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Celebrating Change

Celebration, Change, Scrooge, Transformation

We have short memories of poor, wretched Ebenezer Scrooge. Here was a fallen man in desperate need of redemption, with absolutely no desire to…

Empowered

Change, Empowered, habits, The Holy Spirit, The Spirit, Transformation

The Spirit strengthens us and enables our actions. Without him, we cannot do anything good. Think of a blender that needs to be plugged…

A New Name

Adoption, Change, Family, Love, Names

Kurt Strassner states,“A new name is almost always the symbol of a new beginning” (Kurt Strassner, Opening up Genesis, Opening up the Bible [Leominster:…

Inside Out

Change, Fruit, Sanctification, The Heart, Transformation

Everyone knows that you don’t eat bananas until they turn yellow. The internal transformation of the fruit inside the peel is what causes the…

Denial

Change, Denial, Truth

Learning the truth can often be a hard pill to swallow, to the point that many of us will do anything we can to…

Our Constant

Attributes of God, Change, God's Immutability, Trusting God

Could you imagine being lost at sea? The waves toss your boat back and forth, and as you try to grasp where you are, you…

Empowered Transformation

Change, Power, Regeneration, Strength, The Holy Spirit, Transformation

If you’ve ever watched a makeover show on a morning talk show, or even something like The Biggest Loser, you know that people always…

Up or Down

Change, Constancy, Culture, God's Sovereignty, God's Word, Perspective, Reference

“Without some objective reference point we have no way of really saying if something is up or down.” On earth, the ground is always…

Wherever You Go

Change, God's Purpose, Interruptions, Kindness, Love, Ministry, Purpose, Thomas a Kempis, Wherever You Go

You don’t need to make a huge move or change in order to begin living in the purpose that God has for you right…

Dangerous Facades

Change, Fake, Forgiveness, genuine, Inner Life, Repentance, The Heart, Transformation, True Repentance

Imagine being walked into an exam room at your doctor’s office by someone wearing scrubs, carrying a clipboard, and using the correct rhetoric as…

Character Development

1 Thessalonians 5:23, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 2 Peter 3:18, Change, Character, Development, Ephesians 4:22-24, Galatians 2:20, Growth, Philippians 1:6, Philippians 2:13, Salvation, Sanctification, Transformation

The best stories have character development. This is where a character changes throughout the events of the story. For example, the 2008 blockbuster movie Iron…

What If?

Change, Decisions, Ephesians 1:11, God's Plan, God's Sovereignty, God's Timing, Jeremiah 29:11, Life, Proverbs 16:9, Proverbs 19:21, Psalm 115:3, Psalm 135:6, Romans 11:35-36, Romans 8:28, Timing

In this clip from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (https://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button/one-thing), Benjamin recounts a series of events that could have changed with just one decision. The scenario…

Get Out of Jail Free

1 Thessalonians 5:23, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Change, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 5:16, Heaven, Hell, Life, New Life, Philippians 1:6, Relationship with God, Romans 12:1-2, Romans 6:1-23, Romans 6:6, Salvation, Sanctification, The Gospel, Transformation

One of the best cards you can draw in the game Monopoly is the “get out of jail free” card. It completely lets you…

Grace For The Process

1 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Change, Colossians 3:10, Grace, Hebrews 2:11, Journey, Marriage, Now And Not Yet, Philippians 1:6, Philippians 2:13, Process, Romans 12:2, Salvation, Sanctification, Transformation

When a bride and groom get married, the bride’s name (usually) changes immediately. One or both of their addresses change and often so do…

Be Transformed

1 John 2:15, 1 John 5:18, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Change, Colossians 3:10, Conformed, Darkness, Growth, Identity, Image, John 17:16, light, Matthew 17:2, New Creation, Romans 12:2, Transformed

At the end of the movie, Mean Girls, the main character, Cady, apologizes to all the people she hurt during the time she was negatively…

Take Down The Flag

1 Corinthians 1:10, 1 Peter 3:8, Amends, Apology, Change, Colossians 3:13-14, Division, Ephesians 4:11-13, John 17:23, Love, Rebuke, Repentance, Resolution, Unity, Welcome

In the 2016 Southern Baptist Convention, Southern Baptists passed a resolution calling for Christians to stop displaying the Confederate Flag so as to be…

Miraculous Intervention

Belief, Change, Closer to God, Diagnosis, Fate, Hope, Intervention, Luke 18:27, Luke 9:16-17, Mark 10:27, Mark 6:49-50, Miracles, New Life, Psalm 139:13-14, Solitude

Though films about miracles and the miraculous abound, one example is Henry Poole Is Here. Henry, played by Luke Wilson, is diagnosed with a…

Humility For Unity

2 Corinthians 8:9, Calling, Change, Christ's Character, Christ's Example, Hebrews 4:15, History, Humility, Laying Down, Mark 10:45, Matthew 11:29, Philippians 2:5-11, Resonate, Stakes, Unity

The 2016 Southern Baptist Convention was historic for many reasons. One in particular revolved around the SBC presidential election. When candidates Steven Gaines and…

The Greatest Satisfaction

Caring, Change, Christ's Love, Colossians 3:12, Community, Compassion, Isaiah 54:10, James 5:11, Philippians 2:1-3, Psalm 51:1, Restoration, Satisfaction, Sharing, Transformation, volunteers

“The greatest satisfaction is to watch others grow with compassion. I see volunteers transformed, and it makes me know we can get back to…

“The Calling”

Calling, Change, Circumstance, Dreams, Gifts, God's Sovereignty, Isaiah 46:10, Job 42:2, Nehemiah 9:6, Path, Placement, Plans, Psalm 135:6, Trusting God, Zechariah 14:9

One episode of The Jim Gaffigan Show, “The Calling,” examines how one’s calling can vastly differ from one’s gifts or placement. In this video,…