This sermon was preached at James Bankston's funeral and had many requests. 17 minutes.

God is calling His children to go past obedience and move into observing His commands through loving Him. This teaching unpacks the unique Hebrew roots to the words that are key to our discipleship in Christ.

God is calling HIs children to go past obedience and move into observing His commands through loving Him. This teaching unpacks the unique Hebrew roots to the words that are key to our discipleship in Christ.

Obedience is the channel that God employs to bring His will into the earth. In fact salvation was wrought through obedience from Noah to Christ. Jesus now commands His children to obey all that He commanded and in doing this we find 5 key elements for those who obey.1.Destiny2.Purpose3.Relationship4.Identity5.Purity

God calls us to be a holy people therefore Yahweh set purity codes or purity maps to help the people of Israel walk in holiness. What was set in the physical as sons of Adam has now been established in the spiritual as sons of God. We need purity maps for our lives but ultimately the map is not a list of do’s and don’ts but in fact putting on Christ Himself.

CS Lewis once said “Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance.The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” James the brother of Jesus said, “Show me your faith without works, and I will show you faith from my works.” If the resurrection is true then it should show up in Christian’s lives. The implications are staggering when someone has the power of the resurrection in their life.

Parousia is a Greek term for an official governmental visitation. The first century Jew would have understood the significance of such a display of power and authority. Jesus entered Jerusalem in a triumphal entry only to be rejected by the religious leaders. Jesus was then rejected and led to the Cross as the beginning of His triumphant march into changing human history forever. This study reveals the seven triumphal entries of Christ that bring the completion of man’s redemption through the manifestation of Christ’s Kingdom.