Enduring Quality of the Christian Walk | Jamaal Bernard
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family how are we doing family how are we doing today I'll bring you uh uh uh greetings today I'll bring you uh uh uh greetings today I'll bring you uh uh uh greetings from Dr Bernard he is up in I think from Dr Bernard he is up in I think from Dr Bernard he is up in I think Detroit Michigan yeah Detroit Michigan Detroit Michigan yeah Detroit Michigan Detroit Michigan yeah Detroit Michigan so keep him in your prayer he is uh so keep him in your prayer he is uh so keep him in your prayer he is uh meeting with a pastor they're going meeting with a pastor they're going meeting with a pastor they're going through a day transition things like through a day transition things like through a day transition things like that so but I'm excited to be here I'm that so but I'm excited to be here I'm that so but I'm excited to be here I'm not going to be before you long I'm not going to be before you long I'm not going to be before you long I'm trying to contain myself because the way trying to contain myself because the way trying to contain myself because the way the flow of the service went and then the flow of the service went and then the flow of the service went and then talk to my dad and and he was like okay talk to my dad and and he was like okay talk to my dad and and he was like okay what are you ministering I said you know what are you ministering I said you know what are you ministering I said you know this is where I want to minister so I'm this is where I want to minister so I'm this is where I want to minister so I'm trying to and I he said what do you want trying to and I he said what do you want trying to and I he said what do you want I said I want to be cohesive and I said I want to be cohesive and I said I want to be cohesive and coherent because I I I'm I'm so excited coherent because I I I'm I'm so excited coherent because I I I'm I'm so excited about this message but I want to get you about this message but I want to get you about this message but I want to get you somewhere before I I really get into the somewhere before I I really get into the somewhere before I I really get into the the the heart of the message and because the the heart of the message and because the the heart of the message and because doc our Minister doc our Minister doc our Minister Dario posted this question that was Dario posted this question that was Dario posted this question that was asked about um The Gospel he said he asked about um The Gospel he said he asked about um The Gospel he said he said you know the guy says is the gospel said you know the guy says is the gospel said you know the guy says is the gospel still good for still good for still good for society and I think it's a legit society and I think it's a legit society and I think it's a legit question question because if you look at question question because if you look at question question because if you look at the church of the church of the church of America then you'll start asking America then you'll start asking America then you'll start asking questions of what's the difference questions of what's the difference questions of what's the difference between society and some of the Church between society and some of the Church between society and some of the Church of America right we compare it and you of America right we compare it and you of America right we compare it and you look at the lifestyle of of some look at the lifestyle of of some look at the lifestyle of of some individuals all the way up to leadership individuals all the way up to leadership individuals all the way up to leadership position and you look at the lifestyles position and you look at the lifestyles position and you look at the lifestyles of other individuals say okay where's of other individuals say okay where's of other individuals say okay where's the the the difference and I think it's a legit difference and I think it's a legit difference and I think it's a legit question then it continues is is it was question then it continues is is it was question then it continues is is it was ask three questions they said is the ask three questions they said is the ask three questions they said is the gospel still good for society and then gospel still good for society and then gospel still good for society and then they said they asked this question was a they said they asked this question was a they said they asked this question was a powerful question is the gospel still powerful question is the gospel still powerful question is the gospel still good for
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men and I was like you know I got to men and I was like you know I got to answer for that I said yeah because the answer for that I said yeah because the answer for that I said yeah because the gospel is right now is one of the main gospel is right now is one of the main gospel is right now is one of the main things I got to express is what a man things I got to express is what a man things I got to express is what a man is and then it continued and said is the is and then it continued and said is the is and then it continued and said is the gospel still good for women I said wow gospel still good for women I said wow gospel still good for women I said wow this is a great question these are all this is a great question these are all this is a great question these are all great questions because when you look at great questions because when you look at great questions because when you look at the way Society is going and you look at the way Society is going and you look at the way Society is going and you look at the Christian faith and how it's been the Christian faith and how it's been the Christian faith and how it's been watered down and how it has gone to a do watered down and how it has gone to a do watered down and how it has gone to a do a methodology where we just want to be a methodology where we just want to be a methodology where we just want to be friendly to individuals we don't want to friendly to individuals we don't want to friendly to individuals we don't want to ruffle any feathers we don't want to ruffle any feathers we don't want to ruffle any feathers we don't want to turn up we don't want to talk about this turn up we don't want to talk about this turn up we don't want to talk about this whole thing about the spiritual aspect whole thing about the spiritual aspect whole thing about the spiritual aspect of it and go into this whole thing about of it and go into this whole thing about of it and go into this whole thing about the spiritual war and it ask the the spiritual war and it ask the the spiritual war and it ask the question is it still good because question is it still good because question is it still good because there's elements that we as a church there's elements that we as a church there's elements that we as a church were able to respond to that the world were able to respond to that the world were able to respond to that the world could not respond to and for at his base the answer is yes to and for at his base the answer is yes for woman because when I look at so much for woman because when I look at so much for woman because when I look at so much that's going on in society we need real that's going on in society we need real that's going on in society we need real men and real woman and it is only the gospel that woman and it is only the gospel that will build up real men and real women in will build up real men and real women in will build up real men and real women in my opinion I believe this to be my opinion I believe this to be my opinion I believe this to be fact and and I and I'm praying for you fact and and I and I'm praying for you fact and and I and I'm praying for you women cuz as I watch I'm I'm I'm I'm a women cuz as I watch I'm I'm I'm I'm a women cuz as I watch I'm I'm I'm I'm a social media guy I go on there I'm social media guy I go on there I'm social media guy I go on there I'm always on there observing because it always on there observing because it always on there observing because it helps me get the pulse of the culture helps me get the pulse of the culture helps me get the pulse of the culture and there's a lot going on I feel bad and there's a lot going on I feel bad and there's a lot going on I feel bad for for for woman I feel bad for women I feel bad woman I feel bad for women I feel bad woman I feel bad for women I feel bad for the dating scene for some of you
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women wait wait am am I not women wait wait am am I not talking the married people like I thank talking the married people like I thank talking the married people like I thank God I'm God I'm God I'm married I'm telling you you look at married I'm telling you you look at married I'm telling you you look at social media you got to push to stay social media you got to push to stay social media you got to push to stay married like you know I'm telling you married like you know I'm telling you married like you know I'm telling you but men I I feel bad for the but men I I feel bad for the but men I I feel bad for the men because the lack of fathering has men because the lack of fathering has men because the lack of fathering has raised up a generation of men that see raised up a generation of men that see raised up a generation of men that see things a little different a little things a little different a little things a little different a little extreme but then you got to go back to extreme but then you got to go back to extreme but then you got to go back to the women with okay see I told you I the women with okay see I told you I the women with okay see I told you I want to be cohesive and coherent this is want to be cohesive and coherent this is want to be cohesive and coherent this is not what the message is about but I'm not what the message is about but I'm not what the message is about but I'm praying for praying for praying for you I'm praying for you I'm praying for you I'm praying for you cuz the reality is that in order for you cuz the reality is that in order for you cuz the reality is that in order for us to answer this question is the gospel us to answer this question is the gospel us to answer this question is the gospel so good for men we have to answer some so good for men we have to answer some so good for men we have to answer some other questions number one what is the gospel what is the gospel number two why gospel what is the gospel number two why is it still good uhhuh and number three is it still good uhhuh and number three is it still good uhhuh and number three what is the ultimate purpose for the Christian you know some of us we we were Christian you know some of us we we were prepared to answer that question I ask prepared to answer that question I ask prepared to answer that question I ask the Christian is the gospel still good the Christian is the gospel still good the Christian is the gospel still good yes it's still good but why for some of us we don't want to even why for some of us we don't want to even answer that question because we don't answer that question because we don't answer that question because we don't want to get into the the the want to get into the the the want to get into the the the discourse of the Christian discourse of the Christian discourse of the Christian faith I believe that faith I believe that faith I believe that discipleship precedes evangelism discipleship precedes evangelism discipleship precedes evangelism [Applause] the better you're discipled the quicker the better you're discipled the quicker and easy it is and more motivated you and easy it is and more motivated you and easy it is and more motivated you are is to are is to are is to evangelize I tell people I said when
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evangelize I tell people I said when evangelize I tell people I said when you're out there evangelizing it's okay you're out there evangelizing it's okay you're out there evangelizing it's okay not to know some of the not to know some of the not to know some of the questions it's okay say I don't questions it's okay say I don't questions it's okay say I don't know to me you can be more respected to know to me you can be more respected to know to me you can be more respected to try to give an answer that doesn't make try to give an answer that doesn't make try to give an answer that doesn't make sense so for some of us we're prepared sense so for some of us we're prepared sense so for some of us we're prepared for that question for some of us we just for that question for some of us we just for that question for some of us we just don't even want to engage I know people don't even want to engage I know people don't even want to engage I know people that be on the that be on the that be on the train headphones train headphones train headphones on no eye contact no eye on no eye contact no eye on no eye contact no eye contact come on am I we on a bus trying contact come on am I we on a bus trying contact come on am I we on a bus trying to make sure they don't have eye contact to make sure they don't have eye contact to make sure they don't have eye contact CU they say oh no it's going to we're CU they say oh no it's going to we're CU they say oh no it's going to we're going to engage in certain conversations going to engage in certain conversations going to engage in certain conversations and most of the time when conversations and most of the time when conversations and most of the time when conversations tend to happen two things come up tend to happen two things come up tend to happen two things come up religion and politics so for some of us I just don't politics so for some of us I just don't want to do it for some of for some of us we want to do it we get into the us we want to do it we get into the us we want to do it we get into the conversation but yet we leave a nasty conversation but yet we leave a nasty conversation but yet we leave a nasty taste in the mouths of individuals and taste in the mouths of individuals and taste in the mouths of individuals and they say see this is why I'm not a Christian see and we we have to get down Christian see and we we have to get down to the heart of this conversation to the heart of this conversation to the heart of this conversation because if the gospel is still good why because if the gospel is still good why because if the gospel is still good why but first of all what is the gospel and but first of all what is the gospel and but first of all what is the gospel and that's why I love because because in that's why I love because because in that's why I love because because in Romans Paul says this to to to the Romans Paul says this to to to the Romans Paul says this to to to the Romans church he says in vers first um Romans church he says in vers first um Romans church he says in vers first um uh Romans 1:1 16 reading out of The uh Romans 1:1 16 reading out of The uh Romans 1:1 16 reading out of The Message Bible he says it is it's news Message Bible he says it is it's news Message Bible he says it is it's news I'm most proud to I'm most proud to I'm most proud to Proclaim Message Bible it's news I'm
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Proclaim Message Bible it's news I'm Proclaim Message Bible it's news I'm most proud to Proclaim this something most proud to Proclaim this something most proud to Proclaim this something that happened in Paul's life that led that happened in Paul's life that led that happened in Paul's life that led him to a place where he is proud to him to a place where he is proud to him to a place where he is proud to Proclaim there's something that should Proclaim there's something that should Proclaim there's something that should have happened in your life as a sinner have happened in your life as a sinner have happened in your life as a sinner that LED you to a place of that LED you to a place of that LED you to a place of transformation that makes you so proud transformation that makes you so proud transformation that makes you so proud to Proclaim there's something that has to Proclaim there's something that has to Proclaim there's something that has to happen if you are individual that to happen if you are individual that to happen if you are individual that calling themselves a Christian something calling themselves a Christian something calling themselves a Christian something happened that put you in a posture a happened that put you in a posture a happened that put you in a posture a stand where it's something that you have stand where it's something that you have stand where it's something that you have to Proclaim sir yes to Proclaim sir yes to Proclaim sir yes sir see I talked to some of these sir see I talked to some of these sir see I talked to some of these individuals and some people say thank individuals and some people say thank individuals and some people say thank God I have changed God I have changed God I have changed hallelujah thank God something hallelujah thank God something hallelujah thank God something happened that I have happened that I have happened that I have changed if it wasn't for this changed if it wasn't for this changed if it wasn't for this transformative power of the word of transformative power of the word of transformative power of the word of God I would have been God I would have been God I would have been dead or in dead or in dead or in jail see so Paul went through something jail see so Paul went through something jail see so Paul went through something on the road to Damascus he was on riding on the road to Damascus he was on riding on the road to Damascus he was on riding and and Jesus shows up hits him off his and and Jesus shows up hits him off his and and Jesus shows up hits him off his high horse high horse high horse and he says now I'm at a place where and he says now I'm at a place where and he says now I'm at a place where it's it's it's news I'm most proud to news I'm most proud to news I'm most proud to proclaim the extraordinary message of proclaim the extraordinary message of proclaim the extraordinary message of God's powerful plan to rescue
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God's powerful plan to rescue God's powerful plan to rescue everyone who trust him starting with the everyone who trust him starting with the everyone who trust him starting with the Jews and then right onto everyone else Jews and then right onto everyone else Jews and then right onto everyone else God's always putting God's always putting God's always putting people right shows people right shows people right shows up in the set in the acts of faith up in the set in the acts of faith up in the set in the acts of faith confirming what scriptures has said all confirming what scriptures has said all confirming what scriptures has said all along the person in right standing along the person in right standing along the person in right standing before God by trusting him really lives before God by trusting him really lives before God by trusting him really lives hallelujah hallelujah really hallelujah hallelujah really hallelujah hallelujah really lives I say I I read it in a more lives I say I I read it in a more lives I say I I read it in a more familiar uh translation uh Romans 1:16 I familiar uh translation uh Romans 1:16 I familiar uh translation uh Romans 1:16 I think this is ESV or n i v NLT one of think this is ESV or n i v NLT one of think this is ESV or n i v NLT one of those those those [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] when I was cutting past I forgot to when I was cutting past I forgot to when I was cutting past I forgot to check the translation for I am not translation for I am not ashamed of the gospel for it is the ashamed of the gospel for it is the ashamed of the gospel for it is the power of God what is it the gospel is power of God what is it the gospel is power of God what is it the gospel is the power of God he said I'm not ashamed the power of God he said I'm not ashamed the power of God he said I'm not ashamed of the gospel for it is the power of God of the gospel for it is the power of God of the gospel for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes for salvation to everyone who believes for salvation to everyone who believes to the Jews first and also to the to the Jews first and also to the to the Jews first and also to the Greek so for the sake of time we're Greek so for the sake of time we're Greek so for the sake of time we're going to go through this real quick going to go through this real quick going to go through this real quick about talking about the gospel so number one the gospel so number one the gospel is the good news of Jesus
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gospel is the good news of Jesus gospel is the good news of Jesus Christ I'm trying to prepare you to go Christ I'm trying to prepare you to go Christ I'm trying to prepare you to go out evangelize you going to go talk to out evangelize you going to go talk to out evangelize you going to go talk to somebody about God this week I challenge you see the gospel is the proph you see the gospel is the proph clamation of the good news of that Jesus clamation of the good news of that Jesus clamation of the good news of that Jesus Christ the son of God came to Earth Christ the son of God came to Earth Christ the son of God came to Earth Emmanuel God With Emmanuel God With Emmanuel God With Us see something happened it was some Us see something happened it was some Us see something happened it was some some magnificent things that happened some magnificent things that happened some magnificent things that happened but one the word became flesh the word became flesh the word became flesh number two Jesus expressed a flesh number two Jesus expressed a flesh number two Jesus expressed a different level of who God is different level of who God is different level of who God is and number three we he he and number three we he he and number three we he he Express The Human Express The Human Express The Human Condition and when you look at The Human Condition and when you look at The Human Condition and when you look at The Human Condition and we follow it through Condition and we follow it through Condition and we follow it through history we see that it's not history we see that it's not history we see that it's not good when you look at The Human good when you look at The Human good when you look at The Human Condition and you see the the mass Condition and you see the the mass Condition and you see the the mass murders of of of of individuals the lack murders of of of of individuals the lack murders of of of of individuals the lack of respect of Life the know the the of respect of Life the know the the of respect of Life the know the the desire to hurt harm anywhere from kids desire to hurt harm anywhere from kids desire to hurt harm anywhere from kids all way up to adults the sacredness of all way up to adults the sacredness of all way up to adults the sacredness of life has left Society so he's so he's proclaiming the good news is Jesus proclaiming the good news is Jesus proclaiming the good news is Jesus Christ the son of God came to Earth Christ the son of God came to Earth Christ the son of God came to Earth lived a sinful life died on the cross lived a sinful life died on the cross lived a sinful life died on the cross for our sins and rose from the dead
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for our sins and rose from the dead for our sins and rose from the dead offering salvation to all who believe the good believe the good news number two the gospel is salvation by grace through gospel is salvation by grace through faith salvation by grace through faith salvation by grace through faith salvation by grace through faith the gopel gospel emphasiz that faith the gopel gospel emphasiz that faith the gopel gospel emphasiz that salvation is a gift from God not earned salvation is a gift from God not earned salvation is a gift from God not earned by human efforts or works but received by human efforts or works but received by human efforts or works but received through faith in Jesus Christ and his through faith in Jesus Christ and his through faith in Jesus Christ and his atoning atoning atoning sacrifice how about this the gospel sacrifice how about this the gospel sacrifice how about this the gospel expresses the need for repentance and expresses the need for repentance and expresses the need for repentance and forgiveness it says all have sinned and forgiveness it says all have sinned and forgiveness it says all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God God see the gospel calls for repentance God see the gospel calls for repentance turning away from sin and turning turning away from sin and turning turning away from sin and turning towards God I'm going somewhere with towards God I'm going somewhere with towards God I'm going somewhere with this it promises forgiveness and this it promises forgiveness and this it promises forgiveness and cleaning from all unrighteousness from cleaning from all unrighteousness from cleaning from all unrighteousness from some no from all unrighteousness to some no from all unrighteousness to some no from all unrighteousness to those who confess their sins and believe those who confess their sins and believe those who confess their sins and believe in Jesus the gospel presents Jesus the gospel presents eternal life and reconciliation with eternal life and reconciliation with eternal life and reconciliation with God the gospel offers a promise of God the gospel offers a promise of God the gospel offers a promise of eternal life and a restored relationship eternal life and a restored relationship eternal life and a restored relationship with God Believers are adopted into with God Believers are adopted into with God Believers are adopted into God's family and granted the
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God's family and granted the God's family and granted the hope I continue I said the gospel uh hope I continue I said the gospel uh hope I continue I said the gospel uh gave gave gave access to the kingdom of God the gospel access to the kingdom of God the gospel access to the kingdom of God the gospel includes the message that the kingdom of includes the message that the kingdom of includes the message that the kingdom of God has come near through Jesus Christ God has come near through Jesus Christ God has come near through Jesus Christ it invites people to enter this Kingdom it invites people to enter this Kingdom it invites people to enter this Kingdom through faith and to live under God's through faith and to live under God's through faith and to live under God's rule experiencing his peace Justice and rule experiencing his peace Justice and rule experiencing his peace Justice and transformative power it is the gospel transformative power it is the gospel transformative power it is the gospel that brings the transformative power that brings the transformative power that brings the transformative power turn to your neighbor say neighbor turn to your neighbor say neighbor turn to your neighbor say neighbor neighbor it is the gospel the gopel that neighbor it is the gospel the gopel that neighbor it is the gospel the gopel that brings the transformative power that BRS brings the transformative power that BRS brings the transformative power that BRS transformative power and it's transformative power and it's transformative power and it's significant because I I want to stay on significant because I I want to stay on significant because I I want to stay on that because there's something about the that because there's something about the that because there's something about the transformative power see somebody can transformative power see somebody can transformative power see somebody can argue well well what say is always saved argue well well what say is always saved argue well well what say is always saved yeah somebody can argue that you know yeah somebody can argue that you know yeah somebody can argue that you know somebody can argue you know whether you somebody can argue you know whether you somebody can argue you know whether you know the translation had little errors know the translation had little errors know the translation had little errors yeah somebody can argue but something yeah somebody can argue but something yeah somebody can argue but something you can argue when you come up to you can argue when you come up to you can argue when you come up to somebody's life and they talk about what somebody's life and they talk about what somebody's life and they talk about what has happened in their life the has happened in their life the has happened in their life the transformative power you don't know transformative power you don't know transformative power you don't know where I have come where I have come where I have come [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] from there's something that you you from there's something that you you from there's something that you you can't argue with knowing that somebody can't argue with knowing that somebody can't argue with knowing that somebody was a crackhead in the streets to G was a crackhead in the streets to G was a crackhead in the streets to G Jesus comes into their hearts bam Jesus comes into their hearts bam Jesus comes into their hearts bam something changed something changed something changed [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] you can't tell me that somebody was was you can't tell me that somebody was was you can't tell me that somebody was was was was a murderer going around killing was was a murderer going around killing was was a murderer going around killing individuals where where where Society individuals where where where Society individuals where where where Society cast them out and no and God said come cast them out and no and God said come cast them out and no and God said come I'll take you and something happens and I'll take you and something happens and I'll take you and something happens and it changes their it changes their it changes their life you can argue some theological
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life you can argue some theological life you can argue some theological questions and and what came first and questions and and what came first and questions and and what came first and who did this and why did this happen who did this and why did this happen who did this and why did this happen about Free Will and all this stuff but about Free Will and all this stuff but about Free Will and all this stuff but there's something you can't argue is the there's something you can't argue is the there's something you can't argue is the story story of an individual that has story story of an individual that has story story of an individual that has encountered the word made flesh see it is the transformative flesh see it is the transformative power that has power that has power that has us at one of the us at one of the us at one of the highest grouping of highest grouping of highest grouping of individuals on this individuals on this individuals on this planet it is the transformative planet it is the transformative planet it is the transformative power of the Gospel that has Place us power of the Gospel that has Place us power of the Gospel that has Place us into a an a an arena that they know that into a an a an arena that they know that into a an a an arena that they know that if people get this if people get this if people get this message they're going to message they're going to message they're going to change it is the gospel that that that change it is the gospel that that that change it is the gospel that that that that that they know that if if if if that that they know that if if if if that that they know that if if if if they get this message we're not going to they get this message we're not going to they get this message we're not going to be able to control them it is the gospel be able to control them it is the gospel be able to control them it is the gospel that that that that that cause in that that that that that that cause in that that that that that that cause in that cause Society they said look people need cause Society they said look people need cause Society they said look people need to read so they can read the to read so they can read the to read so they can read the Bible and let's start a school system Sy because they saw the power of the Sy because they saw the power of the Gospel that's why people say well well Gospel that's why people say well well Gospel that's why people say well well you know what about you know the fact you know what about you know the fact you know what about you know the fact that is was Genesis allegory or or or is that is was Genesis allegory or or or is that is was Genesis allegory or or or is it something that we can believe that it something that we can believe that it something that we can believe that truly actually happened I said well the truly actually happened I said well the truly actually happened I said well the gospel is let's start
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there see the transformative power I'm there see the transformative power I'm talking about is like this power Matthew talking about is like this power Matthew talking about is like this power Matthew CH 5 verse 13 Jesus just coming off the CH 5 verse 13 Jesus just coming off the CH 5 verse 13 Jesus just coming off the mount he's talking to the disciples he mount he's talking to the disciples he mount he's talking to the disciples he to takes disciples to the side he starts to takes disciples to the side he starts to takes disciples to the side he starts having conversation he says look you are having conversation he says look you are having conversation he says look you are Salt and Light of the Salt and Light of the Salt and Light of the Earth but if salt has lost its taste how Earth but if salt has lost its taste how Earth but if salt has lost its taste how shall its thck uh saltiness be shall its thck uh saltiness be shall its thck uh saltiness be restored it's no longer good for restored it's no longer good for restored it's no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and anything except to be thrown out and anything except to be thrown out and Trampled Under people's feet see if I Trampled Under people's feet see if I Trampled Under people's feet see if I had enough time I'll break down what had enough time I'll break down what had enough time I'll break down what salt means and what what it presents to salt means and what what it presents to salt means and what what it presents to society and and what Jesus was talking society and and what Jesus was talking society and and what Jesus was talking about but it it about but it it about but it it transforms you are the light of the transforms you are the light of the transforms you are the light of the world a city on a hill cannot be world a city on a hill cannot be world a city on a hill cannot be hidden not nor do people light a lamp hidden not nor do people light a lamp hidden not nor do people light a lamp and put it under a bucket but understand and put it under a bucket but understand and put it under a bucket but understand and it gives light to all in the house and it gives light to all in the house and it gives light to all in the house in the same way let your light shine in the same way let your light shine in the same way let your light shine before others so that they may see your before others so that they may see your before others so that they may see your good works and give glory to your father good works and give glory to your father good works and give glory to your father who is in heaven and there this reason why the gospel is and there this reason why the gospel is good for society it is a transformative good for society it is a transformative good for society it is a transformative power how about another one let's go to power how about another one let's go to power how about another one let's go to Galatians 5:22-23 it says but the fruits Galatians 5:22-23 it says but the fruits Galatians 5:22-23 it says but the fruits of the spirit is love joy peace forgiveness kindness goodness peace forgiveness kindness goodness faithfulness gentleness and faithfulness gentleness and faithfulness gentleness and self-control and such things there is no
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self-control and such things there is no self-control and such things there is no law see this these character produce a law see this these character produce a law see this these character produce a living according to the gospel creates a living according to the gospel creates a living according to the gospel creates a positive and harmonious Community why is this so significant Community why is this so significant because if you change the person you can because if you change the person you can because if you change the person you can change the household change the people in the household change the people in the household you'll change the household household you'll change the household household you'll change the household get let God get the heart of one get let God get the heart of one get let God get the heart of one individual and it's this this this this individual and it's this this this this individual and it's this this this this contagious effect that happens where contagious effect that happens where contagious effect that happens where people start accepting this God and what people start accepting this God and what people start accepting this God and what happens next you know the household has changed change enough households to changed change enough households to change the change the change the community change the community you can community change the community you can community change the community you can change the this this the change the this this the change the this this the state and this is what we're talking state and this is what we're talking state and this is what we're talking about the gospel is so relevant about the gospel is so relevant about the gospel is so relevant always because of its transformative always because of its transformative always because of its transformative power and effect it can have ultimately power and effect it can have ultimately power and effect it can have ultimately on this planet see the Christian walk is planet see the Christian walk is considered unique and always considered unique and always considered unique and always relevant and it's it's for several relevant and it's it's for several relevant and it's it's for several reasons I'm G break it down real quick reasons I'm G break it down real quick reasons I'm G break it down real quick and this is where I want to sit for a and this is where I want to sit for a and this is where I want to sit for a little while the reason why the Christian while the reason why the Christian belief is foundational and always belief is foundational and always belief is foundational and always relevant to society is number relevant to society is number relevant to society is number one foundational Timeless one foundational Timeless one foundational Timeless beliefs foundational Timeless beliefs see Christianity is rooted in a
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beliefs see Christianity is rooted in a teachings of Jesus teachings of Jesus teachings of Jesus Christ who emphasize love forgiveness Christ who emphasize love forgiveness Christ who emphasize love forgiveness and Redemption see these principles are and Redemption see these principles are and Redemption see these principles are universally universally universally applicable and Timeless addressing applicable and Timeless addressing applicable and Timeless addressing fundamental human needs and struggles IT fundamental human needs and struggles IT fundamental human needs and struggles IT addresses fundamental human needs and addresses fundamental human needs and addresses fundamental human needs and struggles we understand that this world struggles we understand that this world struggles we understand that this world is broken filled with a bunch of broken is broken filled with a bunch of broken is broken filled with a bunch of broken people but Brokenness exhibits itself in people but Brokenness exhibits itself in people but Brokenness exhibits itself in selflessness Brokenness expresses irrational Brokenness expresses irrational thought that's why we can see a bunch of thought that's why we can see a bunch of thought that's why we can see a bunch of individuals say one thing that just individuals say one thing that just individuals say one thing that just doesn't make sense they're broken so doesn't make sense they're broken so doesn't make sense they're broken so they're expressing what they're going they're expressing what they're going they're expressing what they're going through through a Brokenness and say through through a Brokenness and say through through a Brokenness and say okay no look let me introduce you to okay no look let me introduce you to okay no look let me introduce you to Jesus get you whole and then we can have Jesus get you whole and then we can have Jesus get you whole and then we can have a [Applause] [Applause] conversation so I don't know what I am that's expression from a Brokenness am that's expression from a Brokenness stop getting mad at the individual stop getting mad at the individual stop getting mad at the individual statements and start going after the statements and start going after the statements and start going after the Brokenness of that individual start Brokenness of that individual start Brokenness of that individual start ministering to the Brokenness of the ministering to the Brokenness of the ministering to the Brokenness of the individual not the individual statements individual not the individual statements individual not the individual statements because the statements is an expression because the statements is an expression because the statements is an expression of their Brokenness we want to fight and go after Brokenness we want to fight and go after these individuals look at them they're these individuals look at them they're these individuals look at them they're going to hell no they're broken going to hell no they're broken going to hell no they're broken individuals that the gospel has a power individuals that the gospel has a power individuals that the gospel has a power to bind to build to restore to transform to bind to build to restore to transform to bind to build to restore to transform and move them to a better person in and move them to a better person in and move them to a better person in society
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transformation the Christian journey is transformation the Christian journey is often marked by profound personal often marked by profound personal often marked by profound personal transformation Believers transformation Believers transformation Believers experiences experiences experiences changes and their changes and their changes and their values so you get transformed by the values so you get transformed by the values so you get transformed by the word of God there's an ultimate change word of God there's an ultimate change word of God there's an ultimate change in your in your in your values your values your values your behaviors and your purpose the personal transformation purpose the personal transformation leads a change in your values you value leads a change in your values you value leads a change in your values you value things things things differently where before people cut me differently where before people cut me differently where before people cut me off I was ready to get out the car and fight I I I'll be the one pulled over in fight I I I'll be the one pulled over in the highway is that Pastor Jamal but you start valuing things differently but you start valuing things differently you start having your your the you start having your your the you start having your your the relationship you have that's why when Dr relationship you have that's why when Dr relationship you have that's why when Dr n talked about what the first thing that n talked about what the first thing that n talked about what the first thing that you should leave as a legacy to your you should leave as a legacy to your you should leave as a legacy to your children is a spiritual children is a spiritual children is a spiritual Legacy because out of that Legacy comes Legacy because out of that Legacy comes Legacy because out of that Legacy comes the things that they value so your values value so your values change your behaviors change your behaviors change your behaviors change you stop doing some of the things change you stop doing some of the things change you stop doing some of the things that you used to do and for some people they're not ready and for some people they're not ready for it so they go against it but it it's for it so they go against it but it it's for it so they go against it but it it's it's good for it's good for it's good for you and ultimately your purpose change you and ultimately your purpose change you and ultimately your purpose change you start understanding why you are
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here see this is driven by your here see this is driven by your relationship with relationship with relationship with God and the influence of the holy spirit God and the influence of the holy spirit God and the influence of the holy spirit so number one foundational Timeless so number one foundational Timeless so number one foundational Timeless beliefs number two personal beliefs number two personal beliefs number two personal transformation transformation transformation you see I was I was ministering at this you see I was I was ministering at this you see I was I was ministering at this church last month and as I was church last month and as I was church last month and as I was ministering I was say hey Lord which ministering I was say hey Lord which ministering I was say hey Lord which direction I want to go and and I direction I want to go and and I direction I want to go and and I ministered this a couple years ago CCE ministered this a couple years ago CCE ministered this a couple years ago CCE not a couple because that Co is the not a couple because that Co is the not a couple because that Co is the marker so four years from Co yeah so marker so four years from Co yeah so marker so four years from Co yeah so more than four years ago and and and I more than four years ago and and and I more than four years ago and and and I and part of the message was five things and part of the message was five things and part of the message was five things that we should uh provide or we should that we should uh provide or we should that we should uh provide or we should do as a Christian when we have uh when do as a Christian when we have uh when do as a Christian when we have uh when we engage in relationships and we're in we engage in relationships and we're in we engage in relationships and we're in Society number one we should live this Society number one we should live this Society number one we should live this Christian walk that somebody wants for Christian walk that somebody wants for Christian walk that somebody wants for you you have your walks should look so have your walks should look so good that you want they they they want good that you want they they they want good that you want they they they want what you have remember I talked about what you have remember I talked about what you have remember I talked about this I was talking about my wife making this I was talking about my wife making this I was talking about my wife making a lasagna and a ziti and but cooking it a lasagna and a ziti and but cooking it a lasagna and a ziti and but cooking it with bacon and bacon with bacon and bacon with bacon and bacon grease you're not anymore stop that but when you have something that's that but when you have something that's so good you want you share it you don't so good you want you share it you don't so good you want you share it you don't keep it to yourself you the it you share keep it to yourself you the it you share keep it to yourself you the it you share so much so that there's a book called so much so that there's a book called so much so that there's a book called contagious and they said the best way of contagious and they said the best way of contagious and they said the best way of marketing is still word of marketing is still word of marketing is still word of mouth so when when something happens in mouth so when when something happens in mouth so when when something happens in your life because of the power of the your life because of the power of the your life because of the power of the transformation of God in your life that transformation of God in your life that transformation of God in your life that you you have to go through a place where you you have to go through a place where you you have to go through a place where you can't keep it to yourself it has to look so good that
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yourself it has to look so good that people want it because the way you talk people want it because the way you talk people want it because the way you talk about it is amazing the way you live it about it is amazing the way you live it about it is amazing the way you live it out is amazing the way you deal with out is amazing the way you deal with out is amazing the way you deal with struggle is amazing the way you come out struggle is amazing the way you come out struggle is amazing the way you come out of a store is amazing the way you deal of a store is amazing the way you deal of a store is amazing the way you deal with a furnace is amazing everything with a furnace is amazing everything with a furnace is amazing everything that you go through just becomes amazing that you go through just becomes amazing that you go through just becomes amazing how do you make ugly look good good this people want what you have but what happens is when you really have but what happens is when you really live this life it's looking good but yet live this life it's looking good but yet live this life it's looking good but yet somebody sees you say man I need what you man I need what you have so you should live this Christian have so you should live this Christian have so you should live this Christian walk with with people go not just from walk with with people go not just from walk with with people go not just from wanting what you have cuz sometimes wanting what you have cuz sometimes wanting what you have cuz sometimes wanting doesn't transition or translate wanting doesn't transition or translate wanting doesn't transition or translate into into into having but now they go to a place where having but now they go to a place where having but now they go to a place where they say no I need what you they say no I need what you they say no I need what you have I've seen you come out of your have I've seen you come out of your have I've seen you come out of your furnace not even look like you were furnace not even look like you were furnace not even look like you were brain burnt I've seen you come out of a burnt I've seen you come out of a relationship not even looking relationship not even looking relationship not even looking broken I've seen you deal with that hurt broken I've seen you deal with that hurt broken I've seen you deal with that hurt and and and and and and what happened and and and and and and what happened and and and and and and what happened with that individual and you look like with that individual and you look like with that individual and you look like and say you forgave him [Applause] [Applause] something has to happen to you to land something has to happen to you to land something has to happen to you to land at a place where you say yes I can at a place where you say yes I can at a place where you say yes I can forgive them and move on and enjoy my life I will no longer be held in bondage life I will no longer be held in bondage because of the hurt I will no longer be
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because of the hurt I will no longer be because of the hurt I will no longer be held in bondage because of the pain I held in bondage because of the pain I held in bondage because of the pain I will be no longer held in bondage will be no longer held in bondage will be no longer held in bondage because of the unforgiveness I will no because of the unforgiveness I will no because of the unforgiveness I will no I'm free and when people see you living like that and when people see you living like that they say I need what you have I'm broken they say I need what you have I'm broken they say I need what you have I'm broken I'm hurt I'm lost I tried everything I'm hurt I'm lost I tried everything I'm hurt I'm lost I tried everything every drink every I sniffed everything every drink every I sniffed everything every drink every I sniffed everything whatever it was chopped up and I can't whatever it was chopped up and I can't whatever it was chopped up and I can't find find find Freedom but when I look at what you're Freedom but when I look at what you're Freedom but when I look at what you're doing and I'm looking at how you're doing and I'm looking at how you're doing and I'm looking at how you're living I need what you living I need what you living I need what you have as I as I observe the have as I as I observe the have as I as I observe the transformative power of the word I need transformative power of the word I need transformative power of the word I need what you have Hallelujah so we walk this Hallelujah so we walk this walk yes and it's not void of walk yes and it's not void of walk yes and it's not void of issues that's what God Jesus can tell issues that's what God Jesus can tell issues that's what God Jesus can tell them and say look both built their them and say look both built their them and say look both built their houses on a sto on both buil built their houses on a sto on both buil built their houses on a sto on both buil built their houses but a storm came one built on a houses but a storm came one built on a houses but a storm came one built on a sail one built on a rock see when we sail one built on a rock see when we sail one built on a rock see when we built on a rock storms aren't going to built on a rock storms aren't going to built on a rock storms aren't going to affect us they're going to affect us they're going to affect us they're going to come but they're not going to affect come but they're not going to affect come but they're not going to affect us that's why you can walk out of a on us that's why you can walk out of a on us that's why you can walk out of a on Amen ha dead Nails Dead everything dead Amen ha dead Nails Dead everything dead Amen ha dead Nails Dead everything dead cuz you fancy cuz you fancy cuz you fancy huh no I'm huh no I'm huh no I'm saved that's why I can walk out of here saved that's why I can walk out of here saved that's why I can walk out of here like like like this so number one it got the the world this so number one it got the the world this so number one it got the the world need start need has to start looking at need start need has to start looking at need start need has to start looking at you and say I want what you have go you and say I want what you have go you and say I want what you have go deeper I I need what you have but deeper I I need what you have but deeper I I need what you have but there's a there's a there's a reality there's a reality that
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reality there's a reality that reality there's a reality that everybody's not going to accept but you need to live this but you need to live this life where people start life where people start life where people start respecting the God we respecting the God we respecting the God we [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] serve and it's stirred up in my heart serve and it's stirred up in my heart serve and it's stirred up in my heart because there's another movie I saw because there's another movie I saw because there's another movie I saw where they they're so disrespectful to where they they're so disrespectful to where they they're so disrespectful to the church but the church kind of got to the church but the church kind of got to the church but the church kind of got to own up to it because we've done some own up to it because we've done some own up to it because we've done some stuff we had some some theatrics in stuff we had some some theatrics in stuff we had some some theatrics in church where we would flying from you church where we would flying from you church where we would flying from you know the balcony coming down now trying know the balcony coming down now trying know the balcony coming down now trying to make a point and we got this going on to make a point and we got this going on to make a point and we got this going on and trying to make a point and we say and trying to make a point and we say and trying to make a point and we say can why can't the go the gospel don't can why can't the go the gospel don't can why can't the go the gospel don't need help the gospel does what it does or is help the gospel does what it does or is looking for his capable hands and a looking for his capable hands and a looking for his capable hands and a capable mouth to be able to respond to capable mouth to be able to respond to capable mouth to be able to respond to the needs of this world but the gospel the needs of this world but the gospel the needs of this world but the gospel is the gospel is the gospel is the is the gospel is the gospel is the is the gospel is the gospel is the gospel doesn't change it's the good news gospel doesn't change it's the good news gospel doesn't change it's the good news it's the power of Salvation it's the it's the power of Salvation it's the it's the power of Salvation it's the power of forgiveness we need to start living this forgiveness we need to start living this life where people start respecting our life where people start respecting our life where people start respecting our God four no number one one number oh this is four no number one one number oh this is a side Ser a side Ser a side Ser sermon I give I'm giving you a side sermon I give I'm giving you a side sermon I give I'm giving you a side sermon all right I'm going go back to sermon all right I'm going go back to sermon all right I'm going go back to this this this thing number all right so let me give you finish the
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all right so let me give you finish the side sermon real quick want what you side sermon real quick want what you side sermon real quick want what you have need what you have respect the god have need what you have respect the god have need what you have respect the god you serve be so confident they don't you serve be so confident they don't you serve be so confident they don't believe in your God uh for themselves believe in your God uh for themselves believe in your God uh for themselves but they believe in the power of your but they believe in the power of your but they believe in the power of your God and they can come and ask you to God and they can come and ask you to God and they can come and ask you to pray for I I can't go to my God cuz my pray for I I can't go to my God cuz my pray for I I can't go to my God cuz my God doesn't have the power like your God God doesn't have the power like your God God doesn't have the power like your God I've seen your God I've seen your God I've seen your God work what do you mean that's what work what do you mean that's what work what do you mean that's what happened in Daniel Dariel says I I I happened in Daniel Dariel says I I I happened in Daniel Dariel says I I I have I have the P I have the confidence have I have the P I have the confidence have I have the P I have the confidence in the god you serve to deliver you from in the god you serve to deliver you from in the god you serve to deliver you from this Lyon then he never took acceptance this Lyon then he never took acceptance this Lyon then he never took acceptance for for for for dani's God he never for for for for dani's God he never for for for for dani's God he never owned up to it how about this we need to owned up to it how about this we need to owned up to it how about this we need to start living our life so good this start living our life so good this start living our life so good this Christian work has to look so Christian work has to look so Christian work has to look so good that we got people who don't even good that we got people who don't even good that we got people who don't even believe in our God evangelizing for our God we got to live so good like hey did God we got to live so good like hey did you try this Gody I'm still resolving you try this Gody I'm still resolving you try this Gody I'm still resolving some things but I've seen this guy work some things but I've seen this guy work some things but I've seen this guy work I don't know why I haven't moved to this I don't know why I haven't moved to this I don't know why I haven't moved to this guy but I'm okay because this guy the guy but I'm okay because this guy the guy but I'm okay because this guy the god of the Bible the Alpha and Omega god of the Bible the Alpha and Omega god of the Bible the Alpha and Omega Yahweh Yahweh Yahweh [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] has shown up in their has shown up in their has shown up in their life see I'm still messing with this life see I'm still messing with this life see I'm still messing with this Genie over here so that's the side notes side here so that's the side notes side sermon right so we're going to jump back sermon right so we're going to jump back sermon right so we're going to jump back here are right we here are right we here are right we ready so ready so ready so number number number three three three no oh man I skipped a lot okay let's go no oh man I skipped a lot okay let's go no oh man I skipped a lot okay let's go back let's let's regroup regroup ready back let's let's regroup regroup ready back let's let's regroup regroup ready to regroup number one Foundation of th
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to regroup number one Foundation of th to regroup number one Foundation of th is belief number two personal is belief number two personal is belief number two personal transformation number three ethical transformation number three ethical transformation number three ethical framework I said let's regroup can I can I ask for forgiveness regroup can I can I ask for forgiveness I come I I come I I come I come I come asking for forgiveness let's come I come asking for forgiveness let's come I come asking for forgiveness let's see where are we where are we let me see see where are we where are we let me see see where are we where are we let me see where we have yes you got to cross that where we have yes you got to cross that where we have yes you got to cross that your ethical framework cross that one your ethical framework cross that one your ethical framework cross that one out switch yeah see we we got we we got out switch yeah see we we got we we got out switch yeah see we we got we we got we got to get together right we got we got to get together right we got we got to get together right we got together right so we got we got right together right so we got we got right together right so we got we got right okay you good let me see yours okay you good let me see yours okay you good let me see yours now all right you didn't number yours now all right you didn't number yours now all right you didn't number yours all right so you didn't number yours so all right so you didn't number yours so all right so you didn't number yours so just put your number now next to it all just put your number now next to it all just put your number now next to it all right all right anybody else we good I right all right anybody else we good I right all right anybody else we good I best your not too oh man all right so best your not too oh man all right so best your not too oh man all right so ethical framework there's a framework ethical framework there's a framework ethical framework there's a framework that comes with the Christian that comes with the Christian that comes with the Christian faith and why is that so significant faith and why is that so significant faith and why is that so significant because this Christian faith stands because this Christian faith stands because this Christian faith stands outside of any other framework and the outside of any other framework and the outside of any other framework and the Christian Faith's ethical framework is Christian Faith's ethical framework is Christian Faith's ethical framework is not one of preferences of conviction not one of preferences of conviction not one of preferences of conviction this is something we believe that is this is something we believe that is this is something we believe that is called for us to do in spite of the called for us to do in spite of the called for us to do in spite of the environment we're called to be environment we're called to be environment we're called to be in in spite of the struggle that we deal in in spite of the struggle that we deal in in spite of the struggle that we deal with there's something I'm telling you with there's something I'm telling you with there's something I'm telling you there's a song I love to sing I don't there's a song I love to sing I don't there's a song I love to sing I don't even know the words let me see oh even know the words let me see oh even know the words let me see oh where's Elder she not here I know oh where's Elder she not here I know oh where's Elder she not here I know oh Chris blue might know song no I'm never Chris blue might know song no I'm never Chris blue might know song no I'm never mind I'm not even go there with him matter of fact even the song that he him matter of fact even the song that he sang sang sang today I'll never today I'll never today I'll never be the
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Chris wait you can do all of Chris wait you can do all of this but I ask you for a couple of this but I ask you for a couple of this but I ask you for a couple of lyrics you can get shy on lyrics you can get shy on lyrics you can get shy on [Applause] know are you gonna get shy on me what's know are you gonna get shy on me what's the what's the ls real quick I'll never the what's the ls real quick I'll never the what's the ls real quick I'll never be the same I never walk the same I'll be the same I never walk the same I'll be the same I never walk the same I'll never walk the same I'll never talk the never walk the same I'll never talk the never walk the same I'll never talk the same in Jesus in Jesus name so there same in Jesus in Jesus name so there same in Jesus in Jesus name so there something that happens when you start something that happens when you start something that happens when you start making this adjustment in your making this adjustment in your making this adjustment in your life give us so your your walk something about us so your your walk something about your walk your walk your walk changes and and and and and and changes and and and and and and changes and and and and and and something about your talk changes and something about your talk changes and something about your talk changes and when it comes down to the nitty-gritty when it comes down to the nitty-gritty when it comes down to the nitty-gritty when it comes down to to to where when when it comes down to to to where when when it comes down to to to where when when when the environment that you're when when the environment that you're when when the environment that you're working get stressed out I guarantee if working get stressed out I guarantee if working get stressed out I guarantee if you walk this walk especially that's on you walk this walk especially that's on you walk this walk especially that's on the ethical framework people will start the ethical framework people will start the ethical framework people will start seeking you seeking you seeking you out to help bring balance to the out to help bring balance to the out to help bring balance to the environment that they're in this because environment that they're in this because environment that they're in this because I'm telling you you're going to be in I'm telling you you're going to be in I'm telling you you're going to be in the Lion's dead you're going to be in a the Lion's dead you're going to be in a the Lion's dead you're going to be in a Serpent's layer this you're going to be Serpent's layer this you're going to be Serpent's layer this you're going to be placed and God's not going to save you placed and God's not going to save you placed and God's not going to save you to keep you safe over here he's going to to keep you safe over here he's going to to keep you safe over here he's going to keep you safe while he brings you over keep you safe while he brings you over keep you safe while he brings you over there that's why I look at Kanye Kanye was that's why I look at Kanye Kanye was like you know I I I don't believe in like you know I I I don't believe in like you know I I I don't believe in Jesus right CU he was doing these all Jesus right CU he was doing these all Jesus right CU he was doing these all you know this huge things going from you know this huge things going from you know this huge things going from church to church singing stuff like that church to church singing stuff like that church to church singing stuff like that he said can we come to Jesus I said no I he said can we come to Jesus I said no I he said can we come to Jesus I said no I want to see the consistency in his life want to see the consistency in his life want to see the consistency in his life before I open our people up to this
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before I open our people up to this before I open our people up to this stuff and what happens he quits he says stuff and what happens he quits he says stuff and what happens he quits he says I don't believe in Jesus anymore because I don't believe in Jesus anymore because I don't believe in Jesus anymore because he didn't show up the way I expected him he didn't show up the way I expected him he didn't show up the way I expected him to show up and because he didn't have the right up and because he didn't have the right teachings he didn't create the right teachings he didn't create the right teachings he didn't create the right expectation for the God we serve expectation for the God we serve expectation for the God we serve now I don't know about now I don't know about now I don't know about you but my God is in the business of you but my God is in the business of you but my God is in the business of showing up see the problem is that we don't like up see the problem is that we don't like the way it tends to show the way it tends to show the way it tends to show [Applause] up sometimes it's a person that you up sometimes it's a person that you didn't like anymore okay let's go back to ethical okay let's go back to ethical framework all right we got one minute framework all right we got one minute framework all right we got one minute one minute one minute one minute left number four and this is powerful left number four and this is powerful left number four and this is powerful because this is what the world is because this is what the world is because this is what the world is looking looking looking [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] for no I thought we regrouped who who has number four who regrouped who who has number four who regrouped with me on four thank you see regrouped with me on four thank you see regrouped with me on four thank you see the people that allow me to help them the people that allow me to help them the people that allow me to help them thank you see is anybody balcon your thank you see is anybody balcon your thank you see is anybody balcon your number four with me thank you all right number four with me thank you all right number four with me thank you all right we're going to regroup you ready I I we're going to regroup you ready I I we're going to regroup you ready I I don't have that much time left I got to don't have that much time left I got to don't have that much time left I got to get through this number one foundational get through this number one foundational get through this number one foundational Timeless belief number two personal
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Timeless belief number two personal Timeless belief number two personal transformation number three ethical transformation number three ethical transformation number three ethical framework number four four no no I don't don't follow them follow me see that's are some things that the me see that's are some things that the Christians do they get caught up in the Christians do they get caught up in the Christians do they get caught up in the signs instead of the god that we serve signs instead of the god that we serve signs instead of the god that we serve see teach your moment right we get see teach your moment right we get see teach your moment right we get caught up on the screen no get caught up caught up on the screen no get caught up caught up on the screen no get caught up on on on God cuz information might not be right God cuz information might not be right God cuz information might not be right but God is always purpose purpose number number four is hoping per and my number number four is hoping per and my number number four is hoping per and my and on my iPad if you want it to be number five go iPad if you want it to be number five go ahead leave it there don't even change ahead leave it there don't even change ahead leave it there don't even change it do you this yeah so all so my number four this yeah so all so my number four you're number you're number you're number five if you want for those my my people five if you want for those my my people five if you want for those my my people the front row number four my people in the front row number four my people in the front row number four my people in the balcony number four hope and purpose the balcony number four hope and purpose the balcony number four hope and purpose and this is so significant on a serious and this is so significant on a serious and this is so significant on a serious note because what is the world looking note because what is the world looking note because what is the world looking for for for ultimately hope I I can't remember this ultimately hope I I can't remember this ultimately hope I I can't remember this preacher he said you know you you can preacher he said you know you you can preacher he said you know you you can you can live you know a certain amount
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you can live you know a certain amount you can live you know a certain amount of days without food you can even live with a certain food you can even live with a certain amount of days without water but there's amount of days without water but there's amount of days without water but there's something about hope that has its something about hope that has its something about hope that has its difficulties for you to live day by day difficulties for you to live day by day difficulties for you to live day by day see but the message and that's why we see but the message and that's why we see but the message and that's why we can celebrate at a can celebrate at a can celebrate at a funeral that's why we can have joy at a funeral that's why we can have joy at a funeral that's why we can have joy at a funeral because it's this element of funeral because it's this element of funeral because it's this element of hope that comes with the hope that comes with the hope that comes with the gospel so somebody says why is the gospel so somebody says why is the gospel so somebody says why is the gospel still good for society because it gospel still good for society because it gospel still good for society because it brings hope for society because if we brings hope for society because if we brings hope for society because if we pay attention to the news we're going to pay attention to the news we're going to pay attention to the news we're going to live a hopeless live a hopeless live a hopeless life if we pay attention to the debate life if we pay attention to the debate life if we pay attention to the debate we're going to live a hopeless life [Applause] [Applause] [Laughter] [Laughter] [Laughter] [Music] [Music] [Music] I was looking I said thank God for the I was looking I said thank God for the I was looking I said thank God for the life death and resurrection of Jesus Christ I'm I'm behaved Christ I'm I'm behaved though but not only does it give bring though but not only does it give bring though but not only does it give bring you hope it also brings you you hope it also brings you you hope it also brings you purpose see cuz I believe purpose and purpose see cuz I believe purpose and purpose see cuz I believe purpose and hope must run in five security some lady say six here I
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five security some lady say six here I need y'all need y'all need y'all to who said six to who said six to who said six [Applause] wa I'm going to by my iPad you go by wa I'm going to by my iPad you go by your your your notes number five five of the adaptability adaptability and adaptability adaptability and [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] resilience and and why why is it so resilience and and why why is it so resilience and and why why is it so significant because when you look at the significant because when you look at the significant because when you look at the history of the Christian faith it went history of the Christian faith it went history of the Christian faith it went from uh back in the Roman days it went from uh back in the Roman days it went from uh back in the Roman days it went from being a sect of Judaism to his own from being a sect of Judaism to his own from being a sect of Judaism to his own religion and I think it's an amazing religion and I think it's an amazing religion and I think it's an amazing thing the way God designed this because thing the way God designed this because thing the way God designed this because you go from so so so Israel is a is is a you go from so so so Israel is a is is a you go from so so so Israel is a is is a state religion Israel was organized to state religion Israel was organized to state religion Israel was organized to run a people at a specific way and it's run a people at a specific way and it's run a people at a specific way and it's designed to do a specific thing but this designed to do a specific thing but this designed to do a specific thing but this uh when when when Christ came he shifted uh when when when Christ came he shifted uh when when when Christ came he shifted so much that Christianity responding to so much that Christianity responding to so much that Christianity responding to society in a way that they were able to society in a way that they were able to society in a way that they were able to adapt and be resilient in spite of the adapt and be resilient in spite of the adapt and be resilient in spite of the individuals being killed the individuals individuals being killed the individuals individuals being killed the individuals being burned stoned there something that being burned stoned there something that being burned stoned there something that happened they said well this this is the happened they said well this this is the happened they said well this this is the the the growth of the church came out of the the growth of the church came out of the the growth of the church came out of its ability not to be a state religion its ability not to be a state religion its ability not to be a state religion but something that but something that but something that adapts and is adapts and is adapts and is resilient so it became a state religion resilient so it became a state religion resilient so it became a state religion and we see what happened with
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and we see what happened with and we see what happened with that but it went from being a sect of that but it went from being a sect of that but it went from being a sect of Judaism to the main religion for Rome Judaism to the main religion for Rome Judaism to the main religion for Rome and it thrived and it and it thrived and it and it thrived and it grew see chrisan Christianity has shown grew see chrisan Christianity has shown grew see chrisan Christianity has shown a remarkable ability to adapt to a remarkable ability to adapt to a remarkable ability to adapt to different cultures and historical different cultures and historical different cultures and historical contexts while maintaining its core contexts while maintaining its core contexts while maintaining its core message the ability allows it to remain message the ability allows it to remain message the ability allows it to remain relevant in diverse and changing relevant in diverse and changing relevant in diverse and changing societies so what does that say to me I societies so what does that say to me I societies so what does that say to me I don't care what you ask it's always don't care what you ask it's always don't care what you ask it's always going to be relevant I don't care what going to be relevant I don't care what going to be relevant I don't care what you ask it's always going to be good you ask it's always going to be good you ask it's always going to be good turn to your neighbor say neighbor it's turn to your neighbor say neighbor it's turn to your neighbor say neighbor it's always going to be good always going for always going to be good always going for always going to be good always going for Society for societ for you for you me me Society for societ for you for you me me Society for societ for you for you me me him him her her everyone him him her her everyone him him her her everyone [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] everyone number six who's with me who's with me number six who's with me who's with me number six I'm going to have to get security on six I'm going to have to get security on six I'm going to have to get security on that lady too right there spiritual spiritual practices and disciplines there are certain spiritual disciplines there are certain spiritual practices and disciplines that you get practices and disciplines that you get practices and disciplines that you get from the Christian faith the gospel that from the Christian faith the gospel that from the Christian faith the gospel that keeps you in a place where you're always
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keeps you in a place where you're always keeps you in a place where you're always thriving as long as you put these thriving as long as you put these thriving as long as you put these practices and disciplines to use see Christian practices such as use see Christian practices such as prayer worship and studying scriptures prayer worship and studying scriptures prayer worship and studying scriptures provide an ongoing spiritual nourishment and growth helping Believers nourishment and growth helping Believers to remain connected to their faith and to remain connected to their faith and to remain connected to their faith and get this right keeps us it nourishes us get this right keeps us it nourishes us get this right keeps us it nourishes us it helps us grow helping us be connected it helps us grow helping us be connected it helps us grow helping us be connected to our faith and responsive to the needs to our faith and responsive to the needs to our faith and responsive to the needs of the world around us so spiritual disciplines and spiritual so spiritual disciplines and spiritual practices nourishes practices nourishes practices nourishes us keeps us us keeps us us keeps us growing helps us be growing helps us be growing helps us be maintain and connected to the faith but maintain and connected to the faith but maintain and connected to the faith but why so we can respond to the why so we can respond to the why so we can respond to the needs of the world around needs of the world around needs of the world around us why so we can respond to the needs of us why so we can respond to the needs of us why so we can respond to the needs of the world around us spiritual practices the world around us spiritual practices the world around us spiritual practices and spiritual disciplines help you and spiritual disciplines help you and spiritual disciplines help you respond to the needs around you and respond to the needs around you and respond to the needs around you and there's going to be people that need there's going to be people that need there's going to be people that need you there somebody that you're in a you there somebody that you're in a you there somebody that you're in a relationship with now needs you there's relationship with now needs you there's relationship with now needs you there's somebody you're going to come into somebody you're going to come into somebody you're going to come into contact with tomorrow that needs you contact with tomorrow that needs you contact with tomorrow that needs you this you always are going to be in need
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this you always are going to be in need this you always are going to be in need and therefore you will always be and therefore you will always be and therefore you will always be relevant if as long as you stay relevant if as long as you stay relevant if as long as you stay connected to the word of connected to the word of connected to the word of God see there's something significant God see there's something significant God see there's something significant when they talk about light right once when they talk about light right once when they talk about light right once you're disconnected there's no more you're disconnected there's no more you're disconnected there's no more light so order for you to stay lit you light so order for you to stay lit you light so order for you to stay lit you got to stay connected time is out I'm gonna finish connected time is out I'm gonna finish this I'm gonna finish this because this I'm gonna finish this because this I'm gonna finish this because somebody asked me said well Pastor Jamal somebody asked me said well Pastor Jamal somebody asked me said well Pastor Jamal H how do you gauge this I said well H how do you gauge this I said well H how do you gauge this I said well there's a metrics that we use in order there's a metrics that we use in order there's a metrics that we use in order to gauge what truth is and I love this to gauge what truth is and I love this to gauge what truth is and I love this because we got Ultimate Reality that we because we got Ultimate Reality that we because we got Ultimate Reality that we got to respond to and yes people got got to respond to and yes people got got to respond to and yes people got things that they going that's going on things that they going that's going on things that they going that's going on in their own life but there's something in their own life but there's something in their own life but there's something that that that that connects you to this that that that that connects you to this that that that that connects you to this thing called Ultimate Reality and how do thing called Ultimate Reality and how do thing called Ultimate Reality and how do we judge this because I believe that the we judge this because I believe that the we judge this because I believe that the gospel is so good and not only is it a gospel is so good and not only is it a gospel is so good and not only is it a fact or opinion it is a truth claim I stand on this and that's why I claim I stand on this and that's why I love he says I am the way the truth and love he says I am the way the truth and love he says I am the way the truth and life so the truth is necessary uh for life so the truth is necessary uh for life so the truth is necessary uh for for for for change I'll say it again the truth is change I'll say it again the truth is change I'll say it again the truth is necessary for change people won't change necessary for change people won't change necessary for change people won't change what they're doing until they know what what they're doing until they know what what they're doing until they know what they're doing is wrong and I got a metrics to help you wrong and I got a metrics to help you understand and how to Value truth understand and how to Value truth understand and how to Value truth yeah but as I close today the reality is that together these today the reality is that together these factors contribute to the uniqueness and factors contribute to the uniqueness and factors contribute to the uniqueness and enduring relevance of the Christian enduring relevance of the Christian enduring relevance of the Christian walk these factors walk these factors walk these factors together contribute to uniqueness and
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together contribute to uniqueness and together contribute to uniqueness and enduring re uh uh relevance of the enduring re uh uh relevance of the enduring re uh uh relevance of the Christian walk these factors together Christian walk these factors together Christian walk these factors together these factors of of of of foundational these factors of of of of foundational these factors of of of of foundational Thomas beliefs personal transformation Thomas beliefs personal transformation Thomas beliefs personal transformation ethical framework hope and purpose ethical framework hope and purpose ethical framework hope and purpose adaptability and resilience spiritual adaptability and resilience spiritual adaptability and resilience spiritual practices and disciplines together contribute to the uniqueness together contribute to the uniqueness and enduring relevance of the Christian and enduring relevance of the Christian and enduring relevance of the Christian walk making it vital vital vital and dynamic p dynamic p for those who embrace for those who embrace for those who embrace it so not only does it help you it so not only does it help you it so not only does it help you together endure and continue his together endure and continue his together endure and continue his relevancy but it's vital for you as a relevancy but it's vital for you as a relevancy but it's vital for you as a Christian to engage in these factors so Christian to engage in these factors so Christian to engage in these factors so that you can endure and stay charged that you can endure and stay charged that you can endure and stay charged up see often we you know we look at you up see often we you know we look at you up see often we you know we look at you know this this whole thing with the cell know this this whole thing with the cell know this this whole thing with the cell phone I use a cell phone as one of the phone I use a cell phone as one of the phone I use a cell phone as one of the best examples and we go home and we best examples and we go home and we best examples and we go home and we charge it we go to the car and we charge charge it we go to the car and we charge charge it we go to the car and we charge it and and and sometimes you know what it and and and sometimes you know what it and and and sometimes you know what what what what we realize that the what what what we realize that the what what what we realize that the church is just a charging station is not church is just a charging station is not church is just a charging station is not the very thing that God has called you the very thing that God has called you the very thing that God has called you to do it's God called you to go outside to do it's God called you to go outside to do it's God called you to go outside these four walls and minister so we come these four walls and minister so we come these four walls and minister so we come to a charging station but sometimes to a charging station but sometimes to a charging station but sometimes during the week we need another charging during the week we need another charging during the week we need another charging and I think the best charging station and I think the best charging station and I think the best charging station yes is the church but when you go to the Bible and you stay connected to that Bible and you stay connected to that Bible you find yourself energizing you
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Bible you find yourself energizing you Bible you find yourself energizing you can go out and say yeah I can go out can go out and say yeah I can go out can go out and say yeah I can go out there greatest he that's in me the he there greatest he that's in me the he there greatest he that's in me the he that is in the world yes I can go out that is in the world yes I can go out that is in the world yes I can go out there I'm above I'm above and not Ben there I'm above I'm above and not Ben there I'm above I'm above and not Ben yes I can go out there I'm the head and yes I can go out there I'm the head and yes I can go out there I'm the head and not the tail see there's something that not the tail see there's something that not the tail see there's something that happens when you understand that you are happens when you understand that you are happens when you understand that you are not just dealing with the flesh but not just dealing with the flesh but not just dealing with the flesh but there's also spiritual elements that are there's also spiritual elements that are there's also spiritual elements that are going to come and attack you because going to come and attack you because going to come and attack you because you're a child of God and some people use a church is the God and some people use a church is the only charging only charging only charging Place see but once you disconnect your Place see but once you disconnect your Place see but once you disconnect your phone the battery power starts phone the battery power starts phone the battery power starts dropping you know other reason why I dropping you know other reason why I dropping you know other reason why I like to use the phone is because when like to use the phone is because when like to use the phone is because when there's some realities a part of the there's some realities a part of the there's some realities a part of the phone that that in order for to work phone that that in order for to work phone that that in order for to work properly and deal with some bugs and properly and deal with some bugs and properly and deal with some bugs and deal with some you know some uh some deal with some you know some uh some deal with some you know some uh some security measures what they do is they security measures what they do is they security measures what they do is they get an upgrade and an update right and get an upgrade and an update right and get an upgrade and an update right and and too often we're not we working with and too often we're not we working with and too often we're not we working with the old OS system of when we were first the old OS system of when we were first the old OS system of when we were first saved and we haven't fed ourselves to saved and we haven't fed ourselves to saved and we haven't fed ourselves to work with the newest system when we work with the newest system when we work with the newest system when we where we are now so we can deal with where we are now so we can deal with where we are now so we can deal with certain issues because what what what we certain issues because what what what we certain issues because what what what we were able to deal with now at this level were able to deal with now at this level were able to deal with now at this level becomes different at this other becomes different at this other becomes different at this other level and often we try to deal with the level and often we try to deal with the level and often we try to deal with the same thing at this level But realize same thing at this level But realize same thing at this level But realize that it's up another level it's time to that it's up another level it's time to that it's up another level it's time to upgrade it's time to update our software upgrade it's time to update our software upgrade it's time to update our software and get connected with the and get connected with the and get connected with the [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] Bible and prove to these people that the Bible and prove to these people that the Bible and prove to these people that the gospel is still good for Society for men gospel is still good for Society for men gospel is still good for Society for men and for women amen let's close our and for women amen let's close our and for women amen let's close our [Applause]
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Bibles now as I as I Bibles now as I as I close I talked a lot about the life close I talked a lot about the life close I talked a lot about the life death and resurrection of the Christ and death and resurrection of the Christ and death and resurrection of the Christ and I I talk about you know that that you I I talk about you know that that you I I talk about you know that that you know Robie Zachariah he said four things know Robie Zachariah he said four things know Robie Zachariah he said four things converge at the cross he said evil converge at the cross he said evil converge at the cross he said evil justice love and forgiveness is justice love and forgiveness is justice love and forgiveness is something that happened on a day of something that happened on a day of something that happened on a day of Calvary where we see this this Calvary where we see this this Calvary where we see this this connection with Human Experience he says connection with Human Experience he says connection with Human Experience he says look I'm going to respond to the evil look I'm going to respond to the evil look I'm going to respond to the evil I'm going to respond to Justice I'm I'm going to respond to Justice I'm I'm going to respond to Justice I'm going to respond with love and I'm going going to respond with love and I'm going going to respond with love and I'm going to forgive these individuals and I'm if to forgive these individuals and I'm if to forgive these individuals and I'm if you're in this building let's all stand you're in this building let's all stand you're in this building let's all stand and if you're in the building if you're and if you're in the building if you're and if you're in the building if you're watching on watching on watching on online you see I'm I'm I'm I haven't online you see I'm I'm I'm I haven't online you see I'm I'm I'm I haven't been been been connected to the power connected to the power connected to the power source my batter is source my batter is source my batter is down I'm talking to you I want you to down I'm talking to you I want you to down I'm talking to you I want you to raise your hand real quick and say Lord raise your hand real quick and say Lord raise your hand real quick and say Lord I need to know this Jesus Christ as my I need to know this Jesus Christ as my I need to know this Jesus Christ as my Lord and Lord and Lord and Savior if you're online and you're Savior if you're online and you're Savior if you're online and you're watching this I'm talking to you say I watching this I'm talking to you say I watching this I'm talking to you say I need to know this Jesus Christ is my need to know this Jesus Christ is my need to know this Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior I want you to raise your Lord and Savior I want you to raise your Lord and Savior I want you to raise your hand I see that hand is anybody else in hand I see that hand is anybody else in hand I see that hand is anybody else in this this this building now for sick of time I I I I'm building now for sick of time I I I I'm building now for sick of time I I I I'm not I'm not going to call you up here not I'm not going to call you up here not I'm not going to call you up here but I'm I'm going to tell you remain in but I'm I'm going to tell you remain in but I'm I'm going to tell you remain in your SE take your hand and put it over your SE take your hand and put it over your SE take your hand and put it over your heart if you're at home take your your heart if you're at home take your your heart if you're at home take your hand and put it over your heart and say hand and put it over your heart and say hand and put it over your heart and say Lord I Believe In Lord I Believe In Lord I Believe In You Lord I believe that you sent your You Lord I believe that you sent your You Lord I believe that you sent your son I believe to live live to die die to son I believe to live live to die die to son I believe to live live to die die to rise again rise on me my behalf myf so I rise again rise on me my behalf myf so I rise again rise on me my behalf myf so I Surrender who I AMR The Good the Bad and Surrender who I AMR The Good the Bad and Surrender who I AMR The Good the Bad and the Ugly and the I'm yours I'm Yours the Ugly and the I'm yours I'm Yours the Ugly and the I'm yours I'm Yours everything I am everything I am everything I am everything I am everything I am everything I am everything I'm not everything I'm not everything I'm not everything I'm not everything I'm not everything I'm not everything I'm going to be everything I'm going to be everything I'm going to be completely yours in Jesus name amen amen
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completely yours in Jesus name amen amen completely yours in Jesus name amen amen welcome to the kingdom of God challenge and I'm going to give you this challenge and I'm going to give you this challenge as much as possible because I challenge as much as possible because I challenge as much as possible because I believe that CCC is a believe that CCC is a believe that CCC is a beacon CCC is a place where individuals beacon CCC is a place where individuals beacon CCC is a place where individuals can learn grow time to step time to step up time to represent Christ and culture up time to represent Christ and culture up time to represent Christ and culture we talk about oh we represent Christ in we talk about oh we represent Christ in we talk about oh we represent Christ in culture but it's time to really do it culture but it's time to really do it culture but it's time to really do it it's time to equip yourself so you can it's time to equip yourself so you can it's time to equip yourself so you can go into the areas that you know God's go into the areas that you know God's go into the areas that you know God's going to send you stop saying Lord why going to send you stop saying Lord why going to send you stop saying Lord why you send me here and said say Okay Lord you send me here and said say Okay Lord you send me here and said say Okay Lord now that you sent me here what is my now that you sent me here what is my now that you sent me here what is my assignment I challenge you to go into assignment I challenge you to go into assignment I challenge you to go into the environments that you have been the environments that you have been the environments that you have been running from for the longest and say no running from for the longest and say no running from for the longest and say no I go with the power of God so I'm I go with the power of God so I'm I go with the power of God so I'm praying for him to step into that room praying for him to step into that room praying for him to step into that room before I step into it so that it'll be before I step into it so that it'll be before I step into it so that it'll be in the atmosphere where I can move live in the atmosphere where I can move live in the atmosphere where I can move live and have my being I challenge you to now and have my being I challenge you to now and have my being I challenge you to now start taking taking charge over over start taking taking charge over over start taking taking charge over over over certain elements in your life and over certain elements in your life and over certain elements in your life and say no no longer will this keep me in say no no longer will this keep me in say no no longer will this keep me in bondage but I'm set free from these bondage but I'm set free from these bondage but I'm set free from these decisions I've been making from the decisions I've been making from the decisions I've been making from the things I've been doing from the things I things I've been doing from the things I things I've been doing from the things I can say Okay Lord today is going to be can say Okay Lord today is going to be can say Okay Lord today is going to be the last day tomorrow comes okay Lord the last day tomorrow comes okay Lord the last day tomorrow comes okay Lord today's going to be the last day and I today's going to be the last day and I today's going to be the last day and I pray for for for God to set you free pray for for for God to set you free pray for for for God to set you free from that bondage right now because God from that bondage right now because God from that bondage right now because God has called you to start doing certain has called you to start doing certain has called you to start doing certain things in this Society in this life and things in this Society in this life and things in this Society in this life and we know that we are dealing with both we know that we are dealing with both we know that we are dealing with both flesh and blood but the greater issue is flesh and blood but the greater issue is flesh and blood but the greater issue is the spiritual
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the spiritual the spiritual element and I'm telling you without the element and I'm telling you without the element and I'm telling you without the holy spirit this walk is going to be so holy spirit this walk is going to be so holy spirit this walk is going to be so [Music] [Music] [Music] difficult but I challenge you to take up difficult but I challenge you to take up difficult but I challenge you to take up the the the mantle representing Christ in culture mantle representing Christ in culture mantle representing Christ in culture and being excited even about the worst and being excited even about the worst and being excited even about the worst areas that you thought God could never areas that you thought God could never areas that you thought God could never send you to and say okay Lord what is my send you to and say okay Lord what is my send you to and say okay Lord what is my assignment okay Lord what have you called me to do okay Lord what have you called me to do okay Lord I am okay Lord I am okay Lord I am yours I'm not fighting yours I'm not fighting yours I'm not fighting anymore and I'm telling you you'll start anymore and I'm telling you you'll start anymore and I'm telling you you'll start seeing your light shine seeing your light shine seeing your light shine brighter and the atmosphere will brighter and the atmosphere will brighter and the atmosphere will shift because you allow God to use you shift because you allow God to use you shift because you allow God to use you in a mighty way see God just wants you in a mighty way see God just wants you in a mighty way see God just wants you to show up he don't want this there not to show up he don't want this there not to show up he don't want this there not much that much work for us to do except much that much work for us to do except much that much work for us to do except for study be prepared and show up for study be prepared and show up for study be prepared and show up God has it from there so Lord we come to you saying there so Lord we come to you saying thank you for who you are always thank you for who you are always thank you for who you are always acknowledging acknowledging acknowledging Yahweh the God Yahweh the God Yahweh the God Almighty we pray and ask that you have Almighty we pray and ask that you have Almighty we pray and ask that you have your way anoint us a fresh to be about your way anoint us a fresh to be about your way anoint us a fresh to be about our father's our father's our father's business anoint us a fresh to be able to business anoint us a fresh to be able to business anoint us a fresh to be able to walk EMB walk EMB walk EMB balen with a the message of the balen with a the message of the balen with a the message of the Gospel give us the the the the words to
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Gospel give us the the the the words to Gospel give us the the the the words to speak Lord even this week I pray that speak Lord even this week I pray that speak Lord even this week I pray that you just bless them with with things on you just bless them with with things on you just bless them with with things on their mind so that they can start going their mind so that they can start going their mind so that they can start going back and studying because it's going to back and studying because it's going to back and studying because it's going to be relevant to what they're about to go be relevant to what they're about to go be relevant to what they're about to go do Lord I pray that you would just guide do Lord I pray that you would just guide do Lord I pray that you would just guide guard and govern their ears their eyes guard and govern their ears their eyes guard and govern their ears their eyes and their and their and their hearts so they'll see it through L your hearts so they'll see it through L your hearts so they'll see it through L your lens they'll see the ones that are lens they'll see the ones that are lens they'll see the ones that are needing help are broken through your needing help are broken through your needing help are broken through your lens they will go and chase after the lens they will go and chase after the lens they will go and chase after the things that breaks your heart so I say things that breaks your heart so I say things that breaks your heart so I say have your way over Christian culture have your way over Christian culture have your way over Christian culture center I pray that you will create us as center I pray that you will create us as center I pray that you will create us as ambassadors unapologetically ambassadors unapologetically ambassadors unapologetically representing Christ in culture we are representing Christ in culture we are representing Christ in culture we are yours Lord and we take this challenge Up yours Lord and we take this challenge Up yours Lord and we take this challenge Up in Jesus name amen and in Jesus name amen and in Jesus name amen and [Music] amen as we leave this place never of amen as we leave this place never of God's presence Jesus is Lord period we God's presence Jesus is Lord period we God's presence Jesus is Lord period we believe it we Proclaim it and we're believe it we Proclaim it and we're believe it we Proclaim it and we're seeing it come to pass God bless enjoy seeing it come to pass God bless enjoy seeing it come to pass God bless enjoy the rest of your Sunday and remember the rest of your Sunday and remember the rest of your Sunday and remember today is the last day don't hit me up today is the last day don't hit me up today is the last day don't hit me up tomorrow asking for tickets for tomorrow asking for tickets for tomorrow asking for tickets for Summerfest family thank you so much for Summerfest family thank you so much for Summerfest family thank you so much for watching ccc's YouTube channel if you watching ccc's YouTube channel if you watching ccc's YouTube channel if you feel what you just experienced impacted feel what you just experienced impacted feel what you just experienced impacted your life in any way we encourage you to your life in any way we encourage you to your life in any way we encourage you to like subscribe and share this video with like subscribe and share this video with like subscribe and share this video with others so we can fulfill our mission in others so we can fulfill our mission in others so we can fulfill our mission in spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world we welcome you to to check out the world we welcome you to to check out the world we welcome you to to check out some of our other videos also make sure some of our other videos also make sure some of our other videos also make sure to click the notification Bell so you to click the notification Bell so you to click the notification Bell so you are the first to know when we post a new are the first to know when we post a new are the first to know when we post a new one our praise and worship team brings
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Summary
The sermon explores the question of whether the Gospel is still relevant and beneficial for society, men, and women today. It touches on the perceived watering down of faith and the need to address spiritual warfare. The takeaway is that the Gospel remains essential for building up strong, authentic men and women capable of navigating contemporary challenges.