The Good and Beautiful Community series includes soul-training exercises that awaken us to God’s kingdom and invite God to change our spirits, minds and bodies.
May
2 7-8:30 PM Luke
Weaver The Generous
Community
May
9 7-8:30 PM Greg Culbertson The
Worshipping Community "Too often Christians may experience a changed mind about God, or even a changed heart toward God, without having a changed life with God. Where is the breakdown between belief and discipleship? Why isn't the transformative power of the gospel more apparent in the daily workings of our lives?" from http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=3540
Pastor Luke
I believe that if you do have a changed mind and a changed heart in Christ that you will also have a changed life. The problem is that some may have a changed mind and a changed heart but they don't have a solid foundation to build upon in order to stay changed. There are many years of old behaviors and old lifestyles that can come back into the well meaning heart and mind. These old foundations must be eliminated. Therefore the whole foundation of our lives must be changed through Christ, and must be made new to build the changed heart and changed mind upon. This will ensure a permanent change that does not crumble. A foundation that is built in Christ that is so strong that the old behaviors and the old lifestyles cannot seep into the new foundation which is our one and only Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This is how we must build our hearts and minds, in Him, with Him as the core, and as the foundation of our lives. This will ensure Godly fruit, and Godly discipleship.
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