January 27, 2008
“Change & Newness III: Your Personal
Paradigm Shift”
Dr.
Will Jones
First
Presbyterian Church,
Scripture: Ezekiel
37:1-24; 2 Cor. 5:27
Summary: Because you
are spiritually united with Christ, you have been remade by God through
Christ’s death and resurrection. Your
old ways of self-obsession, sin, & envy have been crucified. A new way to live, Christ’s way, has been
instilled in your soul: the way of sacrifice, obedience, and love.
Outline:
I.
Paradigm Shift
a.
definition (Kuhn)
b.
examples
i.
technology: internet
ii.
geocentric to heliocentric view
c.
occurs after a discontinuous change
d.
results in a transformed way of viewing the world
II.
Paradigm Shifts in the Bible
a.
Ezekiel’s
b.
Paul’s conversion in Acts 9
c.
occur after a discontinuous change
d.
results in a transformed way of knowing God
III. Paradigm Shifts
in Christians
a.
recreation inside us: a gift from God through grace
i.
no “self-made Christians”
b.
old ways give way to new ways
i.
self-obsession to sacrifice
ii.
sin to obedience
iii.
envy to love
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