MAT 18:3..Series on “Change”

Change! What is at stake?

MAT 18:1-201.The People of the

Church 2.The Purity of the

Church3.The Power of the

Church

Change! What is at stake?

MAT 18:1-5• Your entrance into the

kingdom of heaven. Your room there. • Your eminence in the

kingdom of heaven. Your rank there.

Change! V.1-5 Unless you change now

- Unless you become like a child (humble, teachable, innocent, blameless)..• You are responsible: You

must be the one to make this choice. • You must be humble: You

must allow God to make this change happen to you.

Change! Meaning..• To become• To have a change of heart• To convert, to change your mind• Turn back to God• Turn from one habit of life or

opinion to another• Make a u turn from sin and

pride• Shift from a wrong attitude or

behaviour

Change! Meaning..• repent • rebuild• reverse • modify • recast• deviate • evolve• mutate • be different

• possibilities• transformed• revised• revived• improve• metamorpho

sed• makeover• progress

Change! How serious??

• We think of it most often.• We resist it cleverly. • We postpone it indefinitely• We want to see it happen

in others, instantly. • We desire it honestly,

personally.• We think of it most often!

INHERENTCHANGE!

First Part of the Series:MAT 23:25-28

OUTWARD RELIGION:Resistant to Change!

1. Entrusted, v2-32. Examples,

3. Experts, v244. Exalted, v5-7

5. Evangelists, v156. Executives, v29-

30

OUTWARD RELIGION:Needing Change!

1. Blind Guides2. Show Off

Socialites3. Filthy Greedy

4. Hyper-Hypocrites5. Self-Indulgent6. Exaggerators

7. Murderers

Inherent Change:1. Deal with blindness first. 2. Die to all Self Promotion. 3. Draw near to God for

change.4. Devote change from within. 5. Derive the outward from

within.

Pray-read Psalm 51