The Metamorphic Phenomena | In Living Color: Lesson 4 | 09.23.2018

About this sermon

Stephen Davey is teaching through the Bible with a new lesson each weekday. Watch episode 1 here: https://youtu.be/v1yx-2eg5NQ?sub_confirmation=1 ... Discover how the natural process of metamorphosis illustrates the spiritual transformation Christians undergo. Learn how pressure, refinement, and radical change shape believers into beautiful reflections of Christ. Metamorphosis in the natural world reveals to us certain principles in the spiritual world. Metamorphosis is a transformation. Some ways that we see it in the natural world is through the metamorphosis of rocks into gems, ceramic into porcelain, and a caterpillar into a butterfly. Through all of these examples, we can apply spiritual principles. Through the transformation of a rock into a gem, we see the transformation that pressure brings on one’s life. Through the transformation of ceramic into porcelain, we see the transformation of refinement on one’s life. A believer can go through trials and be tested and come out of it more refined and more like Christ. Through the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly, we see the transformation of change on one’s life. Don’t be conformed to the ways of the world. We need the environment of pressure so that we can develop a character that reflects Christ. We need the environment of refinement so that we can continue to grow and mature in our faith. We need the environment of change so that God can change our way of thinking to be completely immersed in His word and not the world.