04: Transformation & the Gospel
Guest: Brian Delamont
Sometimes it's hard to see how God's redemptive plan is playing out in our broken world. Brian Delamont joins us to talk about how the Gospel transforms us.
- "Transformed leaders will lead others to the transformation that they are experiencing."
- "When we see leaders being transformed, we see both small and large differences. It's the difference in how I frame my day, how I respond to a situation. Am I saying 'yes' to the prompting of the Holy Spirit?"
- "God steps into my isolation, my brokenness, the injustice that we see everywhere right now. He Himself comes in and experiences isolation, brokenness, and injustice because He has come to redeem us."
- "He wants to see me become all that He has always known I can be as His beloved son or daughter. This creation, fall, redemption, restoration narrative is really what drives transformation."
- Gospel Fluency by Jeff Vanderstelt
- "Transformation comes, first and foremost, in getting back to that Garden [of Eden] relationship and understanding this is who I worship and this is why."
- "It's a thousand yes-no decisions that enable transformation to happen. It's also a process of disciplining myself to choose to listen - choosing to listen to who God is and who He longs for me to be and become versus being king of the universe."
- "We all love change. We just don't want to do it."
- "In the midst of all of that, there's still the presence of Christ, there's still a story of redemption being written and this longing of an outcome that will have us be restored to the relationship and the incredible context that God meant for us to live in in the first place."
What's changing our lives:
- Keane: Louis L'Amour books
- Heather: Spindrift
- Brian: Getting back on his bicycle & seeing people through the eyes of Gospel transformation
Weekly Spotlight: Chiang Rai International Christian School
October Reflection:
- What difference do you see in your life over the past 6 months?
- Where do you see the grand narrative of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration?
- What would you want your life to look like 6 months from now?
- Where do you need to see more transformation to become all that God has created you to be?
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