• People Generally Don't Like Change

  Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 30, 2025 (message contributor)

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  Scripture:  Acts 16:16-34

  Tags:  Evangelism, Paul, Salvation, Missions, Silas, Christian Service, Philippian Jailer, Demon Possession, Spiritual Transformation  (view more)  (view less)

  Denomination: Baptist

People generally don't like change.

As Mark Twain famously said, "The only person who likes change is a wet baby." There's a lot of truth to that quote. Many times, we think of change as being a bad thing, and we older people have seen a lot of bad changes in our lifetimes.

*But change can also be good. That's especially true when it's a change made by God. The truth is that all of us need some changes in our lives. And Jesus Christ can give us the changes we need.

*The Lord wants to change us for the better! -- And today's Scripture helps us see how.

-Original source for Mark Twain quotation unknown