2021-03-14 Transformed by Pastor Don Benedict

  2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV) 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Romans 12:1-2 (NKJV) 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will…

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2020-07-19 What Areas of Your Life Need To Change Before You Die? By Pastor Don Benedict

  Change… 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 1/ Our thinking MUST change 2/ Our behavior MUST change 3/ Our commitment MUST change   1 John 2:6 (NKJV) He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

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What is Grace? What is the divine influence upon the heart?

#1 Grace: Jesus came to save man from sin “And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 (King James Version) God’s focus of love offers true grace and is designed to “save his people from their sins.” The Law reveals the sin, and Christ came to save us from rebellion to His law. True freedom or liberty is offered to all narrow road followers of Jesus. Some have mistakenly twisted this promise to…

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Maturity Episode 3: You Must Know You Are Born Again! (audio/video)

“Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God. The best invitation we ever received! 4 We were also given absolutely terrific promises to pass on to you — your tickets to participation in the life of God after you turned your back on a world corrupted by lust.” 2 Peter 1:3-4 MSG 1/ The invisible Spirit of God, like the wind, changes a person from within 2/ Being born…

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Are we really, Biblically, personally following Jesus? Part 3 How God Gives Us A Good Heart

What is salvation? The desperate plight of man is his evil heart. We all need God’s forgiveness and we need to be rescued (saved) from the bondage of our evil heart. The only hope of true and complete change is for our evil heart to be removed and replaced with a good heart. But this is purely a spiritual thing. Who can change wicked people? Who can save us? Only Jesus! There is no other person but Jesus because he paid our debt. What is the gospel? God promised through…

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