BECOMING: The Process of Progress

How do we move from being baby believers to actively progressing in spiritual transformation and becoming more like Jesus?In this sermon on Philippians 2:12–13, Pastor Lance Williams continues the "Becoming" series by exploring the process of progress and spiritual formation. Moving past passive Christianity, Pastor Lance unpacks how believers cooperate with God's ongoing work of sanctification. Discover why growth requires intentional cooperation with God, how counting the cost shapes a clear spiritual plan, and how God uses Scripture, Christian community, and even personal suffering as powerful tools to transform our hearts.In this episode, we cover:Cooperating with God: Understanding the balance between working out your salvation and trusting God who works within you.Putting Off the Old Self: Exchanging comfortable, worldly habits for the true righteousness and holiness found in Christ.Counting the Cost: Developing a clear spiritual vision, intention, and means to grow in faith.The Three Tools for Progress: How God uses the Word of God, the community of believers, and hardship to shape our character.The Purpose of Suffering: Seeing how affliction weans us off self-reliance and draws us closer to the God of all comfort.Be sure to follow us:InstagramFacebookYoutube