When it all comes down to it, we all need life-change through Jesus. Most of us would probably admit we need to make some changes to our lives, but Jesus comes in and says we don’t just need some changes, we need transformation. And when we experience that life change, we turn around and lead others to Jesus.

Because Jesus people lead people to Jesus.

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A few weeks ago, I asked our staff a very important question during our weekly staff meeting: what has been your favorite summer ever?

I got to learn a lot about them based on their answers. 

When it was my time to share, I told them about the summer when I was 14 years old. Leading up to that summer, my dad decided that he wanted to begin racing at Baer Field Speedway. They were starting a new racing class that made the bar of entry a lot lower than it had been in the past—they started a front-wheel-drive class. 

So he found a little Chevy Cavalier for, I’m not joking, like $80. That winter was spent gutting that car and turning it into a race car. 

We ripped out the entire interior of the car. We pulled off as much as we possibly could to get it as light as we could. 

We cranked. We pulled. We did some engine work.

He had a roll cage built and installed. 

A five-point harness was installed. 

What began as a little Chevy Cavalier that no one wanted started to look more and more like something completely different—a race car.

We painted it. 

Decals were installed.

Sponsorships were acquired.

And on opening day of Baer Field Speedway (or Motorpark as I believe it’s called now), we were in the pits getting our race car ready.

That summer was such a blast.

And that car? It was completely transformed.

In some people’s eyes…

In some people’s eyes, if they would have bought that car, it would have simply needed some changes to work for what they wanted it for.

But in our eyes, that car didn’t just need changes, it needed transformation.

Do you believe the people around you need to make some changes or do you believe they need transformation?

We’re probably all guilty of seeing someone in our lives and simply thinking, you know they just need to stop doing that.

We see people who engage with sin and we think, I just wish they would do better.

This is especially true with our family members, right?

We look at the things they do, we see the symptoms of the real problem, but we only focus on the symptoms, we see their actions, and we want to fix them. We want them to make some changes. 

We see people who struggle with life and we think, if they would just do this differently, then everything would be okay.

All the while, the actions we are seeing on the outside are simply symptoms of a greater pr...