Where Real Transformation Come From – Part Two
This continues the series I taught in a home Bible study. You can get the complete series in my book, Where Real Transformation Comes From.
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Spiritual Growth
Where Does Real Transformation Come From? Part One
I began a four part series teaching from our home in March. This is the text of the message. You can also watch the video below. The whole series is available in my book, Where Real Transformation Comes From.
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HOPE
1 Corinthians 13:13 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. These three things remain/abide – they are eternal. Love is the greatest, and we know that without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6), but hope is ranked there with them. Definition Hope is
Your New Identity
Identity If you were asked to identify yourself, what would you do? That might depend on who was asking; if it was a police officer, you’d probably pull out your driver’s license. If it was a guard at your workplace, you’d pull out your employee badge. In some instances they might want to see your
What a Christian Should Wear
The Inside and the Outside 1 Peter 3:3-4 3 Do not let your adornment be merely outward–arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel–4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.
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Casting Your Cares
Care – Worry – Anxiety The Lord knows there is plenty to be worried and anxious about, whether it is circumstances in your own life, or anxiousness about the crazy things that are happening in our country and the world right now. Care: merimna; lit. to draw in different directions. A state of mental pain
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Possessing the Land – Part Three
Please see Part One and Part Two. 6. You Must Sanctify Yourself Joshua 3:5 And Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” Before crossing the Jordan and entering the Promised Land, Joshua commanded the people to sanctify themselves. To sanctify means to be set apart for
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Possessing the Land – Part Two
In Part One, we looked at To Get to the Promised Land, You Have to Get Through the Wilderness. But many Christians have a distorted view of what that means. 2. To Possess Your Land, You Must See Yourself as God Sees You Proverbs 23:7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.
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Possessing the Land, Part One – The Wilderness
Introduction As Christians, we are familiar with the story of how God delivered the children of Israel from Egypt: through mighty signs and wonders exercised in judgment, a nation of slaves brought the mightiest nation on the planet to its knees. We are also familiar with the parallel between the story of Israel and our
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Tribulations On Trial – Part Two
In Part One, we looked at the two kinds of patience, longsuffering and perseverance, and how longsuffering should be exercised towards people, and perseverance towards the devil and circumstances. We also saw that the Greek word peirasmos used in James 1 can be translated as a temptation, test, or a trial. And then we see
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