Transformed
The reason you have value is because of what God says about you, not because of what other people say about you.
Many people lack self-esteem. They don’t feel good about themselves because they’re always trying to pump themselves up by the kind of clothes they wear, the kind of car they drive, and the things they say. They’re always trying to pump themselves up to make them feel better about themselves because they really don’t accept themselves — which is rebellion against God.
If God wanted you to be somebody else, you wouldn’t exist. But he wanted you! He made you to beyou. Real self-esteem comes from three facts:
- God created you.
- Jesus died for you.
- God’s Spirit lives in you.
You’re not just wanted; you’re needed! The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 12:4-6, “There are different spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit gives them. There are different ways of serving, and yet the same Lord is served. There are different types of work to do, but the same God produces every gift in every person” (GW).
You are needed. You’re needed in your church. You are needed in your community. You are needed in this world. If you weren’t needed, God would not have made you. He didn’t create you to just sit and soak and sour. He brought you here to make a contribution with your life. And everybody is needed.
There are no little people in the family of God. Every part is necessary. Do you know what the most important light is in my house? It’s not the big chandelier in the dining room. It’s the little dinky light I turn on every night so that when I get up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, I don’t stub my toe.
Every role is important. You are important. You have value because God said so and because he paid such a large ransom for your life when he sent his Son, Jesus, to die on the cross for you.
Talk It Over:
- What is your role in your church? Your community? In the world? How are you fulfilling it?
- In what ways have you been trying to boost your self-esteem?
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Includes all 8 complete sermons from the Rick WarrenTransformed teaching series.
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Message 1: Setting Personal Goals By Faith
Message 2: How To Get Closer To God
Message 3: From Stressed To Blessed
Message 4: Change Your Life By Changing Your Mind
Message 5: How To Deal With How You Feel
Message 6: Facing The Fears That Ruin Relationships
Message 7: Transforming How I See and Use Money
Message 8: Facing Giants In Life and Work
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Rick Warren has helped people live with hope and on purpose for more than 40 years. He’s the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Southern California and author of several books, including "The Purpose Driven Church" and "The Purpose Driven Life," read by more than 100 million people in 137 languages. He created the PEACE Plan (plant churches of reconciliation, equip servant leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, educate the next generation), which is used by churches in 196 countries. His radio teaching and daily devotional, Daily Hope, is offered across America.
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