It's Time To Change
Exercise Yourself Unto Godliness
by Bob Graham (Nov 15 2009)
Series: It's Time To Change
We live in a culture inundated with an "instant" mentality and it should come as no surprise that it has spilled over into some of our spiritual expectations. Many believers have come to think that there must be an easy way to live godly; it simply is not so. Godliness requires exercise. In this message we delve into five very practical aspects of this exercise and one outstanding promise.
Humility - The Fertile Ground for Godly Change
by Bob Graham (Oct 25 2009)
Series: It's Time To Change
Humility - Andrew Murray says its the place of entire dependence upon God; ...the root of every virtue; Jim Berg says it's the frame of mind...that says I am sinful and need God's mercy and I am insufficient and need God's grace. Either way you slice it, we need it. If we ever hope to experience the grace of God necessary to change for His sake and His glory, we need to follow the example of our Lord and Savior and humble ourselves. God resists the proud, but He gives grace to the humble.
Change Deals With the Idols of the Heart
by Bob Graham (Oct 18 2009)
Series: It's Time To Change
The elders of Israel were steeped in idolatry. One day they came to the prophet Ezekiel to inquire of the Lord and God made it plain that the only thing He was willing to talk about was the idols they had set up in their hearts. The practice of idolatry is far more prevalent than most us realize. Idolatry affects us at the heart level and steals the affection and devotion God rightly deserves. Whatever rules our hearts will exercise an inescapable influence over our thoughts and behaviors. Therefore, biblical change must thoroughly address the idols of the heart.
Lasting Change Begins in the Heart
by Bob Graham (Oct 11 2009)
Series: It's Time To Change
If we ever hope to experience lasting change in our lives, then we must deal with our problems on the heart level. The heart of our problem is the problem in our heart. Jesus made it very plain that we do the things we do because of what we have stored up in our hearts. People and circumstances are not the cause of our problems, they only provide occasions for our hearts to reveal themselves. Fruit change is a result of root change. The heart must be the target of our personal growth and ministry. God wants to produce a heart change in us and then use us to produce heart change in others.
What Does Change Look Like?
by Bob Graham (Sep 13 2009)
Series: It's Time To Change
As believers in Christ, all of us are commanded by God to change, but change into what? There is little doubt that people would answer this question with a wide differences of opinion, so we need to define our terms... What does biblical change look like? Our message this morning deals with six different characteristics inherent in biblical change.