I want to think with you for a few moments on the idea of "Why Change is Possible."

I want to think about the new beginnings and fresh commitments that these Bible lessons make possible. The new year can and should be a time when we grow spiritually by allowing the power of God to be fully operative in our lives to change those attitudes and actions in our lives that prevent our work and witness from having a greater impact for the kingdom of God.

That brings up a significant question, perhaps one that I hear as a pastor more than any other. "Pastor, can things really be changed? Can people be changed? Can human nature really be transformed and made new?"

We often talk and act as if change is not possible. So often I hear someone say, "He/she is just made that way. They are not going to…