Tuesday, November 20, 2007
@ 1:24 PM
Saturday Nite Life
17 Nov 2007
Title: God's and my part in changing me
- the only thing that will not change is changes
-change is both God and your responsibility
-Phil 2:12-13 >work out is our part and work in is God's part
- Paul is writing to Christian
- we need to work out to develop a better us
- we need to work out not work for our salvation
-God does not want a group of spiritual clones
- we do not copy other people's behavior
- God created every single one of us originally
- only you can fulfill your own destiny
-Phil 2:12-13>fear and trembling
- we need to be fear that we will miss out the reason why God created us and our own destiny
-works in Greek is "energizer",>when God work in us, God will energize our life
3Tools that God use to change us
1)Bible
- the bible changes our thoughts, when we meditate on it
- when we apply and act out the bible, God will give us the change
2)the Holy Spirit
- the power to change
- Romans 8:11
- 1Cor 3:18 . when the spirit of God is in us, changes will take place
- God's number 1 purpose is to make you be more like Jesus but not only to be happy
3)Circumstances
- Romans 8:28-29 . God is interested on our character than our comfort
- Hebrews 2:10
- Proverb 20:30
3Choices that you need to make to change
1)i can choose what i think about
- Growth is not automatic
- Changes is a matter of choice
- choice come from what we think about
- Proverb 4:23
- you aren't what you think you are, but what you think......you are
- our thoughts is our life
- Eph 4:23-25
- change in the bible mean "repentance"
- Romans 12:2
- the way i think determine the way i feel, the way i feel determine my action
- Psalm 1:1-3
- Psalm1:19
- Phil4:8
- Joshua1:8
- Colo3:6
2)i can choose to depend on God in spirit moment to moment
- John 14:4-5
- always check on our prayer life
3) i can choose my respond to
circumstances