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Something Needs to be Changed
Having a 2-year old granddaughter in the house is special.
These early, formative years, watching her grow has been fun.
She’s at least a head taller than when she arrived.
She’s learning sentences now, colors, and counting.
The changes are remarkable in the year and a half she’s been w/ us.
One big change is she is mostly potty trained.
But, she sleeps in a pull-up and quite often when she gets up in the morning, it’s fairly obvious something needs t/b changed.
There is a foul odor surrounding her.
It’s offensive.
She’s not offensive, the odor she’s carrying around in her pull-up is.
Another change she’s going thru, is she’s 2.
As in attituuuude.
Again, it’s fairly obvious when something needs to change.
It’s offensive.
She’s not offensive, her little, big attitude is offensive and needs a transformation.
Like all 2-year olds from time to time she needs an attitude adjustment that comes from a confrontation so she realizes it needs to change.
She’s a sweet girl.
She’s just 2.
I’ve shared the story of my experience as a 17-year old when I came to faith.
I hated that I was so shy.
I prayed that first night of my new life.
God, I know you change people and I don’t want t/b shy anymore.
There was a change inside of me.
But I still had to have the courage to try where I wouldn’t before.
Maybe that was the real change.
The need for change isn’t limited to children.
Let’s face it.
We adults need to change from time to time.
Some changes are small.
Some are big.
Whatever you think of me now, you need to know this.
About 10 years ago I was a bad preacher.
I just wasn’t good.
Excuses:
As an associate pastor I hadn’t had much practice.
The church I was the pastor of had a few big problems and my attention was divided.
Elder and staff support was not good.
Sara would ask me, “What’s going on?!”
I couldn’t answer.
I didn’t know.
I just knew something needed to change.
It was humbling.
I had to lay it all bare before God and let Him expose what needed to change in me.
I couldn’t figure it out as hard as I tried.
Jesus was the only one who could initiate it.
It was a wrestling match.
I didn’t want to give up what I needed to give up to be changed.
Finally, I had to.
I was forced into it.
Not really my choice.
All along I believed I was doing the right things, but it wasn’t working.
I wasn’t making any sense, it wasn’t clear when I preached it.
It was humbling and hard.
Noting was going to change until I was willing to lay it bare before God and let Him make the necessary changes in me.
What happened during that time was Bod showed me I wasn’t letting Him teach me before I got up to try to teach others.
Once I realized God wanted to change me and the change would make me better.
Letting go wasn’t as hard has I thought it would be.
I was preaching at people.
I was not sharing my experience.
Until I got to a point where I could apply what I was about to preach, I wasn’t ready to preach.
Even though I tried anyway.
Not only to me, but to the people who were listening to me.
When we come to faith we are immediately given a new life.
And with this new life comes a new purpose.
So, now we’re alive and have a reason to do what we do.
But, the way we do things takes time to change.
Until each one of us is ready to lay it bare before God, to let Him strip away the old way and show a new way, nothing significant is going to change.
Courage.
Oh, we can find courage.
But what good does it do us to courageously do stupid things?
“Hey Bubba!
Watch this!”
So, if you’re struggling w/ something you know needs to change.
It may be offensive to the people around you.
You may not be making any sense.
Language?
Do you constantly say the wrong thing?
Do you fail to speak when you really want to?
Afraid of growing old?
Afraid of looking old?
What fear keeps you awake at night?
Afraid of losing your mind?
An attitude need adjusting?
Something isn’t going the way you think it should and you can’t get on board w/ it?
Do you trust Jesus to take care of you?
What do you know about you that needs to change?
Whatever it is, lay it bare before Jesus.Expose it to Jesus, in all of its ugliness.
Don’t shy from it.
He will expose all of His glory to you and you will be changed and have the courage to act on the change.
You don’t hold anything back and Jesus won’t either.
This is the story of .
Saul’s conversion.
We were first introduced to Saul when Stephen was stoned.
The Hellenistic Jews were so offended by Stephen they laid their coats at Saul’s feet so they could get a full wind-up with the rock they threw to kill him.
And, now, Saul continues on his mission to destroy the church on believer at a time.
Fully Exposed, Completely Changed
Nothing changed, yet
Still, a very Jewish organization.
And, strong ties between the temple in Jerusalem and outlying synagogues.
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