I Really Want to Change
Using the Bible to Your Advantage
by Rev. Greg Powell (Oct 27 2010)
Series: I Really Want to Change
It should go without saying that the Bible is an essential tool in the process of us becoming more like Christ. Why is it, then, that we don't receive this book in the manner we are told to in the Bible? Why do we not research it and study it diligently? Why do we simply read with no intention of acting on what we read? This message will help you learn how to use the Bible to your advantage.
Biblical Friendship
by Rev. Greg Powell (Oct 20 2010)
Series: I Really Want to Change
Without the right kind of biblical friendships, we can never be all that God intends for us to be. For lasting change toward Christlikeness to stick, we need to surround ourselves with people who will hold us up when we stumble, and who will hold us down when we stray. Jonathan and Nathan were those kinds of friends to David. Countless other in the Bible needed the influence of a godly friend to support and strengthen them. What kind of friend are you?
The Power of the Spirit
by Rev. Greg Powell (Sep 8 2010)
Series: I Really Want to Change
For lasting transformation to take place in our lives, we must partner with the Holy Spirit and allow Him to change us. Without the Holy Spirit, living like Christ is impossible, for the Spirit is our only power source. How can you and I know when we are fully tapping into the power that is available to us? Quit trying to please God in the flesh and plug into the Spirit's power.
The Christian Civil War
by Rev. Greg Powell (Jul 7 2010)
Series: I Really Want to Change
Romans 7 is all about the struggle that Christians have in living the Christian life effectively. It describes the war we will face between the spiritual man and the carnal man for the rest of our lives. We must choose to abandon this exhausting life and exhange it for the empowered life through God's Holy Spirit. Every Christian should be able to identify with this message.
A Slave to Righteousness
by Rev. Greg Powell (Jun 20 2010)
Series: I Really Want to Change
Many Christians know they need to change something in their life to become more like Christ. Usually that means being dead to that sin and repenting of your ways. But what is next? When the Bible says that we should consider ourselves dead to sin, is that the end of our sanctification? In Romans 6, Paul encourages the positive response of presenting yourself alive unto God as a slave to righteousness.
Living Like You're Dead
by Rev. Greg Powell (Mar 24 2010)
Series: I Really Want to Change
Forgiveness is just the beginning of life in Christ. Once forgiven, God wants us to continually be moving in the direction of Christlikeness. Great victory can happen in our lives when we realize that the power of sin is broken once for all. We must choose to live for God day by day, building upon the simple truth that we are dead to sin.
Now I Can Choose
by Rev. Greg Powell (Mar 17 2010)
Series: I Really Want to Change
After true repentance, the next step in the process of change is to realize that you are now dead to sin and free to choose righteousness. Too many Christians act like they are still alive to sin and don't recognize that the power of sin over them was broken when Christ died on the cross and rose from the grave. This sermon clarifies what being dead to sin is and how it should motivate us to to be a slave to righteousness.
Repentance (Part 2)
by Rev. Greg Powell (Feb 24 2010)
Series: I Really Want to Change
In this second half of the message on repentance, Pastor Powell concludes with describing some of the practical implications that will be evident in the life of someone who truly repented. What does repentance produce on the outside? What role does sorrow and regret play in repentance? And what are the fruits of repentance? This matter of repenting of our sins is an important principle in the Christian life and is worthy of your attention.
Repentance (Part 1)
by Rev. Greg Powell (Feb 17 2010)
Series: I Really Want to Change
For lasting, spiritual change to take effect in our lives, we must go about the hard work to repentance. As Martin Luther said, "To do it no more is the truest repentance." Repentance is a changing of our mind about our sin and its deception. This first part of the sermon develops the biblical message of repentance in the whole of Scripture and differentiates between confession, apology, and repentance.