Change Me

intro

Spiritual Diet Ramen

The spirit is the only thing we have that will live forever

we put a lot of work into our body and soul but not into our spirits.

Some of us are in different spaces and scenerios

some of find ourselves doing our best to live this Christian life

some of us maybe have families who are christian

so of us might not even believe that there is a God

yet alone does this God want to know and have a relationship with me

today where every you are in your walk that there is something here for you.

Have you ever wondered is it possible for God to really change me or make it better?

Today I want bust some of those myths and help you walk away with Confidence that it possible for him to change you For the better.

Example Princess yuri

yuri chooses to become the black panther

She wakes up yelling that it didn’t work

becuase she doesn’t see the immediate difference , she assumes that it hasn’t worked.

sometimes we find out selves in the same dilemma

WE

There can be moments in our lives where we don’t that God can do what he promises

Can God really change me?

The problem:a-lot or Times we aren’t confident that God has done work on us?

we don’t feel like it

our current situations haven’t changed

If he has why do I still desire some of the people and things that I didn’t before I was saved

if everything around me looks the same has there really been a change or am I just in my feelings.

ME

When I was about 20 i Found myself entanged In a lot of situations.

because of the lifestyle I had lived during my teenage years I noticed that I was being tormented in my sleep and that I was unable to see people with clothes on.

it wasn’t until decided that I wanted to draw close to him and get the life he had for me . I always knew that it was better but I was scared that my normal.

When I gave my life to Christ I went back and read the Bible.

slowly those bad habits started to fall off

Main Point :

When you get close to God your life has no option but to change.

it’s very hard for you to consistently be in his presence and leave unchanged.

because when we decided to say yes to him and follow, his word promises that we are made new.

GOD

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Nicodemus

nicodemus was a elite teacher

many people had claimed to be the savior but none of them could preform Miracles

jesus meets nicodemus at night to protect the position

Jesus is not afraid of meeting you where you are.

John 3:3–4 (LEB): Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born from above, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is an old man? He is not able to enter into his mother’s womb for the second time and be born, can he?”

John 3:10–13 (LEB): 11 Truly, truly I say to you, we speak what we know, and we testify about what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony! 12 If I tell you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 And no one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

nicodemus misreads the room and thinks thinks Jesus is telling him to crawl back up into his mama?

jesus emphasizes this importance of being born again.

process is Called being born again

there Are scriptures in the Bible that for tell this process happening.

Ezekiel 36:26-27 ESV

And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules

Bear on the operation table

his spirit empowers you to follow Jesus

he gives you a new heart/ New Mind and a new will. And slowly yours began to morph into

Gods Spirit is contagious

it is the Gods spirt in you that makes you born again

YOU

what part do we play in process of being reborn?

Ask and Believe that Jesus is Lord

Romans 10:9 (LEB): 9 that if you confess with your mouth “Jesus is Lord” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

that means anyone

Submission To Jesus

a-lot of people make Jesus there savior and not their lord.

Luke 6:46 (CJB): Why do you call me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ but not do what I say?

lord means that I will follow your way even if I don’t agree with it

WE

what would happen if we could walk in confidence of what God has done?

we would be more confident about leading our friends to Jesus

Walking with Jesus is Marathon not a Race

theres going to moments when you doubt

when you feel like giving in

when you fell like giving

he don’t promise life will be without