Memory Verser for YOU ARE...RENEWED:
Colossians 2:6-7 - Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

Family Worship Resources for YOU ARE...RENEWED:
New City Catechism - Question #34
The Ology - #45 Sin Isn’t in Charge Anymore; #46 Set Apart, Holy for God; #47 We Grow a Little at a Time; #48 Put off the Old, Put on the New; #51 Running the Race to the End

Home Group Book Study for YOU ARE...RENEWED:
Christian Beliefs - Chapter 15
Concise Theology - Sanctification, pg. 169-171

Home Group Discussion Questions for YOU ARE...RENEWED:
-In your own words, describe what the phrase "union with Christ" means. How is union with Christ shown in this passage, and what effect does it have on our lives?
-Descriibe a season in your life when you feel that you were truly seeking the things that are above, and setting your mind on them. How did this play itself out in daily living, and how did it change you?
-How is the command in Colossians 3:5 connected to our union with Christ? How is this an example of gospel-centered sanctification?
-Why is it significant that we're renewed in His image?
-How is our renewal by God's power an encouraging concept to you?

Recommended Worship Songs for YOU ARE...RENEWED:
Life in Christ is a new life where, by His grace, we grow in Christ-likeness. We sing of this new life in the modern song by Hillsong, Stronger. Jesus lives in us and sin is broken. And the old hymn, Take My Life and Let It Be, is a sincere prayer for God to set us apart for Christ-like service.

Stronger

Take My Life and Let It Be