Move: Growing Toward a Fully Formed Life
“Being Transformed"
2 Peter 1:3-10 (CSB)
- Key Truth: “Movement is the catalyst for growth. Therefore, there can be no spiritual growth without spiritual movement.”
- Spiritual Movement: “The journey to fill the gap between where we are and where God wants us to be.”
- Discipleship Pipeline- A pipeline focuses on the church as a whole.
- Discipleship Pathway- A pathway focuses on an individual or a ministry within the church.
Transform Overview:
- Discipleship Principle: As we follow Him, He transforms our minds and reshapes our desires to reflect His.
- Discipleship Focus: Spirit-Led Formation
- Discipleship Goal: Our goal is for disciples to experience the ongoing work of sanctification— growing to reflect Jesus more fully in their character, desires, and everyday lives.
Main Question: How does Jesus transform us to look more like Him over time?
1. Peter before the resurrection. (Matthew 26:69-75)
2. Peter following the resurrection. (Acts 2:1-41)
3. Peter in process. (Galatians 2:11-14)
4. Peter as a maturing disciple. (2 Peter 1:3-15)
After the Message:
Read 2 Peter 1:3-10. How is Jesus transforming you to look more like Him every day? Which of the virtues that Peter lists need to be more evident in you? Will you ask God, through His Holy Spirit, to do a work in you to reflect Jesus more fully in your character, desires, and everyday life?
