September 11 “Jesus answered them, ‘Truly, truly I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. And the slave does not remain in the house forever. If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.” (John 8:34-36) I listened to …
September 10 “But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.” (2 Corinthians 3:18) We have just covered twelve critical transformations that we …
September 9 “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not …
September 8 “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks for all things in the name …
September 7 “Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and …
September 6 “This I say therefore, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because …
September 5 “’If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My …
September 4 “Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bond-slaves of God.” (1 Peter 2:16) FROM Conformed to the World TO Transformed in Christ 8. Doing what I want, fulfilling my wishes, doing what pleases me, …
September 3 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33) Yesterday we spoke about how Christ and His righteousness, His holiness, His purity, His character, His Spirit, etc. are sometimes or even often not our highest …
September 2 “Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord.” (Hebrews 12:14) The next transformation is directed at Christians who know the Lord, or at least claim to know Him, but don’t really appreciate what He has done for us. …