Going Further In Our Faith

Romans 12:1 NIV

1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

Romans 12:2 NIV

2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Beliefs > Behaviors > Outcomes

Going Further in Our Faith

I. If we want to behave differently, we must believe differently.

Attempting to live out the Christian life without renewing our minds leads to short-term obedience and long-term frustration.

How do we renew our minds?

1. Identify the lies 
2. Remove the lies

2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV

5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

How do we renew our minds?

1. Identify the lies 
2. Remove the lies 
3. Replace with Truth 
4. Repeat

Going Further in Our Faith

I. If we want to behave differently, we must believe differently.

II. Our faith is a journey.

Philippians 1:6 NIV

6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.