The Big Idea:
We hear it said all the time. People don’t change. Who they are….is who they are. It’s seems like a hopeless statement. But Christianity is about change. The Bible is full of stories about messed up people who changed by the power of God. God takes what people see as useless, worthless, ruined, and broken and makes them new.
Main Points:
1. Jesus defeated the curse of sin by his sacrificial death on the cross. He did not die on the cross so we would stay bound to sin. He died on the cross to set us free.
2. Do you ever wonder why people can’t bring themselves to say yes to Jesus? It requires faith. It requires courage. It’s so hard for people to believe they can change.
3. True change always begins with faith in God. I know we make feeble attempts to change our lives, but until the heart is changed we are not truly changed. Behavior modification is nice, but God’s change goes much deeper.
Today’s Scripture Verses:
John 8:44 - “He has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”
Joshua 2:9-11 - “I know that the Lord has given this land to you and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. We have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt…..for the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.”
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