(Lev. 16:20-23)

Intro:

 

 

            A.  Happy New Year—Welcome to ________

 

 

 

 

            B.  New Start 

 

 

                        1.  Fresh New Year

 

 

 

 

                        2. Unused opportunities

 

 

 

 

                        3.  New challenges

 

 

 

 

I.  Common Attitudes

 

 

 

 

            A.  Reflection, Introspection

 

 

 

 

            B.  Resolutions to change, improve

 

 

 

 

            C.  New goals, new starts

 

 

                        Collin Raye: Little Rock

 

 

                        “Needed a new town for my new start selling VCR’s at a Wal-Mart, No                                            drink 19 days—Even like preacher from church of Christ”

 

 

 

 

            D.  Feel better for having resolved

 

 

 

 

II.  Reality:  Clean Slate Not That Simple

 

 

 

 

            A.  Jews and Scapegoat  (Lev. 16:20-23)

 

 

 

 

            B.  Blood of Jesus (Mtt. 26:28, Eph.1: 7, Heb. 9:22, 9:11-14, 10:4)

 

 

 

 

                        1.  Christian must repent (Acts 8:18-24, Jas. 5:16)

 

 

 

 

                        2.  Non-Christian must be baptized (Lk. 13:3, Acts 2:38, Rom. 6:3-4)