chapter 3, verse 1. Colossians 3:1. "Therefore, if you have been raised up with Christ, what that means is that the old me loved the train station, loved all the little toys and the snacks and the other

to them, saying, "Get oil in your vessel as well. Get oil in your flask. Don't be content with what people think about you in the church. Get oil in secret. Make sure that devotion, that pure, simple devotion to Jesus Christ is in your

world you don't have to have a particular background you don't have to have been raised in a Christian Home children remember that even if some of you I I hope it won't happen but if you Wander from the Lord and you find

dear family we've heard been hearing a lot we hear a lot in this church about the importance of not being passive christians unfortunately most of christendom has been directed in a path where their church experiences i don't even

there's no in between christian life now in christendom you'll hear that you say a prayer and repentance is not preached daily repentance after you're born again is not emphasized and so you end up with a lot of people who think they're christians but their

testified that he was living a life of transformation daily. You read in 2 Corinthians chapter 4. And he had reached such a level of walking with Christ that every day he

continue with sinful life bad moods lust anger bitterness jealousy unforgiveness Messiah it doesn't give me the license to do any of that but it gives me a passion to live wholeheartedly for the Lord Jesus Christ until he

billion and trillion to describe the riches of what God has given us through Jesus Christ no amount of money no big number you can describe can tell you how much he has put in your bank account so Jesus died my sins were forgiven Jesus

I would immediately say well doctor how serious is it can you cure it in many cases sadly cancer is incurable and that is sad news indeed but the truth about Jesus Christ is called the gospel

because it's cleansed in the blood of Jesus Christ. But even that page was written in love. And on the last page, you've heard me say it often, is written, Santosh is conformed into the image of Jesus. Now, that's my book.

jesus christ but if any man now if any man builds upon the foundation so he says he establishes that the foundation is jesus christ and then he talks about building on that foundation and that's why he he's setting that in the context of

he is precious unto you who believe believe he is precious in Christendom people talk about being a Believer are you a Believer have is he a Believer is so- and so a Believer is she a Believer if you call yourself a Believer

We can never blame our circumstances for not being able to see Jesus. Jesus is there if you want to see him. But those things can be a distraction I believe. And for immature Christians like I was at that time, it was difficult for me to see Jesus because

Death Christ speaking in his place it's been wonderful CS Lewis said I think humility is not thinking less of yourself but it's thinking about yourself less you see the difference it's not thinking less of yourself because it's still self-thinking less oh

spoken to? Was it to the world? Was it to unbelievers? No, it was to the church. It was to Christians. Now, this is a message that's offensive to many people. Many I I've heard it even said

this was 2000 years ago which means but probably in the last few minutes or seconds we don't nobody on this earth knows when Christ's return is but we know God's Word is true and if John through the inspiration of the Holy

great to be with you all again I I've been thinking about this over the last couple of weeks maybe two three weeks the perhaps the truth that has revolutionized my Christian Life the most is this is that there is a difference

one of the great dangers when you come to communion or even sing songs like the songs we're sang today is that we could be stirred emotionally for a while and then go back and live the same defeated lustful angry irritable gloomy Christian

that the Lord allowed us to be here um I've been meditating recently in the last few weeks or so on how do we test that what we believe and what we have of Christ likeness is

He who believes in him is not condemned. He who believes in Jesus Christ is not condemned. Same thing that we said in for Romans 8:1. He who believes in Jesus Christ, he who is in Christ Jesus is not condemned. But he who does not believe

And a happy New Year to you all, family. Blessed to count you as part of my life and part of my journey becoming more like Christ. I want to have you turn with me to 2 Corinthians chapter 1 and look at verse 20.