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In your own life, whenever possible, seek out first-hand experience of God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the truths of Scripture.

This gospel is the good news that though each of us have failed to be perfect enough to be friends with God.

We need to confess sin to each other so we can stay humble.

Don’t lie to people to protect yourself from rejection and don’t lie to people to try to get money or glory. Instead, boldly tell people the truth.

You can’t fight fire with fire. You can’t fight sin with sin. Jesus commanded us to abide in him so that we can bear much fruit.

By becoming the friend of God, you become the friend of humanity.

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Whether it is with singing or with other everyday activities, God is examining our hearts.  And if God is not first in our hearts, our actions are going to show it.

In thinking on God’s name we are thinking on more than just a name.  We are thinking on the God who when Moses asked God’s name answered by saying “I AM Who I AM.”  We are to consider God’s awesomeness and God’s reputation.

Right worship involves a respectful attitude, a true fear of God.

As Christians our whole lives are meant to be a sacrifice to God. 

Do we try to squeeze God into a small corner of our lives and just offer him sacrifices that we don’t want?  Is a sacrifice that we don’t want really a sacrifice?

Out of a deep fear of God, we must preach God’s Word, not trying to please people or bring honor to ourselves. 

Unlike the religious teachers of Jesus’ day, Jesus spoke with authority, He spoke what is true for He is the very embodiment of truth.  Jesus walked with God in peace and uprightness.  Jesus turned many away from their sins.  He ate with prostitutes and sinners and many repented in response to His message.

Levi’s priesthood ended.  Jesus’ priesthood will never end. 

Jesus put flesh and bones to this picture of what a true priest should be.  Instead of selfishness and greed, Jesus lived in fear of God and gave up Himself for sinners like you and me.

There may be times when human teachers do fail and fall, but Jesus will never fail. 

Jesus always sought to honor the name of His Father.

Because of Jesus’ sacrifice we have been made holy and we can live holy lives.  Because of Jesus’ sacrifice we can offer up our lives as a living sacrifice to God.  This is our spiritual act of worship.

 

An individual can speak in any language as eloquent as he’d like to be. But if it not infused with love, it’s just white noise.

 

Intelligence minus love equals to ignorance.

 

Paul is saying it doesn’t matter you even self-sacrifice, if you are doing this in order to make people to see you as holy, instead of loving others, sorry, you still gain nothing.

 

People who are serving in ministries, we should pray to God that, help us to experience his grace thru serving, help us to love others thru what is assigned to us.

 

With Jesus our love for others no longer is out of our limitation, no longer out of our own strength, we don’t need to look inward, Instead we look to Christ.

 

We need to response in repentance, meaning turn away from our sins, and put our trust and faith in Jesus, then our identity is in Christ then we will be adopted into God’s family, as his children and we will inherit a place in the heaven.

 

We don’t love and care for others to expect personal gain, we won’t able to do right away, slowly but surely thru the power of Holy Spirit will help us to be more Christ like.

 

We don’t need to boost, we don’t need to impress others, nor we need to envy, at church we don’t need to proof your worth. We know we all are needy people that’s why we need God and each other.

 

We turn from focus onto myself to focus others, that’s how we grow.

 

Because we have hope in the future in mind, It should shape our everyday life differently.

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