New Covenant Living

• How does a person grow in Christ?

• How do believers become holy, sanctified (to use a Biblical term)?

• How does a Christian live so God's commandments are a joy instead of a burden?

• Does faith only save me or does it also sanctify me?

• How does God view me as a Christian?

• Was the gospel only a message that saved me or is it something I need every day?

The good news of the gospel is more than forgiveness of sins and a guarantee of eternal life in the future. God has given us something for the now, a present resource of monumental proportions for living life and growing as a believer. Many Christians need help in learning how to live in this new relationship with their Father, because it is so radically different than the old life of dissipation, denial, and disbelief.

This page is dedicated to helping you learn a Biblical approach to living and growing in Christ.

There are competing views of sanctification, but the following phrases describing a similar approach to Christian growth which we believe is Biblical and God honoring:

• "New Covenant Living"

• "Sonship"

• "Learning to live in grace"

• "Letting the Gospel transform you every day"

To avoid confusion we will use the term "New Covenant Living." A New Covenant approach to Christian growth can be found in many books. Click here for a partial list:

If the Christian life seems rather hard and joyless, take heart! The following sermons and web pages will help you understand how to live in a New Covenant way: (Sermons are MP3 files. Notes are PDF. If you need directions on how to listen to or view these, see here.)

Audio Teachings and Notes

• Living in the New Covenant and Living in the New Covenant notes.

• How Do You Live in a New Covenant Way and How Do You Live notes.

• The Spirit's Work in Us and The Spirit's Work notes.

• Holy Conflict and Holy Conflict notes. See also A Conflict Exercise for your personal benefit.

• Grace Parenting and Grace Parenting notes. As a exercise in thinking about your child's heart rather than just behavior see Grace Parenting Scenarios.

• Sins That Christians Get Away With and Sins Christians Get Away With notes, Child of God Scale, and Who Am I bookmarks.

Web Pages and PDFs on New Covenant Living

• A Guilt Test

• Freedom from Guilt

• What Would It Be Like to Be Totally Free From Guilt?

• Passive Righteousness vs. Active Righteousness

• Vague Feelings Vs. The Truth

• The Difference Between Living Under Law and Under Grace

• What Father is Like

• The Difference Between Punishment and Discipline

• Prodigal Love for the Prodigal Son

• Praying in a Kingdom Manner

• How We Grow in the Gospel Chart

• Parenting by Grace by Neil Williams.

Favorite Stories with a New Covenant Theme

• Favorite Stories: My Father's Shirt

• Favorite Stories: The Blessing

• Favorite Stories: The Room

• Favorite Stories: Small Wooden People

• Favorite Stories: Jesus Goes to Work