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1. BY COMING TO JESUS FOR
TRANSFORMATION
*** Mark 5:14-16 "The herdsmen ran away and went to the town
and to the countryside, telling everyone about this. So people
went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and saw
the man who used to have the many evil spirits, sitting, clothed,
and in his right mind. And they were frightened. Then the people
began to beg Jesus to leave their area." [New Century Vision]
- A THERMOMETER - is affected by the conditions!
- A THERMOSTAT - affects the conditions!
2. BY CHANGING THE WAY WE THINK!
*** Romans 12:2 "Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world,
but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think."
[NLT]
ARRIVING AT A NEW ATTITUDE!
*** Phil. 2:5 "In your lives you must think and act like Christ Jesus"
[New Century Version]
AN ATTITUDE IS AN INWARD EMOTION
EXPRESSED IN OUTWARD ACTIONS!
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- Potential
- Rewards
- Obscured
- By
- Little
- Exasperating,
- Momentary
- Struggles!
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*** 2 Cor. 4:17 "For our present troubles are quite small and
won't last very long. Yet they produce for us an immeasurably great
glory that will last forever!"
[NLT]
3. BY CHOOSING TO FOCUS ON OTHERS!
*** Phil. 2:4 "Do not be interested only in your own life, but be interested
in the lives of others." [NCV]
*** 1 Peter 2:21 "After all, God chose you to...follow in the footsteps of
Christ, who set an example...for you." [Contemporary English
Version]
*** 1 Peter 3:8 "Summing up: Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be
compassionate, be humble." [The Message]
4. BY CHARGING THROUGH YOUR QUITING POINTS!
*** Phil. 3:13-14 "Dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should
be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing; Forgetting the past
and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race
and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to
heaven." [NLT]
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- Adversity
- Builds
- Character!
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*** James 1:2-4 "Dear brothers and sisters, whenever trouble comes your way,
let it be an opportunity for joy. For when your faith is tested, your endurance
has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed,
you will be strong in character and ready for anything. " [NLT]
GOD IS MORE INTERESTED IN YOUR CHARACTER
THAN YOUR COMFORT!
*** Galations 6:9 "And let us not get tired of doing what is right, for after
a while we will reap a harvest of blessings if we don't get discouraged and give
up."
5. BY CHARTING A COURSE FOR TRANSFORMATION!
*** 2 Tim. 3:16 "The whole Bible was given to us by inspiration from God and
is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our
lives; it straightens us out and helps us do what is right." [Living]
*** 2 Tim. 2:15 "Work hard so God can say to you 'Well done.' Be a good
workman, one who does not need to be ashamed when God examines your work. Know
what his Word says and means." [Living]
WORK HARD AT BEING TRANSFORMED BY THE TRUTH
*** 2 Cor. 3:18 "And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's
glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory,
which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit." [NIV]
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