Transformative Salvation: Redirecting Our Spiritual Momentum

1) "Where is my momentum taking me? You know, sometimes we then, after we ask this question, we're like, and do I have it in me to change direction? But where is my momentum taking me? Is there a part? Is there a part of your life that you are not convinced that you have it in you to change direction? Maybe it's a part of your life that you've hidden from others. Maybe it's a part of your life that feels like a small thing, but you're realizing, wow, I've taken a lot of steps towards this thing that I've tried to hide, and it is carrying me to a place that I do not want to go." [29:54] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


2) "And in the midst of heading down a direction that was going to lead to his own destruction and potentially the destruction of the church, something miraculous happens. God chooses to intervene. And he does it in a really incredible way. Even though he was kind of in this place where I'm like, I don't know how you come back from that. And so I ask you, you know, we're talking about momentum, even of our spiritual lives. Where is a place for you that you have maybe been building this unhealthy momentum towards the thing that you've either tried to hide or people know about? And you're holding on to this, and you're like, shoot, I have been making these choices that is directing my spiritual life in a really harmful way. And I don't know if I have it in me to change direction." [34:22] (45 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


3) "And the reality is when it comes to salvation or being saved, it is so much more than just the destination we eventually experience. It is so much more robust. There's so much more for us to experience now. It is not just the destination. It really is this lifelong process in which we go to God every single day. And let me tell you, sometimes it's painful. Sometimes it could hurt to go to God and say, I am clay in your hands. Will you shape me? Will you mold me? Will you change me? Will you help me be more loving? Will you help me be more surrendered? Will you help me be more joy -filled, more secure, more sacrificial? Will you help me be more authentically connected to other people? Will you help me be more of who you are, God?" [42:12] (52 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


4) "You want to talk about the power that has the ability to shift our momentum from our destruction towards the life that God intended us to live. And you want to talk about the power that is filled with all joy and peace. There is a power and that power is the Holy Spirit. That's what Paul experienced on that day that Ananias prayed for him. And it's such a beautiful picture of what God gives us. You see, God gave of himself twice to us through Jesus on the cross. God gave his son who died on the cross willingly, rose again from the dead, defeating death forever, paying the price of our sin. But eventually Jesus would say, I'm going, I got to go. I'm going to sit at the right hand of the Father." [45:30] (37 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


5) "And then self -discipline. The ability to say no to the part of us that wants to carry us, our momentum towards our own destruction. That's what self -discipline is. The ability to say no to the part of us that wants to carry us towards that brick wall will absolutely destroy us. And God says, I'll give you that power, that love, and that self -discipline. And you might be thinking, okay, Rob, if I have the spirit of God in me, I've said yes to Jesus, and if you haven't yet and you're here, so glad that you're here. God is, he is present with you and directing you. I hope you know that. You are absolutely welcome in this place. But if you are a person who's like, I'm a Christian, I believe in Jesus, why do I still mess up? Why do I still mess up if the spirit of God is in me?" [49:39] (44 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


6) "And God's Holy Spirit, which is so merciful and gracious, in that moment, as I sat in my car, He says, Rob, I have saved you, and I am saving you. I have healed you, and I am healing you. And I was overwhelmed in that moment of, just by God's mercy. And grace, because I was telling myself, you failure of a dad, you are such a fraud, you can never share this story, hide this. And then God's Spirit steps in and says, Rob, I have healed you, and I am healing you. Both of those things are true, and it let me let go of the lies, it let me hold on to truth. And maybe you are here, and there is something in your life, a momentum in which you have been carrying, that has been directing you towards destruction, and you need to hear from God, I have saved you, and I am saving you. I have healed you, and I am healing you." [54:34] (70 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


7) "No matter how far down a path you have gone, Jesus will meet you there. He does not need you to figure your life out first. He will meet you in the mess. And then He will begin to have this power in you, this spirit that will direct your life. And you know what? Later on, even if you follow Jesus, when you mess up, God will not let you go. God's spirit will be there again to say, I have saved you and I will continue to do so. Let me work in you. That is power that is available to us. Where is your momentum taking you? Maybe the better question is, have you allowed God to be a part of that process with you? Because I am telling you, you will be met with mercy and grace. And your life will be transformed. By the indwelling of His spirit in you." [57:36] (49 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)