Sermon by Mike Smith Transform your life to the blessing of serving God instead of Sin (Jn. 8:34).

2. Power That Made & Keeps Us
• The Lord, God created and sustains us…
Acts 17:25, 28
• We’re made in His image…
Gen. 1:26-27
• When we sin, we need to be transformed
so we can please our creator and spend
eternity with Him. Rom. 6:23; Heb. 5:9

3. Transformation Required!
• Transformed from worldliness to godliness.
Titus 2:12; Col. 1:13
– From kingdom of darkness to Christ’s thus we
need to think and act like it… Eph. 5:8-11
• We need to be transformed because of our
love for God! Jn. 14:15; Mk. 12:30-31

4. Transformed To Be Living
Sacrifices To God!
• Not a dead or halfhearted sacrifice…
“but a constant living one”
Rom. 6:4-13
• God wants our ALL, He Gave His all for
us, we need to do likewise. 2 Cor. 5:15
– Lives holy and acceptable to Him…
1 Pet. 1:15; 2:5, 9

5. Transformation: Flesh To Spirit!
• One cannot say they are in a
Mark 12:30-31 relationship with
God and also be engaged in the
works of the flesh. Gal. 5:19-21
• Those who abide in the sincere love of
• the Lord will develop the fruit of the Spirit.
Gal. 5:22-23

6. Transformation Over
Apathy & Unfaithfulness!
• Those keeping the two greatest commands
will not have these problems. Heb. 10:22-26
– Christians who have become apathetic to the
cause of Christ and service toward one another
do not fully love the Lord.
– The Lord wants individuals to serve Him that
are: steadfast, immovable, always abounding in
the work of the Lord. 1 Cor. 15:58

7. Transformation Over
Apathy & Unfaithfulness!
• When others or anything takes precedence
in our service to God then we simply are not
worthy! Matthew 10:32-39
• Those that abide in the sincere love of God
will add characteristics to their life that
ensure that they will not fall. 2 Peter 1:5-10

8. Transforming Means Bearing
Fruit Worthy of Repentance!
• We cannot read anywhere in the Bible
where God is going to accept a half-
committed disciple. 1 Tim. 4:12-16
• We can know if one is committed to Christ
or not… Acts 26:20; Matt. 7:20
• Be ye transformed… by renewing your
mind! 2 Cor. 4:16; Eph. 4:23; Col. 3:10

9. Let the Word of Christ
Transform Your Life!
• We need to hear and obey the Truth
so we can be Totally Transformed.
Acts 26:16-18
• Be Transformed Right Now! 1 Cor. 15:1-4
– Hear and believe the Truth Rom. 10:17
– Repent from the sinful life Acts 3:19
– Confess Christ Acts 8:37
– Be Baptized Gal. 3:27; 2 Cor. 5:17