On Sunday 11/20/2022 I shared a message about the Irresistible Glory of Jesus Christ.
This message is foundational to the gospel of the kingdom. Getting a sight of the glory of God transforms regular lost humans into children of God, followers of Jesus Christ hopelessly in love with and obsessed with Jesus Christ. I was able to share about 3/4 of my notes before my time ran out.
Watch the message here, my sharing begins 52 minutes in.
It is possible to be a Christian yet live apart from Jesus Christ. It is possible to ignore him, it is even possible for a Christian to walk according to prince of the power of the air (Satan). Possible to walk according to the law, and to walk according to the flesh.
The blessing of Abraham in Christ is not for those who walk according to the flesh. Or who walk according to the law, or who walk loyal to any spiritual beings other than Jesus Christ.
Being a Christian as defined by a church is no guarantee of any spiritual state.
Don’t believe me? Well then just look at church history for about 10 seconds. It is packed with murderous examples of chaos, and of confused Christians not walking according to the life of Jesus Christ. Not only that has many examples of people claiming Christianity yet living in opposite to Christ and to those who seem to be living according to Christ.
Just being a Christian is not a rubber stamp for success in life. IT is possible to walk by the life of church law, and not by the life of Jesus Christ. It is a tragedy of many centuries of church leaders.
Many Christians are invited into Christianity by preachers who promise that God becomes a personal cheerleader and that there is grace to sin as long as our motives are good, yet this false teaching creates the conditions for man to follow their own fallen ways while claiming the mascot of Jesus Christ. .
If we can insert Jesus Christ himself into our conversations, into our relationships, be they friendships, family or even foes.
Then we are making a great spiritual accompaniment.
Not necessarily discussions of church, or discussions on the greatness of some pastor, not discussions of theology, and not discussions of how our faith affects our opinions on politics. Those are usually not useful and they pale in comparison to him. They do little to no good spiritually to help people.
But making insertions of Jesus Christ himself into our relationships. Expressions of love, devotion, and awe at him personally.
If we are willing and able to do this with the people in our lives then these are tremendous spiritual accomplishments. Far more significant than we can imagine long term.
For he is the tip of the spear of the new creation. The kingdom of God which is displacing all other kingdoms. He is the beginning and end of the invasion of God into Satan’s world system we find ourselves in. And one by one we, his loyal, devoted and passionate followers, get to wield his spear and pick off spiritually dead people. To liven them and begin to return them to life again in Jesus Christ. Reclaiming humanity one person at a time.
What a wonderful Lord that he would include us in this process.
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