returns, we'll remain like that. But we will not lower God's standards because we saw around us. I mean, I'd seen that in Christendom for the previous many years that I'd been a believer, 16 years, how everywhere there was compromise. And when I read the

Uh we must read this very slowly so we understand it clearly. If anyone that applies to everybody and every Christian. If anyone wants to come after me. Now, you know what Jesus It's interesting. If you read the gospel, Jesus never spoke about going to

to build the church. And that's because of the immaturity of most Christians. Christians can be John says in 1 John 2:14, 12 to 14,

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,

even after coming to christ i can speak about this from [clears throat] experience [snorts] for many years even after i was born again i would condemn myself i say lord i've let you down so badly and even after i got born again

chapter 10. i don't think most christians have understood what this means hebrews 10 he first speaks about forgiveness

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

Covenant of the blood of bulls and goats Christ had to die and shed his blood before our hearts were cleansed and then only could the Holy Spirit dwell within that's why the Holy Spirit could not dwell in anyone under the old

Christian it's by faith and believe God's Word that he's given you the authority if you've received him to be a child of God that if you come to him he will not cast you out and the Holy Spirit it says in Romans 8 verse 14 to

[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

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

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

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.

the only apostles were the 12 apostles. And then Paul became an apostle because Jesus met him on the road to Damascus. But here it says in Hebrews 4:10 that he who did that Christ who descended down also ascended far above the

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

But that's number one on this list. It's not the most important thing in the Christian life because >> [clears throat] >> very few people have to deal with this. I don't mean I don't understand what is meant by long-term separation.

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

pray or the heathen pray and most Christians pray our prayers almost always begin with us our need when we think a prayer we are praying of something for ourselves for our family

Testament is that when we come to Christ and God places us in Christ an exchange takes place it's a very real Exchange and just like you know

or you look for people who look like me my community you can't build the church because Jesus Christ is building the church with people of all Races I like to be in a church where there are people of many races

says, John 15:5, the last part, without Christ, I can do nothing. You must have a coin. On one side, it says, without Christ, I can do nothing. But that's not all. That won't help you. Turn around to the other side

which takes place only when a person has now get me right not they repent not with the accept Christ first they repent first and then receive Christ as their Lord you cannot receive Christ as Lord