Luke 15:24 …for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found. 2 Corinthians 5:17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! The Jesus-Life is marked by… 1. CELEBRATION, NOT DUTY CELEBRATE PUBLICLY CELEBRATE PRIVATELY Psalm 63:1 O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water. Psalm 63:6 I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night. Psalm 149:4 For the LORD delights in his people Psalm 122:1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” 2. COMMUNITY, NOT ISOLATION Matthew 18:20 For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.” One of the primary ways you’ll experience the love of Christ is through OTHERS. 3. A COMMISSION TO LEAD OTHERS, NOT LIVE FOR YOURSELF. Matthew 28:18-20 “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”