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✝️Lighthouse Church, Oxford, AL | Friday August 23, 2024

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Spiritual Transformation

🙏 Put off negative traits like anger, wrath, and self-centeredness by realizing you were created for God's image, not your own story.

💖 Embrace positive attributes such as tender mercies, kindness, and love, recognizing that humans were made for love in the garden, not to need it.

Spiritual Growth
🙏Q: How can I align my life with God's purpose?
A: Surrender your motives and life to God, shifting your reason for being from self-centeredness to fulfilling God's image, and let Him raise you up as His redeemed possession to truly become the body of Christ.
🕊️Q: What should I focus on during prayer?
A: Get alone with God, acknowledging you were made for His image, not yourself, and realize that your biggest problem has been living for yourself instead of for God's purpose.
Character Development
❤️Q: What virtues should I cultivate as a Christian?
A: Put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, longsuffering, bearing with one another, forgiving others, and above all, love, which is the bond of perfection.
🚫Q: What behaviors should I eliminate from my life?
A: Put off anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language, and self-centeredness, as these were never intended for you and hinder your spiritual growth.
Forgiveness
🤝Q: How should I approach forgiving others?
A: Forgive others as Christ forgave you, even if you have a complaint against them, recognizing that forgiveness is essential to embodying Christ's love and maintaining unity.
Spiritual Transformation
🔄Q: What is the ultimate goal of Christian transformation?
A: Put off the old man with his deeds and put on the new man renewed in knowledge according to God's image, understanding that the Cross's purpose was to remove the old nature and restore you to God's original design.

TLDR: True fulfillment and transformation come from embracing a relationship with Jesus, surrendering to God's will, and reflecting His love and purpose in our lives.

1. 00:00 🌟 Acknowledge that self-centeredness is the root of sin, and embrace your true purpose of reflecting God's image through prayer and surrender.


2. 01:05 ❤ Experiencing God's love transforms relationships and identity by releasing selfishness and embracing Christ's purpose.
2.1 Experiencing God's love transformed my perspective on my marriage, allowing me to see my wife through His eyes and leading me to die to my selfishness.
2.2 Letting go of the belief that others owe you anything allows Christ to define your identity and purpose, enabling you to shine in the world.

3. 03:26 ✝ To overcome sin and find true fulfillment, embrace a transformative relationship with Jesus, seek God's glory, and rely on the Holy Spirit to change your desires.
3.1 Living for oneself leads to sin and frustration, while true fulfillment comes from seeking God's glory and dying to personal desires.
3.2 Relying on the Holy Spirit and grace transforms your desires, moving you away from a self-centered list of needs to a genuine relationship with God as your Father.
3.3 To overcome sin, one must put off the old self and embrace the new self, created in God's image, through a transformative relationship with Jesus Christ.

4. 06:49 ❤ Recognize your identity in God's love to shed the old self and embody virtues that reflect His love, overcoming sin through true relationship with Him.
4.1 Recognize your identity as holy and loved by God, and live in that acceptance while shedding the old self and embracing the new self renewed in His image.
4.2 To overcome sin, embody love and virtues like kindness and forgiveness, as true relationship with God is rooted in knowing and reflecting His love.

5. 09:17 ✝ Stay committed to knowing God and your identity in Him, recognizing your unique purpose and value.
5.1 Stay committed to your journey of knowing God and your identity in Him, despite challenges and discouragement.
5.2 You are uniquely created with purpose and value, not an accident, regardless of societal hierarchies.

6. 11:15 ✝ Every individual has equal value, and true beliefs are shown through one's life, not rituals or prayers.