Victory Life KY

I am seeing believers attack motives of other believers faster than they search the Scriptures.

I am seeing Christians tear down other Christians, not always over clear biblical error, but over assumptions, suspicions, reactions, emotion, party alignment, denominations. and whatever side of an issue they think somebody is on.

I am seeing fear used like a tool, especially on social media.

Fear to get attention, clicks, follows, shares.

Fear to get people stirred up.

And so much of it centers around words like antichrist, tribulation, mark of the beast, deception, conspiracy, this is the sign, here it is, it is happening now, look at this, look at that.

And while I was praying about this, I felt the Lord speak something to my heart when I asked why is this happening among believers?

Many Christians today are biblically illiterate and spiritually deaf.

Romans 8:31-32 (NKJV) What then shall we say to these things?

IF GOD IS FOR US, who can be against us?

He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up FOR US all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

MSG, With GOD ON OUR SIDE like this, how can we lose?

IF GOD IS FOR US! We don’t have to earn His approval. Don’t forget the Lord commanded His love for us while we were still sinners.

Let’s start with this tonight: should spiritually alive people be different from spiritually dead people?

Colossians 3:1-3 (NKJV) If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.

2, Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

3, For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

When we died with Christ, our lives were placed in Him. Us in Him, Him in us.

Romans 8:31-32 (NKJV) What then shall we say to these things?

IF GOD IS FOR US, who can be against us?

He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up FOR US all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

Here’s the thing, the “IF” of If GOD IS FOR US, all hinges on us actually believing that what His words says is true.

Let’s remember, without faith it’s impossible to please God. Remember Jesus words to Nicodemus, “unless one is born again, he cannot SEE THE KINGDOM of God.”

And there’s only one way someone can be born again, and that is by faith. In other words, not only is it impossible to please God without faith, it’s impossible to see God without faith.

Remember what faith is: a conviction based on evidence. A formal declaration. Evidence of the unseen.

v.37, God has made us to be more than conquerors IN HIM. (Hypernikao) super victorious, confidently overpowering in victory in Christ.

Why would He do this? Because, whom He PREDESTINED, He also called; whom He CALLED, He also JUSTIFIED; and whom He justified, He also GLORIFIED.

John 3:3 (NKJV) Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot SEE THE KINGDOM of God.”

And here’s a key for the born-again, Jesus told us, It’s been given to us to know the mysteries of the Kingdom, to be able to SEE THE KINGDOM

Everything surrounding the Kingdom of God hinges on this revelation;

1st, You must be born-again

2nd, The born-again only live one way

YOU MUST BELIEVE— “The righteous shall live by faith.”

John 3:3 (NKJV) Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot SEE THE KINGDOM of God.”

In John 8, Jesus says this, “My Kingdom is not of this world.”

Like we said last week, one of the biggest challenges the born-again face isn’t so much the powers of the kingdom of darkness,

It’s our refusal to embrace the world we’re born of, embracing a way of living that is beyond humanity.

Today we celebrate the resurrection of our King. Highlighting what God started from the beginning is unfolding just as He designed it to.

His eternal, Heavenly plan is without question, UNSTOPPABLE

The question every individual has to come to terms with is where do you fit in His plan.