Speaker: Jesus Makes Us Whole Again
Title: Arnaldo Brasil
Date: 08/16/2026
Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29)
We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3)
We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
Summary
Christians are called to reflect Jesus's character both individually through personal purity and corporately as functioning members of a local church. This wholeness—becoming an exact reflection of Christ—is achieved through growth in holiness and active participation in the church body as described in Romans 8:29 and Ephesians 4.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
An extra crumb from the feastSharing a personal reflection from reading Matthew in Pilgrim's Progress regarding Christiana and her son Matthew.
The walls and the orchardAs travelers walk the protected path to the celestial city, Satan plants an orchard with branches hanging over the wall.
Matthew takes the forbidden fruitHungry and tempted, Matthew takes and eats fruit that belongs to the wicked prince rather than the king.
Satan's crafty placementEven while staying on God's protected path, Satan places subtle temptations just close enough to reach.
Nothing happens right awayMatthew remains on the path and feels fine immediately after eating the fruit, creating a false sense of security.
Everyday compromisesThe speaker reflects on how easily we dabble in questionable conversations, social media, work habits, and money matters.
The fruit becomes a poisonMatthew does not feel sick until later, when the appealing fruit turns into a poison that begins killing him from the inside.
Dying inside without realizing itBelievers can still read their Bibles and avoid gross sins while slowly dying inside from unaddressed compromises.
Calling the physicianChristiana wisely calls the physician, Mr. Skill, who identifies the harmful fruit and administers a medicine to purge it.
We still have a physicianWhen we do wrong, we have a physician available who can restore us from our sins.
Needing the Holy SpiritWe rely on the Holy Spirit daily to guide our speech, relationships, and business because we cannot live this life alone.
Jesus calls sinners to repentanceJesus explains that the healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do, and He came to call sinners to repentance.
Asking God for restorationInstead of fooling ourselves while staying on the path, we must go to God and ask Him to be our physician and restore us.
Speaker: Jesus Makes Us Whole Again
Title: Arnaldo Brasil
Date: 08/16/2026
Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29)
We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3)
We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
Summary
Christians are called to reflect Jesus's character both individually through personal purity and corporately as functioning members of a local church. This wholeness—becoming an exact reflection of Christ—is achieved through growth in holiness and active participation in the church body as described in Romans 8:29 and Ephesians 4.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
An extra crumb from the feastSharing a personal reflection from reading Matthew in Pilgrim's Progress regarding Christiana and her son Matthew.
The walls and the orchardAs travelers walk the protected path to the celestial city, Satan plants an orchard with branches hanging over the wall.
Matthew takes the forbidden fruitHungry and tempted, Matthew takes and eats fruit that belongs to the wicked prince rather than the king.
Satan's crafty placementEven while staying on God's protected path, Satan places subtle temptations just close enough to reach.
Nothing happens right awayMatthew remains on the path and feels fine immediately after eating the fruit, creating a false sense of security.
Everyday compromisesThe speaker reflects on how easily we dabble in questionable conversations, social media, work habits, and money matters.
The fruit becomes a poisonMatthew does not feel sick until later, when the appealing fruit turns into a poison that begins killing him from the inside.
Dying inside without realizing itBelievers can still read their Bibles and avoid gross sins while slowly dying inside from unaddressed compromises.
Calling the physicianChristiana wisely calls the physician, Mr. Skill, who identifies the harmful fruit and administers a medicine to purge it.
We still have a physicianWhen we do wrong, we have a physician available who can restore us from our sins.
Needing the Holy SpiritWe rely on the Holy Spirit daily to guide our speech, relationships, and business because we cannot live this life alone.
Jesus calls sinners to repentanceJesus explains that the healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do, and He came to call sinners to repentance.
Asking God for restorationInstead of fooling ourselves while staying on the path, we must go to God and ask Him to be our physician and restore us.
