HOW THE BIBLE CHANGES US

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40 Days Stronger Together in the Word – Part 3

John 6:63 (NIV)

Jesus: “The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life!”

Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)

“The Word of God is LIVING and ACTIVE. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”

HOW DOES GOD’S WORD CHANGE ME?

1. IT RECREATES MY LIFE

James 1:18 (NIV)

“He chose to give us birth through the word of truth…”

1 Peter 1:23 (NIV)

“You have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring Word of God.”

2. IT ERADICATES MY GUILT

Ephesians 5:25-26 (NIV)

“…Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the Word.”

John 15:3 (NIV)

“You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.”

3. IT ACTIVATES MY FAITH