THEOLOGY OF CHANGE

• While God does not change… he is the ultimate agent of change.
• “God is the unmoved mover.”

Malachi 3:6 (NKJV) “For I am the LORD, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.

James 1:17 (NKJV) Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

*Kingdom Movement

• God’s kingdom is one of movement and change.
• He initiates and directs the shifting of world empires.
• God orchestrated the changes in the centuries preceding Jesus’s incarnation to prepare the world for the birth and advancement of His Church.
• God is currently preparing a world for the return of Jesus.
• So much of what we see in the world right now—from political events to technology and more—is God bringing His purposes to fruition—and that includes change!

*The Christian Life

• When we understand the Christian life, it is about change.
• It is about change in repentance, regeneration, conversion, transformation, sanctification, etc.—it is all about change!
• While we can embrace the reality of spiritual change, we often have a more difficult time with change to our circumstances and relationships.

The Conflict

• We often resist when God disrupts our physical circumstances, relationships, or traditions in His movement and purposes.

 CASE STUDY: JESUS, HIS DISCIPLES, AND CHANGE

In John 13–14, Jesus initiates the most difficult change the disciples would face: His departure.