If only it was like flipping a switch; just decide to change that thing about you and “flip” you’re different. Find another behavior or thought pattern you want to change and, like flicking the light on or off, boom, changed. If only.God’s word tells us that he is transforming us, conforming us to the image Christ. He does this by the work of his Spirit and he guarantees to complete the work he has started. Can we participate in this work of the Spirit? If so, how ? We can and should. Our spiritual formation is not like flipping a switch, but similarly it is a small movement, one done slowly, consistently in the same direction over the course of time, over and over again.Do you know what kinds of practices, what kinds of small movements, we can give ourselves to that allow us to participate with the Spirit in our formation? Over the next several years we will periodically break from our current sermon series to engage two or three sermons in a row that explore the kinds of practices Christians have participated in for countless generations that have shaped us as a people. Well worn practices that the Spirit of Christ has used to slowly transform his people.The first practice we will explore is generosity. Over the weekend read and meditate on Deuteronomy 8:11-20. One New Testament scholar and pastor has said, “virtue is what happens when wise and courageous choices become second nature.” Over the next three weeks we will explore how generosity can become second nature to us.I can’t wait to worship with you all.Pastor David

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