Transform - Week 3
It was another great day at Capstone Church. With Walt being in Haiti, Chris Barrineau brought the message. I love hearing everyone getting louder and louder each week. Your voices sound so much better than mine. Keep it up Stoners.
We just finished week 3 of our Transform series. Chris’ message came from Matthew 7:21-23. Unfortunately, there are churches all over the US with people who are deceived into believing they have been Transformed.
Chris gave two myths of transformation:
- Transformation is NOT going to church. Going to church does not make people Christ-followers. When we look at the lives of the people in “church” and we look at the lives of those not in “church” there is not always a big difference.
- Transformation is NOT being good. This is not to say that a Christian does not have to do good works, but it is the HEART behind the works. Why do you do the things you do? Why do you give? Why do you love? Why do you serve? My prayer is that you do those things because of a transformation that has happened in your life through the work of the Holy Spirit.
What transforms us? What marks us as believers? What doe transformation look like? One word: JESUS. Transformation is Jesus. When people see our lives, do they see Jesus? When you serve, give, love, do they see Jesus? Examine your life. Look at your fruit. What do you see?