It Can't Come with Me pt2 - The Dead Me | Edward Jackson Jr | Sermon Notes — Hello Pastor

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It Can't Come with Me pt2 - The Dead Me

Edward Jackson Jr

Friendship Baptist Church • Dec 22, 2025 • 98 min

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Summary

In this message, Pastor Edward Jackson Jr. teaches from 2 Corinthians 5:17 on the necessity of leaving behind 'the dead me' before entering a new year or new season. Rather than focusing only on external dead weight or waiting until January 1st to change, believers are challenged to look inward and surrender old, sinful patterns of self. Because a personal relationship with Christ brings total transformation, the old self and Christ cannot coexist, empowering believers to step into God's complete newness today.

Themes

Spiritual TransformationSelf-Examination & ResponsibilityFreedom in ChristBreaking Generational CursesImmediate Obedience

Pastor's Points

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1. The dead me and Christ cannot coexist.

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2. The dead me loves dead things.

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3. The dead me hinders the new experience.

Key Points

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1. The dead me and Christ cannot coexist.
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2. The dead me loves dead things.
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3. The dead me hinders the new experience.
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Real dead weight is not just external circumstances or toxic people, but the unrenewed self we see in the mirror.
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Believers should not wait until January 1st to cut off fear and sinful habits; spiritual change requires immediate decision.
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In Christ, believers are surrounded by His presence (locative of sphere), meaning Christ goes everywhere the believer goes.
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Holding onto the old self causes spiritual decomposition and prevents God from pouring new blessings into your life, just as new wine cannot be put into old wineskins.

Sermon Moments

“The real dead weight that I got to get rid of is the weight that I look at every time I look in the mirror.”

“You can't wait to the first to stop being afraid. You got to stop being afraid right now.”

“Trying to help somebody else, you'll mess around and die helping somebody else... you got to look in the mirror and deal with yourself.”

“Because he lives, I can face tomorrow... He got up with all power in the palm of his hands... He did it just for you.”

“When you are in Christ, Christ surrounds you... everywhere I go, Christ goes with me.”

“Dead me loves dead things because only dead stuff like to hang around dead stuff.”

“You cannot put new wine in old wine skins. Because if I try to put something new in something old, it will explode.”

“When you are born again, everything changes: your actions change, your thoughts change, your habits change, your goals change.”

This Week

Conduct an honest self-examination to confront personal flaws instead of deflecting or blaming external people.

Stop postponing spiritual discipline and decide today to break away from old habits and mindsets.

Maintain daily awareness that Christ surrounds you everywhere you go and in everything you do.

Actively release guilt, shame, secret sins, and toxic behaviors that keep you connected to 'dead things.'

Intentionally speak life, purpose, and spiritual value over children and youth to break negative generational cycles.

Align your daily speech, actions, and relationships with your transformed identity as a new creation in Christ.

Embrace quiet peace in your own company as God shifts your desires away from old environments.

Remember This

To experience the complete newness God has for your life, you must stop carrying 'the dead me' and step boldly into your transformed identity in Christ today.

A Challenge for You

Don't wait 11 days or until the new year to walk into your new season; make the declaration today to leave the dead self behind and surrender fully to the fresh start God has prepared for you.

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