Inner change is a part of God’s salvation project. God has saved us not merely to take us to heaven when we die, but he has saved us in order to restore us to our original created design. The restoration process of inner change is the work of the Holy Spirit. We do not change ourselves, but we are being transformed by the Spirit.
With the growing popularity of Jesus in pop culture, it is important for the Church to rightly understand who Jesus is. The Jesus we worship is truly God and truly man and he is the model of our transformation. The Holy Spirit is changing us into the image of Jesus in his humanity, giving us the mind of Jesus, the heart of Jesus, and the attitude of Jesus so that we ultimately act like Jesus.
In Session 3 of Marriage Weekend 2008, Pastor Derek discusses the role of covenant love in a marriage. Marriage is described in Scripture in terms of a covenant. This session includes the “Ten Commandments of Covenant Love,” ten helpful tips on keeping covenant love strong throughout a lifetime of marriage.
In Session 2 of Marriage Weekend 2008, Pastor Derek talks about the role of passion, romance, affection, and sex in marriage. Affectionate loves fuels a marriage with vitality and life by maintaining your spouse’s emotional bank account, stoking the fires of romance, and a healthy sex life.
In Session 1 of Marriage Weekend 2008, Pastor Derek discusses the issue of friendship love in marriage. Intimacy is built on the friendship foundation and is sustained by time spent together and healthy communication. This session also includes a blueprint for conflict resolution, when friendship love hits the wall of conflict and a cycle of bad communication.
The process of inner change is not another self-help or self-improvement program. According to Pastor Derek, the Holy Spirit is changing us to look more like Jesus for the Father’s Joy. The goal is not necessarily to make ourselves more happy, but to make God the Father happy
In the introduction to a new series, Pastor Derek discusses the vision for spiritual transformation or inner change. God has rescued us not merely to take us to heaven when we die, but to change us into different a different kind of person, the kind of person that looks like Jesus, thinks like Jesus, and loves like Jesus. The process of spiritual transformation is the work of the Spirit to change us into the image of Jesus for the joy of God the Father. He changes us in the context of Christian community, as we walk along spiritual pathways.
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A Different Kind of Person notes: DownloadThe resurrection of Jesus is not the inspirational story of a revolutionary who died for a cause. It is not a story to inspire us to live a life of self-sacrifice. The resurrection of Jesus is a very true story of hope and life. Jesus’ resurrection paved the way for a new creation. Pastor Derek shares six new things that are available because Jesus rose up from the dead.
Sam Varghese and Ben Chrisostom from the Indian Evangelical Team (IET) discuss missions activity in India. With over 2,500 missionaries and over 5,000 churches, IET is the largest and fasting growing church planting movement in India. Cornerstone Church supports two IET missionaries. For more information on IET go to www.ietmissions.org.
Evangelism is not an event or a program, but a Spirit-led endeavor. Pastor Derek explores the role of the Holy Spirit in walking accross the room. Following the leading of the Holy Spirit is not optional, but essential in knowing when, to whom, and how we are to fulfill Jesus’ mission.
