One of the most remarkable things about the Christian life is that it is a life of continual transformation.  The Apostle Paul says that we go from glory to glory, through the presence of the Holy Spirit who works in us the plan of salvation.  We expect that as we grow in discipleship of the Lord Jesus Christ, we will be changed from the inside out (2 Corinthians 3.18).

Jesus always met people where they were, warts and all.  He came to the broken and the lost, and He loved them.  Then - something amazing happened.  He never left people where he found them.  He invited them on to new life - to life transformed by His love for them (John 8.11).

So we expect our lives to be changed - and we expect others who join our fellowship to seek that kind of transformation through worship, service, and fellowship in the Gospel.