# Reflections — Vitor Hugo

> Personal reflections on faith, scripture, sermons and the daily walk with God — notes by Vitor Hugo.

## [Essential faith](https://amzvt.com/reflections/f-essencial)
2026-06-17

It is not good deeds that please God, but the heart they come from. Faith is what takes the focus off us and puts it on Him — and only then does what we do truly glorify Him.

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## [Why don't we change?](https://amzvt.com/reflections/why-don-t-we-change)
2026-06-15 · Ivan Ferreira · Sermon, ICISP - Norte

We don't change because we lack true repentance; transformation comes when, through daily obedience and without seeking shortcuts, we offer our lives to God as a living sacrifice and let His Spirit renew our minds.

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