02.17.13 | Character Studies
Today: Unstoppable
You grow past your past by receiving grace & pursuing character.
1. Two Turnings
2 Corinthians 3
13 We are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so the people of Israel would not see the glory, even though it was destined to fade away.
16 But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
A. You turn to God.
B. God turns you more like Jesus.
2. Turn to God and Stay There.
G3 graphic – Gather,Grow, Go
2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 2:4-6
4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. 5 Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown except by competing according to the rules. 6 The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops.
A. Stay strong in His grace.
2 Timothy 2:1
You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
B. Keep your eyes on Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:8
Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David …