Calvary Christian Center
G-12 Administration – Life Notes
Pastor: Tony Perkins
September 05, 2010

“Quest for Change”
Are We Headed in the Right Direction?

Matthew 4:17 Matthew 3:1 Mark 6:12 II Chronicles 7:14

• It is appropriate for us as individuals to ask God, “Father, are we headed in the right direction; are we doing exactly what you want us to do, the way you want us to do it”?

• It is appropriate for churches at times to pause and say: “Father, as a body of believers, are we headed in the right direction”?

• As a nation, we should pause and say, “Father, are we headed in the right direction”?

• There is a quest for change in America – God Himself desires change

• But the change that He desires is – Life transforming – Eternally significant change

• The Greek word for change: “μετανιώνω” (metanió̱no) - To change – Change the way one thinks; as a results, change the way one acts

• God does not call you into the church just to occupy a pew

• You are not there just to receive

• If you just keep receiving – You become a spiritual glutton

• At some point - You have to start working – You have to start giving back

• The Disciples were with Jesus to receive - To be trained - And to be equipped so they could be sent out

• They were the ones who turned the world upside down

• The impartation by Jesus upon the Disciples was important for our edification

• The Disciples went out and preached that people should repent because the Kingdom of heaven is at hand

• Everyone will not embrace the message – Some will even find it offensive because it suggest that they are going in the wrong direction

• You don’t have to apologize for the message – It is not yours – It did not originate with you – You can not copyright the message

• Jesus said, “Repent because the Kingdom of heaven is at hand”

• If we are going to be followers of Jesus - We can not move away from His message

• There is a counterfeit message of change being offered in our day – A political change

• A counterfeit message will produce counterfeit results

• People would rather vote at the polls for change - Rather than change themselves

• God’s word is infallible – It is inspired by Him – You can build your entire life on it

• It is a rock and it will survive the storms of life – It will work for you as an individual

• It will work for us as a nation – The answers to the most pressing situations that we are dealing with today are found in God’s word

• We should never look to government, education, entertainment, or the business community to change America

• We need to embrace the call of Jesus Christ to repent – To see the lives of men, women, and children transformed – Then we will transform the world around us

• We have to sow the works of righteousness before we receive the works of righteousness

• “If my people which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land” (II Chronicles 7:14)

• By responding to the instructions of God – We can change the nation and turn this world upside down

• If we the Church will humble ourselves and seek the face of God

• Repent and changes our ways

• We can change the world - After we have encountered the presence of God

• Have you experienced real change in your life?

• We will be able to lead the world because – We will be authentic – Our walk will match our talk