As the church of Christ, we have been called out from the world into the family of God. We have been called out from darkness into light.

Because of Christ's sacrifice, we have been sealed with the Spirit of God who seperates us and marks us as God's chosen ones.

When it comes to the making of important decisions or essential things, it isn't based on the closest or finest but based on the value provided. We can't randomly make decisions when it comes to church.

There are 4 major things to look out for in a church:

1. Proper understanding of the Gospel

2. Theology on money

3. Theology on charismatic ministry

4. Mission mindedness

At Jesus' ascension, He didn't give a farewell but a commission for the work. The great commission is the vision of every church and we must strategies beyond the culture. To be Viral means to be widespread irrespective of culture.

Christ's church must have this message every day that God has accepted the sacrifice of Jesus as propitiation of our sins and has bestowed eternal life upon all who believe.

The greatest tool of Biblical interpretation is common sense, this will help in knowing which principle to use in every situation. You need to understand the 'there and then' before understanding the 'here and now'. Exegesis must be done before hermeneutics.

There are certain questions to ask in hermeneutics:

1. Did the conversation in any way extend to us?

2. Is there comparability?

3. What is inherently moral and what is cultural?

Our priority will always be the Word of God and Biblical Interpretation is an everyday job.

Exegesis involves systematically studying the Bible and scriptures in terms of their geographical, cultural and historical context.

In this sermon, all these are taken into cognizance as we study to understand the then and there.

A major reason we must be diligent with studying the Word of God is because the biggest battle of the devil is our knowledge of the Word of God and the Word of God in our hearts. The devil is fighting and our solution and weapon is with proper study. 

Right interpretation is crucial in our relationship with God. Let the word of God dictate our actions.

A workman is one who follows the right approach to rightly study the Word of God. Though the Bible is a divine book, it is a literary material and there can be the barrier of culture or history. 

By proper interpretation, you'll understand what the writer intended. When that happens, hold on to the message not the culture. 

The Bible is already inspired, don't interpret it with new inspiration. The Bible will never mean today what it never meant when it was written. 

The role of the Holy Spirit to the apostles was to help them put together and testify what Jesus had taught them. Our responsibility is to read and understand what the Apostles had taught. 

The Bible is already inspired, don't interpret it with new inspiration. The Bible will never mean today what it never meant when it was written. 

The role of the Holy Spirit to the apostles was to help them put together and testify what Jesus had taught them. Our responsibility is to read and understand what the Apostles had taught. 

The gospels are synoptic in nature, this means they are to be read together to give the full picture of a whole story. The differences aren't contradictions but prove corroboration and its authenticity, they give a narration.

The Epistles however give an explanation and a teaching.