sorry Romans chapter 6 it says um verse three do you not know that as many of us as we're baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death then verse four we've heard this a number of times Romans 6:4 therefore we

not be afraid. For behold I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all people. For today in the city of David there has been born for you a savior who is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign for you. You will find the baby wrapped in a in

bet you would think man I wish I could be a human being and imagine if you had the opportunity to do that that's what Jesus Christ offers you to have your identity changed your identity from being a dog to being a human being

This ugly cup was filled with the life of Christ. This wretched sinner, this horrible person that Santos really was. Trust me, when you see when Jesus Christ comes, you'll realize I was a lot more horrible than you thought I was. Now,

to understand more and more as to how can we be an effective member in a local church in the body of Christ without being a nuisance to others without being

[Music] I was thinking of that last line we just sang were you conscious of the presence of Christ here when you were singing see from his

the home in the church yet we hadn't come here and there was just a deep Welling within me to see and be a part of the body of Christ more than just know about it to experience it to see it to pour my life into it and give myself

dear friends this is the time of year when many people around the world remember the life of jesus christ especially his birth and even though historically jesus could not have been born in this time of year i use it personally as an opportunity to

earth um that is our inheritance in christ jesus that we be steadfast in spite of all the variations around us that our eyes remain on him our passion is still it should be to fulfill that for which god made

in Christendom today. Evangelists of course you know those who go and bring non-Christians to Christ. But the difference is today's evangelists just don't bring them into a church. The early Christians when they were evangelists,

me I send you it's an amazing commission if you're a child of God that applies to you as well if you're a disciple of Jesus Christ as the father you got to take those words personally from Jesus directly to

be 30 or 50 or anything like that. I'm already past both of those. Um Today is the day of salvation. You need power to be like Jesus. Anyone who says he's a Christian must live today and on Now, it's already 11:19 on April 20th,

happening today in churches that if Jesus Christ in the flesh was to walk into many churches today we would they would miss him I wouldn't even know that that's Jesus God in the flesh the same Jesus they sang about earlier in the

lot in life and as SOS was sharing this morning my lot in life is to know the love of God in Christ Jesus that's my lot in life my lot in life is Jesus himself and I was uh yesterday night I

and ran on the sixth day they were both made of the same day the first part of identity animals and the second part of the day man and we read in the second

lose some weight to get through that door maybe if you're carrying a bunch of stuff you have to let leave it behind because it's a narrow gate now I believe that there are there is a message in Christendom I think most of us probably

crucified with Christ it is no longer I who live but Christ lives it be there's nothing I want I put your name there something I've been crucified with Christ it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me in the life I now live in the flesh I

I can testify to that. I came to know Jesus personally when I was 19 and a half. >> [snorts] >> I mean, I was born in a Christian family. I never went to a dead church. I was always going to a church that preached the gospel, the pure gospel.

their own eyes they're not great they may not be rich and even if they are rich the wealth the identity is not dependent on their wealth or any earthly standards it's on the Lord Jesus Christ the church which Christ is built and

time I started to go through this Christian Life thinking more a little bit more of God's perspective of me instead of only my perspective of God I hope I've communicated that clearly but I and I hope that whether you're a

us everything he has to make our life Christlike. Jesus once told his disciples, "It is your father's good pleasure to give you his kingdom." And when you look at some of the prayers, by the way, that verse is

a tough year and your the church is called here reverb life christian fellowship and it's been a river of life even during this time to many of us who watch many of your messages from here so praise god for that

our christian witness more in terms of what we speak and share and testify or perhaps understand but that's not the main thing

promise I tell you this man went to his house what Justified rather than the other that mean he was clothed with the righteousness of Christ went back home a righteous man even though he had sinned probably in his business did things