The world doesn't need more convincing intellectually speaking, it needs Hope! Nothing brings Hope like our own personal stories of God's redemption in our lives. Don't try to hide those broken places, they are the very things the world needs to see!

There is a correlation between celebration and forgiveness. Or at least there should be because that is the way God has ordained it. Is there somebody that you need to forgive? Or is there something that you need forgiveness for? Celebrate that, even if there are tears and it's hard and emotional. Celebrate the joy that can be found in forgiveness.

As followers of Jesus we are called to take off our old self and put on a new one.

We are exploring what transformations, what it looks like, and how we take hold of it. What did God do in Pentecost and the early church and how do we put that into practice today?

The idea that we are called Saints as followers of Christ not because of what we do, or what we face, but because of Whose we are. Today we reorient ourselves around the idea of transformation. As Saints we care about our our own transformation and how it fits into the larger design of what God wants His church to be, a transformational agent.

Our lowest points are transformational. They are the very things that shape us if we are willing to do the work. The things that the enemy wants to use to destroy us are the very things that God wants to redeem, to use in His ministry.

What part of your old self have you not taken off yet? Until you take off the old self, you can't put on the new one and your new self in Christ is a beautiful thing!

What are the things God has grown in you through your relationships?

Transformation is a lifelong pursuit, salvation is a one time point of accepting and surrendering, and then there is this forever process of dying to self....Looking back on your journey of faith, what has come to life? What has come to death?

Following Jesus isn't just for a moment, it's an ongoing process. We don't just say yes to Jesus once, we have to say yes to Jesus over and over again in all the small ways.