Sermons by Jeff Souders
Senior Pastor
Core Transformation: Legacy
For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near. I have foughtthe good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:6-7 “A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children.” Proverbs 13:22 REPUTATION vs. LEGACY “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces ofwickedness…
Core Transformation: Character at Work
“From the very beginning, God decided that those whocame to Him should become like His Son.” Romans 8:29 God Can Use My Work To Build My Character 1. GOD USES PRESSURE TO TEACH ME rESPONSIBILITY “Live life, then, with a due sense of responsibility, not as people who do not know the meaning of life, but as thosewho do.” Ephesians 5:15 I CAN BE RESPONSIBLE AT WORK BY… BY KEEPING MY PROMISES “(God blesses the one) …who always does what…
Core Transformation: Dealing with the Drift
Drift drift / ‘drift’/ n. (pl drifts). Walk or ride slowly, aimlessly or involuntarily “We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to whatwe have heard, so that we do not drift away.”Hebrews 2:1 “But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance youreceived when you heard the Good News.”Colossians 1:23a “Test yourselves to make sure you are solid in the faith. Don’t drift along taking everything for granted. Give yourselves…
Core Transformation: Blind Spots
“For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might bethe firstborn among many brothers and sisters.” Romans 8:29 “For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there isfreedom… And the Lord – who is the Spirit – makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.” 2 Corinthians 3:17, 18 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love,…
Core Transformation: How god Builds Your Faith Opportunities
“Whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy. For when your FAITH IS TESTED, your endurance has a chance to grow. So LET IT GROW, for when it is fully developed you will be STRONG IN CHARACTER and ready for anything!” James 1:2-4 (NLT) 3 WAYS GOD TRANSFORMS YOUR FAITH TO BUILD YOUR CORE 1. GOD GIVES US A DIFFICULT NEW TASK OR DREAM WHAT Lord?) “It was by faith that Noah built an ark to…
Core Transformation: Character
Character Who you are when no one is looking. “As God’s Spirit works within us, we are being transformed to become more like Christ. This change, from one degree of glory to another, comes from the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 3:18 WHY ARE CORE DEFECTS SO HARD TO CHANGE? WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR REAL CORE CHANGE TO HAPPEN? CORE CHANGE BEGINS WITH NEW THINKING You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old…