[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

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

we want to continue thinking about the local church as the Bride of Christ I want to repeat what I said yesterday we're not saying the whole Bride of Christ is in your local church the Bride

have this almost woe is me this surprised attitude and one of the things that's important for us to know as New Covenant Christians is we will be sifted we will be tested and we need not be surprised by that if you turn with me to Hebrews chapter

the mighty hand of God and this is unpopular Jesus this is the Jesus that's easy to hate to turn against this is the Jesus that will lead the Church of Jesus Christ to be crucified like him if we really follow him the world is really

nowadays people accuse Christians of forced conversion they convert people by giving them money I don't know whether some groups

level but what they are saying is correct you know all the wisdom Syria so the Pharisees are not a picture of nominal Christians Venetian modern Novara adored and Amadeu Christianity Verdi Gowalla normally Christians don't tell you you

[Music] one of the things that we are passionate about as you know as a church is to remove the formality and rigidness that exists in Christendom and in a lot of

destination and we considered in our last study about God having predestined us not to go to heaven but to become like Jesus Christ predestination means a destination

verse that comes after this the next verse Revelation 3: 20 is a verse most Christians know at least many Christians know where Jesus said behold I stand at the door and

so for next week we'll memorize that verse uh verse 10 maybe we can say that together but is now made manifest by the appearing of our savior jesus christ who hath abolished death and had brought life and immortality

just am I not doing this because I have because I I'm just I can't do this it's like what does Philippians what is it 4:13 I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me and I been really looking at these promises lately and it's like

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

you as well. Most of you are out of school now, and you've got summer holidays. Do you want to have the best week possible? That can only happen through Jesus Christ being the king. And here's what that means. Take my will.

In Revelations 14:17, it says those who will stand with Christ in the battle against the devil uh are those who are chosen and faithful. And I was thinking of that also. Revelations 14:17, those who are faithful. We heard that

believed in him was a very small number so it was a big step when somebody decided I'm going to believe in Christ and one would have thought you know when you have a whole lot of people thousands and thousands of people

God." Verse 5, you also as living stones are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood to to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. And so Jesus

yeah when i was young growing up uh i didn't really know jesus uh i grew up in a family where my father was an atheist and my mother was you know roman catholic christian so even when i went to church uh i was just

Christ Our Lord the creator of the whole universe the King of Kings and the Lord of lords before whose name every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that he is Lord How Majestic is your name in all

verse 27 that jesus christ is coming back for his church he's not coming back for santosh specifically he's not coming back for me in that individualistic kind of way that allows me to somehow have an identity on my own read what it says

there's a new ownership a new lord in this building here and he was trying to show that in a way that's what happens there's a new master when we come to the lord jesus christ there's a new identity that we have jesus himself dwelling in us but even

preaching through the years I have seen that Christians are mostly born-again Christians mostly witness to the fact that Christ died for our sins there's very little emphasis on the fact that