Be transformed by the renewing of your mind
I had the opportunity to preach at Living Word in Oak Harbor and Living Rock in Anacortes last weekend. The topic was Romans 12 as part of their concurrent study of the book of Romans. The whole chapter is amazing, but I got stuck on verses 1 and 2. These talk about the amazing idea of responding to God's mercy by offering your body as a living sacrifice, and thus being transformed by the renewing of your mind so that you can know what God's will is. I think the idea of being continually transformed more and more into God's image just wouldn't let me go. I've experienced so much change and growth in my understanding of God, my theology, my assumptions about the Bible and so much more in the past few years. God has been transforming me by the renewal of my mind and I have never experienced more joy as a human - as a child of God. There is no fear in love, for perfect love casts out fear. Here's the link to the YouTube video of the service at Living Word.