Growing In Christ
“A journey through scripture for believers who want to move from surviving their faith to truly growing in it. Over four lessons, you’ll explore what it means to walk in your new identity in Christ - rooted in truth, strengthened in prayer, and transformed from the inside out.”
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Lesson 1: You Are a New Creation
Lesson 1 explains that spiritual renewal starts with admitting we need change. Main themes: self-examination, humility, and grace. It gives practical habits—daily prayer, reading and thinking on Scripture, and being in a caring community—that help us open to God. It stresses our identity in Christ as the basis for change, names common obstacles (pride, distraction, legalism), and gives simple, doable steps to begin a lasting growth in the Lord.
Lesson 1 explains that spiritual renewal starts with admitting we need change. Main themes: self-examination, humility, and grace. It gives practical habits—daily prayer, reading and thinking on Scripture, and being in a caring community—that help us open to God. It stresses our identity in Christ as the basis for change, names common obstacles (pride, distraction, legalism), and gives simple, doable steps to begin a lasting growth in the Lord.
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Lesson 2: Leaving the Old Behind
Lesson 2 focuses on releasing the patterns, habits, and mindsets that belonged to life before Christ. Main themes: repentance, surrender, and freedom from old identity markers. It gives practical steps for surrendering old patterns to God rather than white-knuckling change alone, and closes with simple disciplines for putting off what no longer belongs to who we are in Him.
Lesson 2 focuses on releasing the patterns, habits, and mindsets that belonged to life before Christ. Main themes: repentance, surrender, and freedom from old identity markers. It gives practical steps for surrendering old patterns to God rather than white-knuckling change alone, and closes with simple disciplines for putting off what no longer belongs to who we are in Him.
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Lesson 3: A New Identity in Christ
Lesson 3 explores what it means to no longer be defined by shame, failure, or others’ opinions, but by who God says you are. Main themes: no condemnation, being God’s handiwork, and chosen identity. Drawing on Romans 8:1, Ephesians 2:10, and 1 Peter 2:9, it shows that your worth was never earned but given, and closes with reflection on releasing old labels that don’t match God’s truth about you.
Lesson 3 explores what it means to no longer be defined by shame, failure, or others’ opinions, but by who God says you are. Main themes: no condemnation, being God’s handiwork, and chosen identity. Drawing on Romans 8:1, Ephesians 2:10, and 1 Peter 2:9, it shows that your worth was never earned but given, and closes with reflection on releasing old labels that don’t match God’s truth about you.
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Lesson 4: Renewed in Mind and Spirit
Lesson 4 focuses on the ongoing, daily renewal of the mind described in Romans 12:2 — transformation that starts with how you think, not your circumstances. Main themes: mind renewal, taking off the old self, and the Spirit’s ongoing work. Drawing on Colossians 3:9-10 and Titus 3:5, it shows renewal is a process of mercy, not effort, and gives space to reflect on where you’ve grown and where you’re still being renewed.
Lesson 4 focuses on the ongoing, daily renewal of the mind described in Romans 12:2 — transformation that starts with how you think, not your circumstances. Main themes: mind renewal, taking off the old self, and the Spirit’s ongoing work. Drawing on Colossians 3:9-10 and Titus 3:5, it shows renewal is a process of mercy, not effort, and gives space to reflect on where you’ve grown and where you’re still being renewed.
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What is Made New Manna?
Made New Manna exists to feed the daily hunger for God's Word. Rooted in 2 Corinthians 5:17 — "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come" — we believe every believer is called not just to change, but to be made new from the inside out.
Founded by Tony Bennett, an ordained elder and minister who co-leads with others in Gospel Hill Ministries International, Made New Manna offers devotionals, in-depth Bible studies, sermon notes, and printables designed to help you dig deeper into Scripture and walk out your identity in Christ day by day — like manna, provided fresh for each season you're in.
Whether you're working through a devotional series, listening to the podcast, or leaning on a study for your own personal time in the Word, our aim is simple: to point you back to who God says you are, and to walk with you as you grow into it.
New Manna. New Identity. New You.
Jesus said, “I am the bread of life.”
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