Resurrection and Life (John 11:25)
Welcome to the Spirit Life Centre for All Nations Sunday Service. To always be where Jehovah God wants you to be is the key to life's fulfilment. Because that is where everything good for us and our destiny is waiting for us. Now that you are where your Creator God wants you to be this morning, we advise you, please, do not harden your heart to His voice, His guidance, and counsel today.
We need no more to make us happy than to have the Lord Jesus Christ with our spirit, in Him all spiritual blessings are summed up. For you to encounter Jesus Christ, all you need to do is to believe. Believe and you will be blessed and be what Jehovah God wants you to be; believe and you will be delivered and have what Jehovah God says you have, and do what God says you can do.
When Jehovah God is involved in your matter, it does not matter who else is involved. Though you may stumble, you will not fall; though you may make a mistake in a moment, in another moment you will correct it because Jehovah God is involved in your matter. Jehovah God is concerned about you; He wants to be involved in everything concerning you, to walk you through whatever life brings. We are the greatest product of the Holy Spirit. His promises to us are of success and not failure. Do you know that at times we all face the temptation to do wrong things? As we all know, temptation can come in any form. The question is: have you been tempted by what you see, what you read, by what you think about in your mind, what others tell you, and what your circumstances look like? I believe the answer is: yes. James 1:12-25.
We wake up in the morning determined to get it right, but before we know it, we have missed the mark, I mean, before we know it, we have sinned. Because you are a Christian, it does not mean you will not make a mistake. Mistakes will come, but you are not like others; there is a difference between you and others. You may be wondering what the difference is between you and others. The difference between you and others is that you already have a relationship with Jehovah God Almighty. You should know that since you already have a relationship with your Heavenly Father, God Almighty, you can immediately run to Him about your bad behavior and acknowledge your position as a sinner in need of His divine forgiveness. He will help you get back on your feet, forgive you, and help you not to make the same mistake again. 1 Timothy 2:5 says, "For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus". This means that Jesus Christ came to restore the relationship and fellowship between Jehovah God and man. Everyone has been tempted. You have been tempted, I have been tempted. In this world we are living in, we will continue to be challenged with issues that violate our conscience, that is, with issues that disturb our conscience. It is not those who fall that fall in life, but those who fail to get back up, because all men fall, but the great ones get back up.
Perfection eludes everyone. We all face the temptation to do the wrong thing, but glory be to our God, there is a way out-Jesus Christ is the way. In John 14:6, Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me". If you make an excuse for your sin, your sin will not be excused. What is an excuse? An excuse is a reason, whether genuine or invented, which we give to explain or to defend our wrongdoing. The same is happening to us today. When we wrong Jehovah God, when we sin, we start running away from God; in other words, we are making excuses for our wrongdoing. When a Christian sins or makes a mistake before Jehovah God Almighty, fellowship is broken, but he does not lose his place as a son or daughter. Why? We have Someone at the right hand of Jehovah God, praying for us. That is why your place as a son or daughter is not lost. Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, wants you back on your feet because He is a faithful God. When you have a relationship with Jesus Christ, you change and become a man or a woman who is directed, controlled, and under the influence of the Heavenly Father. You have the privilege to let Him send you, instruct you, guide you, direct you, and counsel you.
Jehovah God wants to be involved in everything concerning you. Many give up and divorce, many run away and become bitter, many quit. The consequence of your behavior might have cost you your job or your position. However, it does not change the fact that God loves you so much just as He does any of His children. You may ignore Jehovah God, you may ridicule Him, but His love is true and unchanging. Do you know that Jehovah God can forgive all of your sins? If only you confess to Him, God is faithful and just to forgive and purify you from all unrighteousness. If you make a mistake as we all do, don't run from Jehovah God, run to Him just like David. When we make bad decisions, when we make wrong choices, we feel the impact, we feel the pain. All of us have made decisions we regret, and all of us can be forgiven and start all over again. Jesus Christ never disconnected Himself from those who made mistakes with their lives. In every temptation, in every trial, in every hard place, Jesus Christ lives to pray for us. That is the reason for our victory. You have a beginning and you have an end, but He has no beginning and He has no end. That is why His prayers for us will never end.
As the Truth, He is the Source. As the Life, He is the end of it, as the Way, He is the Roadmap, and as a mediator, Jesus Christ is the sinner’s only Savior-there's no reality outside of Him. The sinner cannot reach Jehovah God except through Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sin. Rely on Him; depend on Him and Him alone. Every time you are tempted, always remember that evil (satan) is near because temptation is the presentation of evil, for only satan is evil and every time you are inspired to do good, always remember that God (Jesus Christ) is near because good is the presentation of God, for only God is Good. So, before you act out whatever temptation or good you feel inspired to do, always remember this: never forget it
Permit me to leave you with this quotable quote from His able servant, Prophet Daniel Manko:
"If you are stingy, you always look for a reason not to give, but if you are generous, you always look for an opportunity to give".
Further Study:
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
Hebrews 13:16
Proverbs 28:22
Luke 6:38
2 Corinthians 9:7
Hebrews 11:4.
Thank you very much for deciding to be here today in the house of prayer. Remember that being here is not the only step you should take to receive your heart’s desires, but also to obey the Word that will be preached to you. Because obedience attracts Jehovah God (Good) while disobedience attracts satan (evil).
For general inquiries or to tell us about the goodness of the Lord after today's service, please call or send us a message on this church number: 063 219 3326. Remain where Jehovah God has placed you because that is where He will look to find you.
REMEMBER: 'LOVE' IS THE GREATEST, NOT MONEY.