Transformation: metamorphosis

• Gal 4:19 - until Christ is formed in you
• Rom 12:12 - transformed by the renewal of our minds

This happens to us by the power of the Spirit and because we see Jesus.

"What we behold is what we become"

Promises

2 Pet 1:3-4

• Living based on what He said is true and best
  • Dismissal - ignoring what lasts forever is foolish
  • Disposition - fear and feeling are real but not supreme
  • Distraction - draws attention but shrinks heart
  • Dullness - boring, plodding, dryness
• Do you have a plan to consistently take the Scriptures into your life?

Practices

1 Tim 4:7-8

• What we do so that we can learn to do what we cannot do
  • We will never drift into godliness
  • When struggling with activity, do something to abstain (e.g. fasting)
  • When struggling with abstention, do something active (service)

Persistence

Rom 5:3-5

• Holy stubbornness that chooses faithful obedience
  • We continue what matters when it stops being easy
  • Helps us see what will be, despite what is
  • Experiences with Him happen in our persistence