Take Your Position In Christ

Position in Christ refers to a believer's legal standing before God, characterized by being declared righteous and forgiven through faith in Jesus Christ rather than a state of perfection or sinlessness. We "believers" have been placed "in Christ" so that whatever has happened to Christ has also happened to us. When Jesus died and rose again, so did we spiritually, and from that moment on, God will never see us as anything other than a new creation in Christ Jesus! It takes faith to know and stay in our position in Christ. We must remain steadfast, determined, and refuse to move off of God's Word (promises). Today, I want us all to realize that we are not "in Christ" because of our goodness or anything else we've done but it's all through faith in what Jesus Christ has down for us! Because of our position in Christ we can live with His joy, love, and peace!

Thank you for joining us today. We hope you have a blessed week!

Our Choices Determine Our Future Pt. 2

A choice is a deliberate decision or act of will. Choices are part of everyone's life. Survey shows that the average adult makes 33,000 - 35,000 total decisions every day! Wow, this seems impossible until you "choose" to think about it. Everything we do, say, or think about is a choice, from Adam and Eve until the present, man's choices determined their future. Adam and Eve had to make a choice when satan tempted them as to who was telling them the truth, this choice they made changed history forever. Do you believe they would have made the same choice "if" they would've took time and meditated on God's Word? How much prayer goes into our decisions? Have you sincerely thought about how your choices affect others, in the natural and spiritual realm? Remember Deuteronomy 30:19 - I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and our descendants may live. Verse 20 - That you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice. One of the biggest choices we make everyday is to make "quality time" for Him and to choose to trust Him with our lives!

Our Choices Determine Our Future

What Is The Meaning Of God's True Church?

There is much misconception today about God's church and how functions. The true church of God is an assembly of people, responding to the call of God in Christ. In Romans 16:5, Paul says "Greet the church that is in their house". He refers to the church "in their house", not a building, but a body of believers. The true church is the body of Christ, of which He is the Head. It's helpful to us to remind ourselves of the actual meaning of the church so that it never loses its significance. Jesus very simply defines His church in Matt. 18:20 - "Where two or three have gathered together in My name, there I am in their midst. 2 Corinthians 6:16 says - "For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said; I will dwell in them." So, remember that we (Christians) make up the Body of Christ (church), and we meet together to worship in a church building.

"Called to be holy" (Part 2)

The scripture defines holiness as a person who is separated unto God, a person (Christian) who is being sanctified (changed from glory to glory), a person who is different (in heart), and a person who is distant from things that are common. A perfect example of this is in Acts 10:15 - What God has cleansed you must not call common. Notice the importance of "What God has cleansed". Today we have many different man made programs, laws, rules, and regulations to try to make the human being like God or to know God's character but the fact of the matter is that no one can be like God (Holy) without God.

Colossians 2:9-10 says - For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete (made holy) in Him. God is not searching for perfect people, He is searching for those who have a desire to allow Him to have full control of our lives and are willing to be changed into His image from the inside out.