Sermons on Personal Transformation:

Truths That Transform

Contributed by Micah Fries on Feb 10, 2004

Looking at Colossians 3:12-14 and considering who we are in Christ and how that status/relationship should direcly affect each of us.

Illustration: "A religion that gives nothing, costs nothing, and suffers nothing, is worth nothing." Martin Luther 1. Our Identity in Christ (12a) a. Chosen by God Ephesians 1:4 2 Timothy 1:9 b. Changed by God Ephesians 1:4 ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-14

Denomination: Baptist

The Transformation Of The Christian

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Feb 20, 2004

how God brings about a transformation in people and Christians

February 22, 2004 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. 13 We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at it while the radiance was fading away. 14 But their minds were made dull, for to this day the ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

Transformation Of Prayer Series

Contributed by John Harvey on Feb 14, 2005

We are going to look at Paul’s prayer for the church at Philippi and what we can learn about the transforming prayer Paul prayed for that church.

Connection: Lessons from Paul on Prayer Transformation of Prayer February 13,2005 Intro: Today we are wrapping up our series on the prayers of the apostle Paul for the churches he was ministering to. We have looked at the priority of prayer that focuses on Christ and places him in the place of ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:9-11

Denomination: Baptist

Transformed By Beholding

Contributed by Irvin Mccorkle on Feb 25, 2005

Seeing Jesus is so very important. We are not changed by what we do, but by what we see.

Transformed by Beholding Seeing Jesus is very important. We are not changed by what we do, but by what we see. Evidently not many of us have seen Him, because there is something that inevitably happens and you are changed from one degree of glory to another. Something dramatic happens when you ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 24:12-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Process Of Transformation

Contributed by John Price on Jan 17, 2007

This Sermon is intended to explain how Gods Word will transform our lives and establish a life changing realtionship with Him.

The Process of Transformation By Pastor John Price Wednesday, January 17, 2007 2 Timothy 3:16-17 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Transformed Mind

Contributed by Sherman Gordon on Jan 20, 2007

On this King Day, let us reflect upon the meaning and purpose of a dream. More importnatly, let us discover our own dream.

A TRANSFORMED MIND ROMANS 12:2 KING EXCERPT . . . RESTATE . . . PAUL – ROMANS 12:2 . . . IT’S WORTH STATING AGAIN . . . ENEMY – MIND . . . WHEN I REFLECT BACK OVER MY LIFE – TROUBLE . . . NOT BECAUSE OF MY BODY – FAILED TO CONTROL MY MIND. PEER PRESSURE . . . JAM – RELINQUISHED CONTROL – ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Conform Or Transform?

Contributed by Brian Harvison on Nov 12, 2008

Be a living sacrifice Live on that altar Don’t be conformed Be transformed!

Conform or Transform? Romans 12:1-2 I want to introduce you to a mythical church member that I am going to call Kenny When we first meet Kenny he is attending services at First Church but he left because the services were too formal Every one on the platform wore a tie He and his family then ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Total Transformation

Contributed by Jim Erwin on Dec 12, 2007

We should make the transformation to be more like Jesus.

Romans 12:1-2 - Total Transformation INTRODUCTION Presentation is everything. <span style="">Presentation is defined as - display; a visual representation of something. You and I, if we know Jesus Christ, are a presentation to the world of Jesus. You and I are on display. We visually represent ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:1-2

Denomination: Baptist

Growth And Transformation Series

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jul 18, 2010

A fairly short talk given at an all-age baptism service as part of a series of talks entitled Jesus The Storyteller

It was a Saturday - the Jewish Sabbath - and Jesus had just had compassion on a lady who had been crippled "for 18 years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all" (13:11). Jesus did a wonderful thing. He placed his hands on her and healed her. She was delighted and praised God for her ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:18-21

Denomination: Anglican

"The Transformation"

Contributed by Andy Grossman on Oct 16, 2010

How God transforms us into His image and 4 things we need to do to change.

“The Transformation” October 17, 2010 “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17-19

Denomination: Holiness

Transforming The Common

Contributed by Scott Bradford on Apr 22, 2011

This is a sermon (used on Maundy Thursday) about how Jesus took common everyday elements and transformed them into powerful means of God

ME – I can relate to the common items Jesus used: salt; light; darkness; coin; fruit; fish; bread and wine! A common everyday item, that Jesus would pull out and talk about and by transformation in a story it would have new meaning! (Here I had a table (seperate from Holy Communion which was ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10

Denomination: United Methodist

A Stormy Transformation

Contributed by Jeffrey Powell on Apr 7, 2010

: God demonstrated resurrection power to His disciples but their immediate response did not reproduce His power in them. It was only when they followed in obedience that they too received that power. God is still in the miracle working business today.

I'm having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this before. A Stormy Transformation Text: John 20 & Acts 4; Luke 16 A man named Carl and his wife were ready to get a divorce. They had each had affairs and had completely destroyed their trust in one another. Carl sincerely ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-30

Denomination: Baptist

Transformed For Mission Series

Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Mar 25, 2010

Jesus going from Humanity - Revealed in Diety Transformed back to Humanity.

6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. 7 But Jesus came and touched them and said, "Arise, and do not be afraid." 8 When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. 9 Now as they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 17:6-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Living Transformation

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jun 25, 2013

1. What Things Do People Pursue In Life? 2. Directive Thinking 3. Why Death- v.6? 4.What Will We Believe?

Onesimus was an unfaithful servant when he fled from his master Philemon. But while on the run he came to know the Master. As a transformed man, he served God faithfully and was invaluable to Paul’s ministry. When Paul sent him back to Philemon, he commended him as one “who once was ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:5-9

Denomination: Baptist

Desperation And Transformation

Contributed by Greg Carr on Aug 17, 2011

There are too many people in our churches today who want to follow Jesus and yet they reject the Bible. We need to be desperate for more of God.

Back in the 1990’s a friend of mine pioneered church in Liberty, Missouri called Desperation Church. In 1995 Marie Barnett wrote the song Breathe, the chorus says, “I’m desperate for you.” Searching the music libraries of CCLI, there are at least 50 songs with the word “desperate” in the title. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:2-12

Denomination: Pentecostal