breakthru integrity

how does god change a life?

3 May 2009

BIG IDEA how God develops integrity in our life

launch pad

Interview 3 people who have made significant changes in their world

Change is so hard

It is difficult to change habits – do not underestimate

Story about pastor (David San Diego) wanting to change his church’s culture

How does God work to shift a person’s behaviour & character?

OUT OF THIS WORLD SUPERNATURAL ENCOUNTER

Paul – Acts 9 stunning, extraordinary supernatural encounter – sees Jesus, hears His voice, blind for 3 days

Attend church, Follow God, Read your bible, pray & you will have encounters that change you  PCMF Camp with John Lewis

PAINFUL CONSEQUENCES

Abraham – suffers painful consequences of endeavouring to bring God’s will to pass by his own endeavours, Gen 16 – suffers thru birth of Ishmael … he never tried this again!

Develop maturity by Thinking Consequences – tattoos blog

PUBLIC CONFRONTATION

Peter – Gal 2:11-14 Paul confronts Peter in front of others, this would have been extremely awkward for all concerned & no doubt would have left its mark on Peter

Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction. 2 Peter 3:15-16

Accept rebukes, correction, discipline

PERSONAL EXAMPLE

Joseph – Gen 44:33 – 45:3 example of Judah’s changed life

Be inspired by others stories - interviews

HOLY SPIRIT POWER

Peter  - Acts 2 baptism in Holy Spirit empowered Peter to overcome fear

Be filled with the Spirit – my story

SALVATION OPPORTUNITY