Power with Purpose!

My apologies for the delay in getting this out.
I must say that the balance of our group meetings is definitely swinging toward the spiritual side of things lately. The lesson itself was terrific as we completed our study of Romans 12:2, and being separate from the world system.

I am most exciting about the time a prayer we had afterward! When I looked up and saw everyone praying for each other, it just blew me away. There was power in those prayers that could not be ignored!

Our focus was primarily on the growing number of teenagers that have been coming to the meetings. Our young brothers and sisters are getting so hungry for something that the world and its system obviously cannot provide. They are seeing for themselves how the world is failing to deliver on its promises of health, wealth, and prosperity. In fact, I am pleased to say that their focus is shifting more towards God no matter what their circumstances in those areas seem to be.

We all came to understand that the transformation that Paul writes about is a process: we are not instantly converted into mature Christians! Transformation comes from renewing the mind. The mind, by the way, is a battlefield, and renewing it is a supernatural work of the Spirit. This is one of the practical reasons why the Holy Ghost must dwell in you in a real and substantial way. How do you know if you have it? Read the book of Acts: this is how the New Testament church started and, despite all the many changes man has introduced since the third century, God's word has not. But writing to you about abolishing denominational garbage will have to wait for another time!

The simple fact is this: if you want to be transformed by the renewing of your mind, then you have to get the Word in your mind! You have to hear it, read it, study it, memorize it, and meditate on it. Let it push the old, worldly garbage out and let His love, His word, and His power reside in you today.

That's Power with Purpose!