2. “You’ve Changed!” How Often Looks older – “My, how you have changed!”
Child matures – “He has really changed!”
One who once not interested in spiritual matters – now is very active – “What a change that is!”
Once very strong, diligent – now tolerant, permissive, don’t seem to care – “Sure have changed!”

3. An Ever Changing People
Sometimes Good
Sometimes Bad
Cannot Truthfully Say:
“I’ve Not Changed!”

4. God Never Changes Mal 3:6 Heb 13:8
“For I am the LORD, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.”
Heb 13:8
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”

5. An Ever Changing People
I. God Expects Change

6. I. God Expects Change A. Repentance – Demands change
1. Means – Change of mind & change of action.
2. Changed to become Christians – (Acts 3:19)
3. Change when we sin (Acts 8:22)
4. Psa. 55:19 – “because they do not change…”
5. Rom. 6 – not to continue in sin

7. I. God Expects Change A. Repentance – Demands change
B. Growth – Means we are changing
1. 2 Pet. 3:18 – Grow in grace & knowledge
2. 1 Pet. 2:2 – desire milk that may grow
3. 2 Pet. 1:5-10 – every improving in “graces”
4. Growth – means put childlike behavior behind (cf. 1 Cor. 13:11-ff)

8. I. God Expects Change A. Repentance – Demands change
B. Growth – Means we are changing
C. Epistles - Designed to Change the reader
1. Change understanding (Romans, 1 Thess.)
2. Change & do what should (1 Cor. 5)
3. Change & stop what is sinful (1 Cor. 6)
4. Change selfish & childish attitude (1 Cor. 3, 12)
5. Change & accept those you should (Philemon)
6. Change & reject those unruly (2 Thess. 3:6)
7. Change & do what used to (Rev. 2 – Ephesus)

9. II. God Warned Against Change
An Ever Changing People
I. God Expects Change
II. God Warned Against Change

10. II. God Warned Against Change
A. Warned against departure
1. 1 Tim. 4:1-2 – Possible to depart from the faith
2. Acts 20:29-30 – Possible to be drawn away
3. Heb. 3:12-13 – Possible to depart from God
4. Heb. 2:1 – Possible to drift away

11. II. God Warned Against Change
A. Warned against departure
B. Warned against becoming indifferent
1. Rev. 3:15-16 – Lukewarm – don’t care
2. 1 Cor. 5:1-2 – Not mourned for sin
3. Lam. 1:1-12 – Not bothered by warnings of doom

12. II. God Warned Against Change
An Ever Changing People
I. God Expects Change
II. God Warned Against Change
III. Always Changing

13. III. Always Changing A. In one direction or another
1. Like a car going uphill – either climbs or goes back.
2. Should be growing – maturing, improving, etc.
3. May be getting softer, weaker, tolerant, etc.
4. Never stay the same (just like physical body)

14. III. Always Changing A. In one direction or another
B. Examples – People who changed
1. Hebrews – Heb. 5:12-14
2. Peter – Luke 22:32
Denied Lord
(Matt. 26:69-75)
Hypocrite
(Gal. 2:11-14)
Boldness
(Acts 4:20; 5:29)
Elder
(1 Pet. 5:1-2)

15. III. Always Changing A. In one direction or another
B. Examples – People who changed
1. Hebrews – Heb. 5:12-14
2. Peter – Luke 22:32
3. John Mark – (Acts 13:13; 15:36-41; 2 Tim. 4:11)
4. Galatians – (Gal. 1:6-9; 5:7)

16. II. God Warned Against Change IV. Reasons People Change
An Ever Changing People
I. God Expects Change
II. God Warned Against Change
III. Always Changing
IV. Reasons People Change

17. IV. Reasons People Change
A. People Change for the Better:
1. Trying to grow (2 Pet. 3:18)
2. Heart is open to word (Acts 10:33)
3. Diligent (2 Pet. 1:5-10)
4. Fear God (Psa. 55:19)

18. IV. Reasons People Change
A. People Change for the Better:
B. People Change for the Worse:
1. Converted to “church” – not the Lord (Gal. 2:20)
2. Focus on present world (Matt. 13:22; 2 Tim. 4:10)
3. Religion is based on “they are wrong” (Acts 8:21)
4. Fail to study (Hosea 4:6)
5. Ignore what we are taught (Rom. 10:3, 17)

19. II. God Warned Against Change IV. Reasons People Change
An Ever Changing People
I. God Expects Change
II. God Warned Against Change
III. Always Changing
IV. Reasons People Change
V. How Have You Changed?

20. Not of question of Whether You’ve Changed
V. How Have You Changed?
Not of question of Whether You’ve Changed
but How

21. Examine Yourself (2 Cor. 13:5)
Are you weaker than have been?
Are you more tolerant than used to be?
Do you allow things that used to forbid?
Do you know more than have in past?
Able to do things could not before (cf. Lk. 17:1-5)?
Are spiritual matters a top priority?
Do you still do things did when were a babe?
Have you lost some of what had (cf. Heb. 5:12-14)?
Are you losing interest in spiritual things?
Do you have to force self to study, pray, etc.?
Are you dressing in clothing – once would have condemned?
Do you dismiss a sermon that challenges your actions?

22. Do You See Changes In Your Life?
Looking
Back
Do You See Changes In Your Life?
Are you better off than were 1, 5, 10 years ago?
Do you see improvement?
Are you worse than were 1, 5, 10 years ago?
Beginning to see a drift?

23. II. God Warned Against Change IV. Reasons People Change
An Ever Changing People
I. God Expects Change
II. God Warned Against Change
III. Always Changing
IV. Reasons People Change
V. How Have You Changed?