It’s so common, we no longer think it all that strange that someone who says they are Christians routinely gets drunk like the world, talks like the world, engages in unmarried sex like the world, struggles with rage like the world, divorces at the same rate as the world, and does business like the world, yet all the while saying and believing that Jesus has delivered them from this world and that the sins they are persisting in are forgiven and they are heaven-bound. Why is that?Įven more significant, there are scores of people who claim Christ as their personal Lord and Savior, but whose lifestyle shows little difference from those who make no such claim. Usually by June, it’s over and we are left unchanged. Early efforts prove to be a flash in the pan, and in the end, we don’t lose weight, exercise more, stop smoking or drinking, or get out of debt. Yet every year, 97 percent of us with firm resolve fail. We join a fitness center or a 12-step program or buy a book. We want to lose weight, exercise more, quit smoking or drinking, get out of debt. ![]() ![]() It is a commitment that we make to ourselves regarding a project or a habit that usually calls for some kind of lifestyle change. Scriptures: Ephesians 4:7-10 IntroductionĮvery year, around 45 percent of us in America seize upon the desire for a fresh start at New Year’s and make one or more resolutions. If I Am a Butterfly, Why Am I Still Crawling?.Sermon series: Changed from the Inside Out
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