Graceland Christian Church

December 15, 2024

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Living By Faith In Christ

Living By Faith In Christ
 
To live by, means to follow a particular belief or set of principles. In our case as Christians, it means to live by the Word of God! Romans 10:17 says - So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing the Word of God. We have so many uncertainties in our human lives that will drag us down in our mind, spirit, and body if we do not properly address them with the Word of God. A person cannot become a Christian without faith (Eph. 2:8) and a Christian cannot stay a Christian without faith. The devil is constantly throwing things at us to test our faith. A sign of weakness to him is when he sees fear, doubt, or unbelief in us. We all will at some point get weak when in a spiritual battle out we don't have to live with defeat. We are overcomers in Christ! True faith is trusting God even when we don't understand or feel like we’re not gonna make it. In the days ahead because of what's coming, the world will panic and be full of fear, that's when they need to see Christians totally trusting that
"God has us", these three little words say a lot about where our faith is!

12-1-24 Bro. David

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Living With The Freedom Of Christ

Living With The Freedom Of Christ
The freedom God offers throughout Scripture is freedom from the enslaving power of sin in our lives. The Scripture teaches that the only truly free people in the world are those who have made Christ their Savior and Lord! Jesus said in John 8:32, "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free". The truth is when Jesus Christ died and shed His innocent blood on the Cross, the price was fully paid for every confessed sin that would ever be committed and had been committed. In other words, Jesus paid all of our debt so that we could be totally free from the bondage and penalty of sin which always brings separation from God. Satan has many strategies to put people in bondage but there is only ONE way to freedom. John 8:36 says - Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. Jesus has power to free us and keep us free, that's something to be thankful for everyday!

Love As Christ Loves

Love As Christ Loves
 
No one on this earth will ever be able to comprehend the hurt, pain, sorrow, and rejection that took place between the Father God and the Son Jesus Christ. When we read John 3:16 we see something beautiful and amazing for us, but let's not forget why we can enjoy the benefits of salvation, being saved from an eternity of hell fire. It is because God saw that our sins had separated us from a relationship with Him, the very reason He created children. It was love for us that sent Jesus to the earth, it was love that held Jesus to the cross, it was love that raised Him from the grave and it was love that sent the Holy Spirit to come and live within our hearts! the same love that caused all these things to happen should cause us to love others as Christ loves them. Love is always action, you can do works without love but you cannot have love without works. Love involves self sacrifice and obedience to God's Word.

Be Careful Not To Live With Regrets

Be Careful Not To Live With Regrets
 
Regret is knowing to do something, or not to do it, and doing the opposite, then seeing the results of it later. Regret is our inner conscience way of telling us to take another look at our choices, it's a signal that our actions may be leading to something negative. Every person has something in their life that they regret over. The lesson is to learn from past mistakes and not continue to make fleshly choices that leads to more regrets. Praise God that He gives us wisdom and knowledge through prayer and His Word that we as Christians can avoid certain traps that the enemy of our soul plants in our paths everyday! I pray for every Christian today to bury our past regrets and walk in God's forgiveness, love, and a new beginning that will bring a clear conscience and a total trust in Jesus that will enable us to make better choices in our future!

November 3, 2024 Bro. David

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Called, chosen, anointed, and sent by God

Called, chosen, anointed, and sent by God
 
Called by God = A person who is called by God to enter a sing relationship
with Jesus Christ. Everyone is called but only a small percentage answer the call. To be chosen by God is when a person is aware of "the call", surrenders to it and starts living out God's purpose for their lives. The Word "and" in the last sentence is what I want us to focus on this morning. We are called and chosen by God to touch and change the world around us with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. When I got saved, it wasn't a church building or religion that I fell in love with, it was Jesus! Jesus saves us and immediately begins to transform our lives into the person we were originally created to be. This transformation will only go as far as we let it. How far are you committed to follow Jesus? The only people who are of any earthly good in this life are those unpossessed by possessions, who have already made a choice to follow Jesus at any cost and are not living for this world but for the next one. Chasing prosperity and comfort and more and more stuff isn't going to draw anyone to Christ. Jesus calls us to follow Him and he would make us fishers of men.
What an exciting journey to everyone who truly answers the call.

Are you living with God's righteousness?

Are You Living With God's Righteousness?
 
Righteousness = The act of living in a way that is just, honest, and faithful to God's instructions. Righteousness is a sign of a person's purity and holiness in their actions and heart. It's one of God's main attributes, it is a reflection of God. Righteousness is living in line with God's Word and His standards. We must be careful not to mix God's righteousness with "legalism". Legalism is believing that by doing good works or by obeying the law, a person earns and merits salvation. We as Christians live our lives in righteousness through God's amazing grace, it's not forced on us through do's and don'ts, it simple comes from the heart to please God in all we do. It is a terrible thing for someone to claim to be a christian and still act like a non-christian. We supposed to be a reflection of God's love, peace, grace, mercy, & righteousness, etc. Obedience to God's written and spoken Word is a great reflection of God's righteousness being lived out in our lives!