HOW
TO GET CLOSER TO GOD
God loves you just the way you are.
He loves you unconditionally. But
he loves you too much to let you stay that way.
So he wants to help you grow. He
wants to help you become more like his Son.
Transformation changes us
from emptiness to fullness; from defeat to victory; from failure
to success; from insecurity to boldness and from cowardice to courage.
Premise: The further away you get from God
the more trouble you’re going to have in your life.
Promise: The closer I get to God, the more
my life is going to be transformed.
The Pathway to Spiritual Defeat
#1 The journey begins with self-centeredness.
#2 The world will use you and take severything
you have.
#3 The
world will reduce your value and values.
#4 The
world will leave you to die.
The Pathway Back To
Spiritual Transformation
I.
Get
Fed Up With My Life
- Nothing is going
to happen in your life until you first get dissatisfied with the
way you are.
- The gift from the
father he wasted was a grace gift.
- The abuse
of grace can destroy the life of a believer.
- If we ignore God's
knocking long enough, He steps back and lets Satan knock the
door down.
- Own Up To
My Sin Luke 15:17-18 NLT
- When he finally
came to his senses signifies that he had been living a delusion.
- When there is no
one else to blame you have finally accepted responsibility.
- If there is
anything that will drive you to God it is sin when it has
done its work.
Make A Habit
Of Regular Spiritual Checkups. 2
Corinthians 13:5 MSG
- Offer Up Myself
Romans 12:1 NIV
- When your heart
moves from self-centeredness to God-centeredness, that is
the beginning of transformation.
- Conformation to
God's precepts and principles is not God's transformation of
our heart by His Spirit.
- God restores us by
grace and graces us with grace (the power and
resource to do His will) when we come to Him.
- Lift Up My Praise Luke 15:23-24 NIV
