Becoming over Doing

In this powerful message, Pastor Natalia Venter walks us through three essential marks of Christian maturity—Perseverance, Self-Control, and Love—and reveals how God uses each one to shape us into who He has called us to become.

🔥 1. PERSEVERANCE — The Furnace That Forms You
Purpose always requires perseverance—not the Instagram kind, but the kind that survives silence, rejection, closed doors, unfair seasons, and unanswered prayers.
Through the story of Joseph, we see how God turns pits, prisons, and disappointments into preparation. Just like gold refined in fire, our pain becomes the place God forms our character.
Featuring Video #1: The extraordinary perseverance of José M. Hernández, rejected by NASA 11 times before finally becoming an astronaut.

💪 2. SELF-CONTROL / DISCIPLINE — The Muscle of Maturity
If perseverance is the furnace, discipline is the daily practice that shapes our future.
Looking at the life of Paul, who endured beatings, shipwrecks, betrayal, and prison, we see what real spiritual discipline looks like.
Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 9:27, Hebrews 12:1–3.
Modern Example: Cristiano Ronaldo, whose unmatched dedication shows that greatness isn’t accidental—it's built through consistent, intentional discipline.
Featuring Video #2: Ronaldo’s relentless training and lifestyle of excellence.

❤️ 3. LOVE — The Highest and Holiest Mark of Maturity
You can have perseverance, discipline, gifts, talent, and calling… but without love, you have nothing.
Pastor Natalia reminds us of the life of Jesus, whose love transformed the world—not just through miracles, but through compassion, forgiveness, and seeing people not just as they are, but as they could become.
Love is the root system of your calling. Without it, everything eventually collapses.
Featuring Video #3.

🌿 Closing Challenge
At the end of your life, God won’t measure success by titles or applause, but by Christlikeness.
Did you persevere?
Did you discipline your life toward obedience?
Did you love like Jesus?
Your purpose is not just what you do—it’s who you become.

✨ Become. That is your purpose.

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