Show J The TIle Old c And i. i The TIle New Nev The Old Year is rapidly running out of time and a abrand abrand abrand brand New Year is about to break over the horizon Traditionally this is the time of year when people evaluate how they spent the old year and make New Years Year's resolutions resolutions resolutions reso reso- that will improve their lives in the year ahead THE PROBLEM is the New Years Year's resolutions are rarely kept Intentions seem to be good but the ability to perform perform perform per per- form is apparently lacking God knew that we were weak in the flesh so He made it possible for us to have a anew anew anew new spiritual birth In John 36 Jesus reminded us That which is born oft off the flesh is isy is- flesh and that which isborn is isBorn Born orn of U the e Spirit Spirit-is spirit Then in the next verse He declared Ye must be born again In discussing this experience Paul wrote in Romans 8 9 88 They that are in the flesh cannot please God But ye are not in the flesh but in inthe inthe inthe the Spirit if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you Obviously as the context shows Paul is not saying that the new birth somehow transforms the flesh into spirit But He Heis Heis Heis is telling us that the Holy Spirit will govern our lives and give power to produce the fruits of the Spirit Certainly this is the answer if 1971 is going to be a better year for Cor all of us THE OLD and The New Newis is the title of Pastor Marvin Cowans Cowan's sermon for Sunday Morning Dec 27 n 1970 at Grace Baptist Church Everyone is welcome at Grace Baptist Regular services include include include in in- in- in clude Sunday School for all ages at am a.m. Morning Worship at 11 am a.m. amand and ana the Evening Service at 7 pm p.m. A nursery is provided for small children Grace Baptist Church is located at North Main Street in Bountiful |