Transformed in his Image

Jesus we invite you into our lives to work in the deep places of our being. We pray that you would mold us into your image.

Read Acts 4:1-22.
Transformation can be a word that is used but not actually defined. How do we see God changing lives in this passage? Who is affected? On what levels?

Unschooled ordinary men can change the world. But only when they have first been changed by God. We see in these men that Jesus has left his finger print on them and the priests know it. They see Jesus in these men. The miracles he performed now they are performing too. They don’t question the legitimacy of the miracle- they know it is exceedingly great. They are only interested in containing this out pouring of God’s spirit. Literally their question is how do we keep this from spreading to the rest of the people.

If God is a God of transformation that changes you and those around you, what does it look like to see this happen in your life? Ask God to show you someone today that he is working in. Ask him how you can be a part of seeing transformation happen in their life.

For the Blog:
Write about how you have seen God transform who you are. What is different about you because of him?

Sorry for the delay

Hey guys sorry I haven't put the next few posts up here's what happened.
Monday our house was robbed. Michael got punched in the face and they stole my laptop. So i have some of the files but right now I'm having some computer troubles. Please be patient and I will get the next few posts up as soon as possible.

thanks-
Spencer

Intimacy with God

It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;-- it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others.”
Jane Austen

Take some time to reflect on where you feel like God hasn’t provided for you in the way you had hoped. Read 1 Kings 19:1-18

Elijah runs away. He wants to die. He is tired of fighting and he sees no hope in the fight. Everyone has abandoned God. Elijah is afraid God has abandoned him, too. And yet we see God consistently provide for him in the passage. Go back and look at the passage again. How does God provide for Elijah?

Verses 9b-10 and 13b-14 show the same scenario happening. They begin with God asking, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” and Elijah responds the same way both times. What is Elijah asking for from God? What are the responses God gives? How does God meet Elijah where he is at?

Take some time and reflect on how God has been providing for you in the past year. What has he done? How has he given you good things and brought meaningful relationships in your life? How has he found a way to speak to you?

God please meet me where I am at as specifically as you met Elijah. Show me how to find you in the midst of chaos. And please reveal yourself as a miraculous provider who I can trust with the greatest needs in my life.

What is an area you are waiting to see God’s provision in? Take some time to talk to God about it and wait for his response.

For the blog:
Share a testimony of a time you have seen God respond to a great need in your life.