Coping with Constant Change
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Introduction:
Introduction:
God Doesn’t Change
God Doesn’t Change
For I am the Lord, I change not; Therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
Exclusively Unchanging
Exclusively Unchanging
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
22 It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
Adaptively Unchanging
Adaptively Unchanging
Perpetually Unchanging
Perpetually Unchanging
God Designed Change
God Designed Change
And he changeth the times and the seasons: He removeth kings, and setteth up kings: He giveth wisdom unto the wise, And knowledge to them that know understanding:
Astronomical Changes
Astronomical Changes
He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
Natural Changes
Natural Changes
Personal Changes
Personal Changes
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Yet man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
Historical Changes
Historical Changes
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
God Destined Us to Change
God Destined Us to Change
As His Children
As His Children
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
As His “Cattle”
As His “Cattle”
Know ye that the Lord he is God: It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
As His Church
As His Church
26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
At His Commandment
At His Commandment
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
God Desires Us to Change
God Desires Us to Change
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Your Destiny
Your Destiny
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
Your Demeanor
Your Demeanor
But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Conclusion:
Conclusion: