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Sermon from August 1

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Here’s the audio a little late. I did not update my notes.

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What is the Christian life? The Christian life is one of integrity, love, and purity. It is life that follows Christian ethic. … Ephesians 4:25,26; 5:2,3

Why should we live the Christian life?

1. Because Jesus died for me, I live the Christian life out of gratitude to Him and love for Him (1 Timothy 1:12-17). … We live the Christian life because of what Christ did for us. We’re sinners. Christ came to the world to save sinners. Christ came to save us and all we have to do is accept His mercy and His grace. … John Newton wrote “Amazing Grace.” He was a slave trader who experienced God’s grace.

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me,
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved.
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come.
‘Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

2. Because I am united with Jesus, I live the Christian life because He lives in me. I am dead to sin and alive in Him. My body belongs to Jesus (Romans 6:1-7; 1 Corinthians 6:17-20; Colossians 3:1-3). … We died to sin. Sin no longer has control over us because we have turned our lives over to God. … Why would we want to sin now? Jesus died to free us from sin. … Now God’s Spirit lives inside us. We have no reason to sin because we are free from its chains. … This is a matter of integrity and purity. God’s Spirit is inside us. Our bodies our temples of God. If we disgrace our bodies, we disgrace God’s home. And our integrity diminishes.

3. Because Jesus is coming back, I live the Christian life to be ready for His return. I want to hear Him say, “well done” (1 Thessalonians 5:23;  Jude 24; Matthew 25:19-21). … Jesus will come back to take His people to Heaven. I want to be  ready to go with Him. … If I have a friend coming over, I can clean up a little before they come, and I can wait until the last day to do it. But I don’t know when Jesus is coming back. Because I don’t know, I have to be ready everyday. I have to stay pure. I need to keep my soul clean. I want to do my job for Christ so he’ll say, “well done” when he returns.

Jason religion, Sunday Sermon