4th Dec 2022 - Do You Not Know.... - Charles Banna
4th Dec 2022 - Do You Not Know.... - Charles Banna For more sermons please visit https://www.cfcindia.com/
Summary
The speaker emphasizes that the repetition found throughout scripture, such as in Genesis or the Gospels, is intentional. This repetition serves to drive the message deep into the listener's heart, ensuring that key truths sink in, much like Jesus often had to correct his disciples repeatedly due to unbelief or hardness of heart.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Singing of God's eternal loveAn invitation to sing and give thanks to the Lord because His love and grace endure forever.
The reason we praise HimWe worship Jesus because He lived a perfect life, died to reconcile us, and rose again to demonstrate His power.
Worshipping the worthy LordA declaration of God's worthiness to be thanked, praised, and adored by His people.
Turning our eyes to JesusA call to set aside earthly cares and focus on the exalted Jesus who is seated at the right hand of the Father.
Reviewing previous commands and promisesThe speaker recaps last week's command from 1 Peter 4:11 and introduces this week's promise of eternal life from 1 John 2:25.
The difficulty of understanding God's wordUsing Jesus' teaching in Matthew 15, the speaker highlights how people often struggle to understand spiritual truths even when clearly explained.Matthew 15:10
The difficulty of believing the resurrection reportsEven after witnessing incredible events, the apostles initially found the reports of the empty tomb to be nonsense and difficult to believe.
Jesus rebukes the slow-to-believe disciplesOn the road to Emmaus, Jesus joins two disciples and calls them foolish for being slow to believe the prophecies regarding his suffering and glory.
Living as a temple of the Holy SpiritBecause the Holy Spirit dwells within believers, we must take our lives seriously and no longer yield our bodies to sin.
Our future authority to judgeBelievers are called to more than just forgiveness; we are destined to reign with Christ and exercise authority even over fallen angels.
The defeat of taking brothers to courtTaking legal action against a fellow believer is a spiritual defeat; it is better to suffer loss or be wronged than to be entangled in lawsuits.
Living as those bought with a priceSince God has purchased us with His blood, we must flee immorality and live with the awareness that we are never truly alone or unobserved by Him.
Glorifying God with your one and only bodySince you will not have another chance to glorify the Lord in this life, take your physical life seriously by avoiding gluttony and immorality.
The danger of being a friend to the worldAddressing believers, James warns that loving the world's system and its desires makes one an enemy of God because God is jealous for our spirits.
A prayer for strength and purityFollowing a song about the power of Jesus' blood, the speaker leads a prayer asking God to help believers finish their course with faith and live in His fear.
