Sermon
Gospel Change: A New Power To Depend On
Treeline Church
Speaker: Andrew Hager, with David Livingston
September 22, 2025 · 45 min
Summary
True Christian growth requires depending on the Holy Spirit's power, not self-effort. The sermon contrasts the law (which shows us our failure but lacks power) with the gospel (which forgives us in Christ and provides the Spirit to transform us gradually into Christ's image).
Highlights
You will never actually change. You will never do anything of meaning in your life if you are trying to earn what Christ is trying to give you through faith.
The Spirit of God will never highlight something in your life to rub your face in it. He does that to keep it in front of you because he's trying to get rid of it for you.
Dependence on the Holy Spirit looks like believing you can change so much so that you act like it's true and watch the Spirit move.