50 days of Transformation Spiritual Health: How God Changes Us
Feb 22, 2016
50 days of Transformation
Spiritual Health:How God Changes Us
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be TRANSFORMED by the renewing of your mind.” Romans 12:2
Conform• Shape your behavior to match people
around you
Transformed• A change in character that happens
from the inside out.
SCRIPTURE: 2 Corinthians 3:18
“And looking on the glory of the
Lord with unveiled faces, we are being
TRANSFORMED to become more like
Christ. This change, from one degree
of glory to another, comes from the
Lord.”
Transformed• It is about who we are becoming as God
works within us.• We grow from one level of maturity to
another.
GOD CHANGES US THROUGH WORSHIP
D We are changed as we spend time in God’s presence.
Married couples look more alike the longer they are married
GOD CHANGES US THROUGH WORSHIP
D We are changed as we spend time in God’s presence.– We become like the ones we love and
spend time with.
GOD CHANGES US IN COMMUNITY
D God built structure into our church community so we could learn, grow and
mature together.
Ephesians 4:11-13
“These are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles (missionaries), the prophets (inspired preachers and expounders), the evangelists (preachers and traveling missionaries), the pastors (shepherds of His flock) and teachers.
“Their responsibility is to equip God’s people so they will learn to serve and His Body, the church, will grow strong.
This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, and will be completely like Him.”
REDWOODFOREST,
CALIFORNIA
Documented 135 trees over 350 feet tall
GOD CHANGES US IN COMMUNITY
D God built structures into our church community so we could learn, grow and
mature together.• Position yourself around God-centered people and places.
Which Community Group time is best for you?
___ Sundays @ 10 a.m.___ Tuesdays @ 10 a.m.
___ Thursday @ 6:30 p.m.___ In my own home with friends
___ Other: _____________________
GOD CHANGES US AS WE EXERCISE FAITH
“Now all glory to God who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” Ephesians 3:20
D Goals are statements of faith that focus your energy and attention.
Spiritual, Relational, Physical, Mental, Emotional, Financial, Vocational
• In each area, write a three-month goal:
• Our Prayer: Renew my thinking
DWIGHT L MOODY…
IF GOD IS YOUR PARTNER, MAKE YOUR PLANS BIG.”
GOD CHANGES US AS WE GET RID OF THE OLD & PUT ON THE NEW
“Get rid of your old self and your former way of life, which was corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new self, created to be like God...” Ephesians 4:21-24
GOD CHANGES US AS WE GET RID OF THE OLD & PUT ON THE NEW
D Get rid of lust: any desire that masters you; and deception.
“Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!”
2 Corinthians 5:17
D You are not the same person – there is a new you!
• Clean house in any area where you want to change
Elijah with Elisha
Respond:
Where did the Word speak?
Where do you need God to release His power in your life?
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Amen