Collide Change

You put yourself In the path of God's Voice

He presses, pushes Applies

A Plan is made For changes that will Please God

A Plan is made For changes that will Please God "Lord, help me to…"

In that moment The battle is lost

Change won't happen…

We train disciples to change their world for Jesus by Teaching the Scriptures for real life-change

…and intentionally creating opportunities for Community, Prayer and Worship…

…so that God will be glorified and people will become whole - Our Purpose Statement

Real life-change

1) God Presses 2) I make a Plan- new behavior 3) "God, help me to…" = Fail

How were people Right with God Before Jesus?

The righteous shall live by faith - Hab. 2:4

Abraham- Covenant of Circumcision

Abraham believed God And it was credited to him As righteousness - Gal. 3:6

Abraham… Left and walked Trusted and readied the knife Believed God, then circumcised

Moses= 10 Commandments

By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter

…choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin - Heb. 11:24-25

It's always been By grace through faith

God isn't interested In mere obedience

God wants obedience like: Wife wants to hear, "I love you" Without you ever giving her your heart

God wants obedience like: Child wants to hear, "Uh-huh" a lot without actually having your attention

God wants obedience like: Family pet wants food and water, without pats of affection or excited words of encouragement or love

God does not want Your obedience*

God does not want Your obedience* *Without your heart Prompted by faith

These people…honor me with their lips. But their hearts are far from me

Their worship of me is based on merely human rules… - Isaiah 29:13

"I don't want You I just want to the blessings Of being right with you"

David screwed up

Why did God Receive him back?

"For you have no delight in sacrifice; if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased…

I can't make a plan And do something To please you and Make it right

The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise" - David, Psalm 51

contrite heart= Worn or bruised. Deeply affected with grief Or sorrow for sin. Humbled and Repentant

The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise"

Religious Leaders Were called names

Religious Leaders… Began with good intentions

Religious Leaders… Came up with their plans

Religious Leaders… Came up with their plans To help God

Religious Leaders… Came up with their plans To help God And lost…God

When God presses And I decide to change And ask for some help

It's not God I want It's being good with God By doing things for God

It's not God I want It's being good with God By doing things for God Which will never please God

God, please bless the plan I came up with to please you Independent of you

God, please bless the plan I came up with to please you Independent of you Exercising zero faith

God is relentless- He wants you heart Broken by the weight of your sin Grateful for the grace Of his forgiveness

"For you have no delight in sacrifice; if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased…

The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise" - David, Psalm 51

Repentance: A change of mind That results in a change of man

Without repentance There is no real change

God presses Make a plan and pray

My Plans- however good- Will always bypass God's Power

God presses I thank God I'm not as bad as…

God presses I get broken I repent I obey as God leads and Praise him as he grows me

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness - 1 John 1:9

Change occurs

"So that God will be glorified And people will be made whole"

What needs to be dealt with Today?

"He who has the Son has life. He who does not have the Son Does not have life. These things I have written that you may KNOW you have eternal life" - I John