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You Cannot Stay the You Cannot Stay the Same—Change is Same—Change is Always HappeningAlways Happening


““Everything that can be Everything that can be invented has been invented.” invented has been invented.”

Charles H. Duell, U.S. Patent Charles H. Duell, U.S. Patent Office director, 1899 Office director, 1899


““Who … wants to hear Who … wants to hear actors talk?” actors talk?”

H. M. Warner, Warner Bros. H. M. Warner, Warner Bros. Pictures, c. 1927Pictures, c. 1927


““Sensible and Sensible and responsible responsible

women do not women do not want to vote.” want to vote.”

Grover Grover Cleveland, Cleveland,

1905 1905 www.turnbacktogod.com

““There is no likelihood man There is no likelihood man can ever tap can ever tap

the power of the atom.” the power of the atom.” Robert Millikan, Nobel prize Robert Millikan, Nobel prize

winner in physics, 1923winner in physics, 1923


““Heavier than air flying Heavier than air flying machines are impossible.”machines are impossible.” Lord Kelvin, president, Lord Kelvin, president,

Royal Society, c. 1895Royal Society, c. 1895


““Ruth [Babe Ruth] made Ruth [Babe Ruth] made a big mistake a big mistake when he gave up pitching.” when he gave up pitching.”

Tris Speaker, 1927 Tris Speaker, 1927


““The horse is here to stay, The horse is here to stay, but the automobile but the automobile

is only a novelty.”is only a novelty.”

-----The Michigan banker who advised -----The Michigan banker who advised Henry Ford's lawyer not to invest in Henry Ford's lawyer not to invest in

the new motor car companythe new motor car companywww.turnbacktogod.com

““Gone with the Wind is going Gone with the Wind is going to be the biggest flop in to be the biggest flop in

Hollywood history.Hollywood history. I'm just glad it'll be Clark I'm just glad it'll be Clark

Gable who's falling flat on his Gable who's falling flat on his face and not me.” face and not me.”

---Gary Cooper ---Gary Cooper


Change:Change:

• Does your car have a carburetor?Does your car have a carburetor?

• Do you stop at a drive through?Do you stop at a drive through?

• Do you have a credit card?Do you have a credit card?

• Central heat or wood burner?Central heat or wood burner?

• Do you use plastic?Do you use plastic?


““The only person who likes The only person who likes change is a wet baby.” change is a wet baby.”

-- Mark Twain, -- Mark Twain, Leadership, Vol. 15, no. 3. Leadership, Vol. 15, no. 3.


Positive change keeps Positive change keeps the best of the oldthe best of the old, ,

but but improvesimproves and and adaptsadapts..

• McDonalds in Chicago—McDonalds in Chicago—

• We cannot become frozen in time.We cannot become frozen in time.


“ “Yesterday must be even Yesterday must be even better than today if it is better than today if it is

to have a place for to have a place for tomorrow.”tomorrow.”

-- Leith Anderson, Wooddale Church, -- Leith Anderson, Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

Leadership, Vol. 14, no. 3.Leadership, Vol. 14, no. 3.


The Restoration Movement The Restoration Movement must take the gospel of the must take the gospel of the

first century and live it in the first century and live it in the

2121stst century! century!• ““Restoring” the church versus Restoring” the church versus

“being” the church.“being” the church.


We must We must be renewed or die!!be renewed or die!!


In Charles Schulz's "Peanuts" In Charles Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strip, Lucy asks Linus, comic strip, Lucy asks Linus,

"Do you think people ever "Do you think people ever really change?“really change?“


"Sure," replies Linus, "I feel "Sure," replies Linus, "I feel I've changed a lot this past I've changed a lot this past

year.“year.“

• Lucy says, "I meant for the Lucy says, "I meant for the better."better."


Renewal Comes Renewal Comes From GodFrom God


Psalm 51:10Psalm 51:10“10 Create in me a pure heart, “10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and O God, and renew a steadfast renew a steadfast

spiritspirit within me.” within me.”


Isaiah 40:31Isaiah 40:31““31 but those who hope in the 31 but those who hope in the

LORD will LORD will renew their renew their strengthstrength. They will soar on . They will soar on

wings like eagles; they will run wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will and not grow weary, they will

walk and not be faint.” walk and not be faint.”


Lamentations 5:21Lamentations 5:21“21 “21 Restore usRestore us to yourself, O to yourself, O LORD, that we may return; LORD, that we may return;

renew our daysrenew our days as of old” as of old”


Habakkuk 3:2Habakkuk 3:2““2 LORD, I have heard of your 2 LORD, I have heard of your

fame; I stand in awe of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O LORD. deeds, O LORD. Renew them Renew them in our dayin our day, in our time make , in our time make

them known; in wrath them known; in wrath remember mercy.” remember mercy.”


Romans 12:2Romans 12:2““2 Do not conform any longer 2 Do not conform any longer

to the pattern of this world, but to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the be transformed by the

renewing of your mindrenewing of your mind. Then . Then you will be able to test and you will be able to test and

approve what God’s will is—approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing his good, pleasing and perfect will.”and perfect will.”


2 Corinthians 4:162 Corinthians 4:16““16 Therefore we do not lose 16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we heart. Though outwardly we

are wasting away, are wasting away, yet inwardly we are yet inwardly we are

being renewed day by daybeing renewed day by day.”.”


Colossians 3:9Colossians 3:9 “Do not lie to each other, since “Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self you have taken off your old self with its practices 10 and have with its practices 10 and have put on the new selfput on the new self, which is , which is

being renewedbeing renewed in knowledge in in knowledge in the image of its Creator.”the image of its Creator.”


Titus 3:5Titus 3:5““5 he saved us, not because of 5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He but because of his mercy. He

saved us through the saved us through the washing of rebirthwashing of rebirth and and

renewal by the Holy Spiritrenewal by the Holy Spirit,” ,”


““I suppose when we wake on I suppose when we wake on January 1 the world will look the January 1 the world will look the same. But there is a reminder of same. But there is a reminder of the Resurrection at the start of the Resurrection at the start of

each new year, each new decade. each new year, each new decade. That's why I also like sunrises, That's why I also like sunrises,

Mondays, and new seasons. God Mondays, and new seasons. God seems to be saying, "With me you seems to be saying, "With me you

can can always start afreshalways start afresh." ." Ada Lum Ada Lum


We Must RenewWe Must Renew• OurselvesOurselves

• The CongregationThe Congregation

• Our Presentation of the GospelOur Presentation of the Gospel


“ “The gospel must be preached afresh The gospel must be preached afresh and told in new ways to every and told in new ways to every

generation, since every generation has generation, since every generation has its own unique questions. its own unique questions.

The gospel must constantly be The gospel must constantly be forwarded to a new address, forwarded to a new address,

because because the recipient is repeatedly the recipient is repeatedly changing his place of residencechanging his place of residence.”.”

-- Helmut Thielicke, -- Helmut Thielicke, Leadership, Vol. 9, no. 3.Leadership, Vol. 9, no. 3.


Confession and Confession and prayer allows prayer allows

a new starta new start for the for the Christian.Christian.


Will you Will you grow/change/be renewed—grow/change/be renewed—

or die?or die?
