BECOMING LIKE JESUS
MAY THROUGH AUGUST
get ready to become like jesus
This part of the journey will focus on your personal transformation. Most of us want stronger character and the ability to love more deeply. We want to be a kinder and more patient. We want more self-control and peace in our lives. We can get there if we simply keep moving forward.
Your personal transformation entails cultivating spiritual disciplines like how to meet with God and hear His voice, practicing stillness and quietness - two disciplines that seem lost in today's busy world. You will be challenged to choose an area of growth and focus on it.
Anything worth having is worth working for, so are you ready to dig in? Here are a few places you must stop on this leg of the journey.
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TAKE THE YOU BETTA ASK SOMEBODY CHALLENGE
Following Jesus is not only hard, but it can be confusing. Each day your faith is tested and you have to make the decision to surrender and trust God or give into your feelings. We have created a unique challenge that we know will equip you for the journey. We invite you to take the You Betta Ask Somebody Challenge designed to teach you more in-depth about the Fruit of the Spirit and help you become the person God has created you to be. To participate in the challenge, there are 3 simple steps you need to take:
Read the brief definitions of each Fruit of the Spirit below
Ask 3 people who love you which Fruit of the Spirit they think you should focus on this year
Complete the Fruit of the Spirit form to receive a digital specialized digital packet
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LEAD WELL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
It's more important than ever for you to have the tools you need to effectively lead God's people, while ensuring you are personally cared for mentally, physically and spiritually. This conference will empower, equip and encourage you, as you share the Gospel and love of Christ with your church or organization. Our conference leaders will teach you how to build hope in others through the powerful love of Jesus Christ and provide practical strategies that will teach you how to lead from a place of mental, physical and spiritual wholeness.
Get ready to be equipped to lead well in this new season!
You are invited to join us for a weekend full of powerful teaching and encouraging fellowship
fruit of the spirit
how to become more like christ
As you grow in your relationship with Christ, there is certain fruit that your life begins to produce. Just like a tree produces specific fruit when it blossoms, your life will produce specific fruit as you develop and grow in your relationship with Christ.
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love
1 Corinthians 13 defines love as patient, kind, not self-seeking and able to bear all things. Love is not based only on feeling, but the ability to show it to others even when they don't deserve it.
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joy
True joy is dependent on who Jesus is rather than being dependent on our circumstances. It is the overflow of the life of God within us.
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peace
Biblical peace is more than just the absence of conflict or state of rest. True peace is when we operate from a place of completeness or wholeness without any deficiency or lack.
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patience
The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble or suffering without getting angry or upset
The virtue of patience is presented as endurance. It is a quality of self-restraint or of not giving into anger, even in the face of adversity.
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kindness
The supernatural power posture of our hearts towards people even when they don’t deserve it.
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goodness
The quality of being morally good or virtuous.
Goodness is godliness.
Goodness can often be seen in our actions, but our hearts must be pure.
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faithfulness
Faithfulness is a character trait that combines dependability and trust based on our confidence in God and His eternal faithfulness.
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gentleness
The quality of gentleness is the opposite of harnessing others. Gentle is the quality or state of being tender, mild and calm. Gentleness expresses power with reserve and gentleness; gentle strength
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self-control
The ability to control oneself, in particular one’s emotions and desires or the expression of them in one’s behavior, especially in difficult situations. A battle between a divided self.
When we define self-control from a spiritual perspective, we can define it as saying no to sinful desires even if it hurts.
2 corithians 3:18
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.