The Most Important Words Around Here: TRANSFORM
Message Date: 9/17/23
Speaker: Pastor Renee Hidalgo

TRANSFORM

CLife commits to support and celebrate the life transformation that inevitably comes from authentic relationship with the living God.

Creation Account: Genesis 1 & 2

In God’s perfect creation, He included growth, change, and transformation.

Genesis 1:11

Then God said, “Let the land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant,
and trees that

seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then

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the kinds of
plants and trees from which they came.”

Genesis 1:21-22

So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in
the water, and every sort of bird—each

offspring of the same kind. And God
saw that it was good.   Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and

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. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”

Genesis 1:27-28

So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them. Then God blessed them and said, “Be

and

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…”

Romans 8:29

For those God foreknew He also predestined to be

to the image of His
Son…

2 Corinthians 3:18

And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being

into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Romans 12:2

Do not

to the pattern of this world, but be

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by the renewing of your mind.

Transform: Greek word is ‘metamorphoo’; similar to metamorphosis

*God designed us to grow, change, transform…

*We are meant to grow, change, transform toward the goal of looking more like Christ.

Transform comes

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Belief

Romans 8:1

Therefore, there is now

condemnation for those who are

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Christ Jesus…

Are you in?

How am I different than I was a year ago?

Compared to one year ago:

1. Am I spending more or less time with God in Scripture, Prayer, and Worship each week?
2. Am I gathering with believers in community more or less often (church, community groups, intentional fellowship)?
3. Am I giving more or less of my time in service to God and others?
4. Am I giving more or less time to self-care, rest, Sabbath, and things that renew my soul?
5. Am I giving more or less of my financial resources to God/Kingdom work?
6. Am I having more or less spiritual conversations with unbelievers (at work, at school, or in other circles)?
7. Am I more or less patient?
8. Am I more or less joyful?
9. Am I more or less brokenhearted for those suffering around me?
10. Am I more or less surrendered to Christ in my sexuality?
11. For those who are married: Am I investing more or less time in building a strong marriage?
12. For those who are parents: Am I investing more or less time in teaching my kids to follow Christ?

TRANSFORM

CLife commits to support and celebrate the life transformation that inevitably comes from authentic relationship with the living God.

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