WINNING WAYS DRAFT LAYOUT

THE POWER OF
TRANSFORMATION
Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo
In the journey of life, it is impossible for
us to truly reflect the life of Christ if we
remain at the gate of salvation. In order
for us to come into all that God has for us
our minds need to be transformed.
THE BATTLEFIELD
The question we ask ourselves is, ‘why do our
minds need to be transformed?’ The answer to
this question is that the devil always attempts
to fight our minds. Our minds have become
a battlefield and in order for this to cease, we
need our minds to be renewed.
In the Bible we see various people who fought a
battle in their mind. Adam and Eve had to fight
their mind when they were confronted by the
serpent; Elijah had to fight a battle in his mind
when Jezebel threatened him; and Jesus fought
a battle in His mind when the devil tempted
Him.
THE NEW BIRTH
Paul states that something happens when
we give our lives to Christ. New light shines
our way and we are brought back to God after
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being alienated from him. Ephesians 4:17-
19 Our minds need to be transformed by the
impartation of this new birth.
We cannot afford to be born again and remain
as spiritual babies. Our minds need to be totally
committed to Christ and offered as a gift to Him.
We cannot live between two worlds. The voice of
the world may be beckoning us to return to our
old ways but our choices need to honor God. 2
Corinthians 5: 17 states that if any person be in
Christ he is a new person.
You are a brand new creation. You need to
understand what that means. When a person
becomes transformed he becomes bigger than
the form from his father’s house. Christianity is
not to be seen as a religion, it is a relationship
with God and it transcends culture.
WHY CHANGE?
The main reason we need to change is because
we are not perfect people. Paul emphasized this
point in Romans 7:19, when he said that when
he wanted to good, evil was always appearing.
Through Paul’s statement we can only be