Transformational Gathering (Various Scripture) - Jan 29, 2023
HABITS are actions that are
“The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.” —Proverbs 12:26
“He who walks with the wise becomes wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm!” —Proverbs 13:20
Notes:
1) You will be
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.” —Genesis 1:1-2
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” —John 1:1-5
“Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness…” —Genesis 1:26
“Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the Garden in the cool of the day…”. —Genesis 3:8
“All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation…” —2 Corinthians 5:18
Notes:
2) Spiritual transformation starts when we are
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, that person is a new creation. The old is gone and the new has come!” —2 Corinthians 5:17
“And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory.” —2 Corinthians 3:18
3) Spiritual transformation continues as we
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” —Acts 2: 42-47
Notes:
4) Transformational community is the
“All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making an appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.” —2 Corinthians 5:18-20