2. “Transforming our world into fully devoted followers of Jesus to the fame of God.”

3. IT’S TIME TO GROW!

4. Galatians 5:16-17: “Live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful

5. nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful

6. nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want.

7. Galatians 5:24-25 “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful

8. nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.”

9. GROWTH AND SPIRIT AND SOUL

10. Ephesians 2:10 “We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus

11. for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.”

12. WE CAN BE TRANSFORMED SPIRITUALLY

13. God communicates with us in our spirit, mainly through worship, the Bible and prayer.

14. What is the answer? Crucify the soul!

15. Luke 9:23-“If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.”

16. Luke 9:23-“If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross DAILY and follow Me.”

17. Our mind has to be renewed.

18. Romans 12:2 “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing

19. of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”

20. God’s Spirit takes the written Word of God and makes it the living Word of God in us!

21. Set our immediate goal: Learn from and imitate Jesus!

22. Disciples must learn from Jesus AND also imitate Jesus.

23. Keep in step with the Spirit

24. Unleash God’s power in your life to grow spiritually.