5:13-17, highlighting that anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. He explains that this promise is for believers who have surrendered to Christ. The sermon addresses why many Christians feel stuck, attributing it to the devil's lie that 'you'll never change.' Pastor Tim describes the devil as a spiritual cockroach who lies, and believers must combat lies with truth from Scripture. He shares a personal anecdote about his wife Casey's resistance to change when rearranging furniture. Pastor Tim argues that change is inevitable, but intentional change for the better is difficult due to spiritual opposition and sinful flesh. He asserts that saying 'I'll never change' insults God by denying His power. The sermon clarifies that God offers not just a better version of oneself but a radically new life in Christ, where one lives for Him instead of oneself. Pastor Tim explains that believers get stuck because they don't know their identity in Christ, and he provides a list of Bible verses declaring who they are in Him. He concludes by using the metaphor of 'flipping the script' to describe how the gospel rewrites one's life story, offering a new beginning.

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A New Year sermon uses 2 Corinthians 5 to challenge the belief that anyone is beyond change.

On the first Sunday of 2026, this sermon pairs New Year's greetings with 2 Corinthians 5 and the promise of real change. The room is allowed to carry more than one feeling at once: grief over Miss Dixie and David Graves's father, and joy over the birth of Dax and Maddie Wren's…

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