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Jeremiah 18: 1 -6 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: “Go down to the potter's house, and there I will give you my message. " So I went down to the potter's house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands;

Jeremiah 18: 1 -6 so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him. Then the word of the Lord came to me: “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does? ” declares the Lord. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel. ”

Extreme Makeover • Reconstruction is God’s starting point • Remodeling is an ongoing process – Why is it better to reconstruct?

• Reformational Christianity says – (No reconstruction) • Transformational Christianity – I cannot… – A new way of thinking and seeing

2 Corinthians 5: 17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation. The old has gone, the new has come. ”

Luke 19: 36 -46 As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Peace in heaven and

Luke 19: 36 -46 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" "I tell you, " he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out. " As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, "If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.

Luke 19: 36 -46 The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the

Luke 19: 36 -46 Then he entered the temple area and began driving out those who were selling. "It is written, " he said to them, "'My house will be a house of prayer'; but you have made it 'a den of robbers. '"

The Triumphal Entry • Jesus weeps over a city • Jesus “cleanses” the temple • What kind of cleaning/maintenance is needed in you today? 206 -4464183 – My Heart, Christ’s home

2 Corinthians 5: 17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation. The old has gone, the new has come. ”

Two Ways • The Old Way – Core Passion: Be blessed – Core Experience: Get it right – Core Strategy: Figure out what to do – Core Hope: Good things will come – Core Attitude: My will be done

Two Ways • The New Way – Core Passion: To know Him – Core Experience: To celebrate Him – Core Strategy: Trust in His provision – Core Hope: To become like Jesus – Core Attitude: Your will be done

The New Way – Building contentment (in me) – Adding vision – Dealing with sin – Dealing with security – Healing me from my past – Giving me a greater capacity to love – Working on my marriage (video)

• The Process: • Encounter Him • Be transformed by the Spirit • Experience His renovation

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