Creator God am incapable to speak and when God just heard those words he and Christ him that sweet that words in Jeremiah chapter 1 verse 7 but the Lord

him for the Holy Spirit constantly evaluating ourselves not did I do this or did I not do this Rivers boy are the rivers of the Beloved Christ flowing effortlessly not like a rag that

so if you've been following along the last buy weeks we've been talking about having a solid grip on the Christian

these things eat less live more simply and give away what you don't need for a greater anointing and again I I want to find my identity in the Lord to take that words to heart that as Jesus is so are we in this world and i believe that

So, in these days we've been uh looking at the subject of growing in Christ-likeness. From Matthew chapter 5, chapter 6, and chapter 7. Because everything written here

so i'll play that clip right now there's one more song which has got uh a message i'm they sing it out in the world too but i think it's a it's got a christian message that we i believe we can practice this year in relation to

prayers and he finished that state I don't remember what he said but he finished this statement with and I lived with the level of freedom in Christ where I can do that and that statement again and I blew my mind I was like I

the greatest in the kingdom and that can that is a question that constantly comes up in Christian circles who is greater this brother or that one who's the greatest person in the church is it the elders who are the greatest or that's a question that's a

our subject from the beginning of this study is growth in Christ likeness if you want to know what Christ likeness is or at least a part of what Christ likeness is you just have to read ma Matthew 5 six and seven

remember when I accepted Christ I did not believe that my past was blotted out I knew it was forgiven but I would keep remembering things as is way back 64 years ago when I was converted I keep

if you feel you did relish it a bit okay ask a lot to forgive you next time you won't relish it at all you'll gradually come to the place where you resist it but i feel i know why i say this is because in my early christian life

Covenant and fifth the main thing in the Christian life is to love Jesus supremely and the Holy Spirit comes within us to do that and number six to take up the cross every day and bear the dying of Jesus constantly which is

in Philippians 1 verse 28 um it says or i can start and 27 only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ so that whether I come

so we want to continue our trying to understand what it means for the local church to be and function like the bride of Jesus Christ and we were looking at

that's not the promise the promise is the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard my heart and my mind in Christ Jesus the command is by by by prayer and supplication with Thanksgiving let my requests be known to

God reminded me that if I have to be if I am serious about following this Jesus fam serious about needing this life of christ in me I have

may remember the basic christian teaching part six that we listened to this past week um where we heard about what jesus did on the cross for us and why he had to die for the on the cross for us because even my good deeds are filthy rags

being designed by God to accomplish his purpose in our lives um and that he intends to use whatever circumstances he brings us to to fulfill his purpose which is to conform us to the image of Christ but as I thought about this week and the work that I have

and I was looking at why did Paul say this and before this in verse 3 for I delivered to you as of 1st Corinthians 15:3 for I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received that Christ did died for our sins in