IMPACT Recap

But That's Who I Used To Be

August 12, 2024 · 1:07:57

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Recap

Wow, what an incredible message about personal transformation from Pastor Travis Hearn! In this powerful sermon, PT dives deep into the profound truth that when we encounter Jesus, we are completely made new. He walks us through what it truly means to say 'I'm not who I used to be' by exploring four incredible ways God transforms us: giving us a new creation, a new heart, a new mind, and new eyes. Pastor Travis shares from personal experience how God can radically change a person's entire trajectory, using the apostle Paul's dramatic conversion as a powerful example. He challenges us to embrace that transformation is a process - we won't be perfect overnight, but God is faithfully working in us, removing our hard, deceived, and broken hearts, and replacing them with hearts of flesh that can truly see and understand His love. The sermon is a beautiful reminder that no matter our past, God's grace is bigger, His love is deeper, and His power to transform is absolutely unmatched. Can you imagine a God so powerful that He can take a persecutor of Christians and turn him into one of the greatest church planters in history? That's the same God working in us today!

Main Points

  • When you encounter Jesus, you become a new creation
  • God gives us a new heart that can feel, heal, and love
  • Transformation is a process, not an instant event

Verses Mentioned

  • 2 Corinthians 5:17 - "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" (NIV)
  • Psalm 103:12 - "As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us." (NIV)
  • Ezekiel 36:26 - "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." (NIV)
  • Romans 12:2 - "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." (NIV)
  • Philippians 1:6 - "Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." (NIV)
  • Isaiah 43:18-19 - "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?" (NIV)
  • Jeremiah 17:9 - "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" (NIV)

Daily Action Plan

Monday

Scripture Reflection: 2 Corinthians 5:17: 'Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!'

Focus Point: Embracing your new identity in Christ

Action Plan: Write down three ways your old self used to think or act, and three ways you want your new self in Christ to think and act. Reflect on the transformative power of God in your life.

Deep Prayer: Lord, thank You for making me new. Help me fully embrace my identity in Christ and let go of who I used to be. Guide me to live as the new creation You've designed me to be. Amen.

Tuesday

Scripture Reflection: Ezekiel 36:26: 'I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.'

Focus Point: Allowing God to soften your heart

Action Plan: Identify an area where your heart has become hardened - perhaps toward a person, situation, or even yourself. Spend time in prayer asking God to give you a heart of flesh that can feel, heal, and love.

Deep Prayer: Father, soften the areas of my heart that have become hardened. Remove my heart of stone and replace it with a heart that is tender, compassionate, and responsive to Your leading. Amen.

Wednesday

Scripture Reflection: Romans 12:2: 'Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.'

Focus Point: Renewing your mind through God's word

Action Plan: Spend extra time in scripture today. Choose a passage and read it slowly, asking God to renew your thinking and help you see things from His perspective.

Deep Prayer: God, transform my mind today. Help me see beyond worldly perspectives and align my thoughts with Your truth. Renew my mind and help me think like You think. Amen.

Thursday

Scripture Reflection: Philippians 1:6: 'Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.'

Focus Point: Understanding transformation is a process

Action Plan: Journal about a area of personal growth where you've seen God working. Acknowledge that transformation takes time and be patient with yourself.

Deep Prayer: Lord, thank You that You are faithful to complete the work You've started in me. Help me be patient with myself and trust Your timing in my transformation. Amen.

Friday

Scripture Reflection: Isaiah 43:19: 'See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?'

Focus Point: Being open to God's new things

Action Plan: Ask God to show you something new He is doing in your life. Be intentional about being aware and receptive to His work.

Deep Prayer: Father, open my spiritual eyes to see the new things You are doing. Help me not be stuck in old patterns but be ready and excited for Your fresh work in my life. Amen.

Saturday

Scripture Reflection: Jeremiah 29:11: 'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'

Focus Point: Trusting God's transformative plan

Action Plan: Spend time in prayer mapping out your hopes and dreams, surrendering them to God and asking Him to align your heart with His purpose.

Deep Prayer: Lord, I surrender my plans to You. Transform my desires to match Your perfect plan. Help me trust that Your way is always better than my own. Amen.

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