The Becoming Whole Center was birthed from The Becoming Whole Sermon Series preached in the Fall of 2020. It is a teaching series on what biblical transformation looks like. You can view the entire series on youtube here or below.
Individual Teaching Sessions
Listen to the Becoming Whole Sessions
Session 1: A Transformed Life
The Bible calls us to change. It uses the word transformation to describe this change. This means Biblical change is a complete transformation of who you are. The gospel doesn’t just make bad people good, it makes dead people living. In this sermon we provide an overview of the entire series to answer the questions: What are we being transformed into? What does this process look like? What role do I play? What role does God play?
Session 2: A Story Shaped People
It is our story that makes us who we are today. Transformation happens when we realize that we are not just shaped by our own story, but ultimately we are shaped by God’s story. We are called to surrender our stories to our Savior because only Jesus can redeem your past and transform your future.
Session 3: The Wounded and Sinful Heart
To begin our transformation process we have to identify what the real problem is. The Bible says that the real problem is Sin. Sin exists in our hearts and is both a condition and the decision we make. Living in a broken world means that we will also be sinned against. This means we have both sinful and wounded hearts at the same time.Unless God’s transformative power intervenes we will be stuck in the cycle of sin.
Session 4: Jesus Transforms Us
Jesus transforms us. What Jesus has done for us leads to what Jesus will do in us. Isaiah 53 teaches us what Jesus has done for our wounded and sinful hearts. By his wounds we are healed and by his death we are forgiven our sin. In Christ we are: regenerated, recreated, adopted in, indwelt by the Holy Spirit, united to Christ, Justified by Christ. Understanding these aspects leads to our transformation.
Session 5: Repentance And Healing
Healing and Repentance are two of the most fundamental experiences of being a Christian. If we confuse the two we run into problems. In order to experience transformation in our lives, we have to understand both of these processes and be willing to live them out, that our joy might be complete.
Session 6: The Power of Forgiveness
Forgiveness is our greatest need and the greatest gift we can give. It is a demonstration of the power of the gospel. Forgiveness is hard and costly but it is absolutely necessary for the transformation of our souls. We need to understand what forgiveness is and what it isn’t as well as how we actually go about giving and receiving forgiveness.
Session 7: Spiritual War
“Be angry and do not sin…and give not opportunity to the devil” (Ephesians 4:26-27). Unforgiveness in our hearts has the potential to cause all kinds of harm towards ourselves and others. In this sermon we look at how unresolved anger (from wounds) opens the door for the enemy to wreak havoc in our lives and in the church. This is why the call to forgive is so prominent and so important.
Session 8: Experiencing True Healing
In order to become whole we need to walk through the healing pathway. This means acknowledging the wound, grieving the pain, forgiving the offender, experiencing the cleansing of our hearts and letting God heal our wounds. Will you choose the path of healing and transformation?
Session 9: How People Change
To become whole we have to come home. Repentance is returning home. Repentance involves confession of sin, sorrow for sin, and the experience of the forgiving and cleansing from sin. True repentance is joyful and results in the adoration of God and the restoration of community.
Session 10: Do You Want to Get Well?
There is one question we all have to answer in our transformation: Do you want to get well? To answer yes to this means to forsake all self-salvation projects and to let go of the control we think we have. In short it is to risk your whole self with Jesus, but it is only when we do this that we can experience transformation.
Session 11: The Power of Rest
In Christ we already have what we need to live a transformed life. It is not about rules and regulations, but about a relationship with Jesus Christ. In order to apply what we have in Christ, we need to practice the rhythms of rest, reflection and receiving from God. I would encourage everyone to read “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” this December.
Session 12: Becoming Whole
Transformation is a process but there are markers. The Beatitudes give us a picture about what transformation progression will look like. It all begins with the humility of coming to the end of ourselves as we submit everything to the King and thus obtain the kingdom.