Changes Part 1

 Changes Part 1 - Acts 10

Why is it that so many of us have difficulty in dealing with change? Change comes in a variety of sizes, shapes, and flavors. I have come to realize that change is not the problem; how we choose to look at change and deal with it makes all the difference. 

·      Small changes prepare us for the larger ones we will face throughout life.

·      Positive change is never meant to hinder you, but to free you.

     I.  Most People Are Resistant to Change

·      People resist change because it involves risk, uncertainty, and fear. 

Our fears and concerns have always been God’s possibilities.

Change may seem uncertain, but God’s character is not.

·         People resist change because it involves pain.

We are all wired to want to do what is easiest because we think that it hurts less, but that is not true.

      II.  The Unchanging Message of our Unchanging God is “Change”

·      Change is at the heart of the Gospel.

·      God initiates change for a purpose.

• The changes that God brings about serve the purpose of God, not man.