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0:00 Shall we give the Lord a clap offering church? Hallelujah. What a joy and a privilege for us to worship the Lord and to study the word of God together. Praise God. Today, we are continuing in our0:12 sermon series on the book of Ephesians. This is part 5, and today, I'm tackling the sermon, the price of freedom. Ephesians chapter 1 verses 70:23 and verse 8 is what we're gonna meditate. Let's look to the lord in prayer. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Lord.0:30 I'm forgiven because you were forsaken. I'm accepted. You were0:42 condemned. I'm alive and well. Your spirit is within me because you0:54 died and rose again. I'm forgiven because you were forsaken.1:07 I'm accepted. You were condemned. I'm a lie when well. Your spirit is1:19 within me because you died and rose again. Amazing1:30 love,1:32 how can it be1:37 that you, my king, would die for me.1:42 Sing it together.1:44 Amazing love, I know it's true. It's my joy to honor you1:57 in all I do. I honor you.2:05 Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, mighty God. Father, we thank you for this wonderful privilege that we have that we can come boldly into the throne room of grace to receive mercy and grace2:17 in time of our need. I pray, father God, that you give us listening ears and a heart that is willing to obey your word. Open our eyes to see the beauty2:29 and the grace, the loveliness of our Lord Jesus Christ in what he has accomplished on our behalf on the cross of Calvary through his death and resurrection, that we are indeed2:40 forgiven forever, That indeed we are set free forever. That we have been redeemed. So let the redeemed of the Lord say so. I'm redeemed. I'm redeemed. Praise the2:52 Lord. So father, we thank you. We praise you. Teach us the word of God this morning. Holy Spirit be our teacher. In Jesus' name. And the people of God said, amen and amen. Hallelujah.3:05 The price of freedom. Ephesians chapter 1 verses 7 to 8. Now this morning, as we continue in our sermon series on the book of3:16 Ephesians, I want to just revisit some of the things we have touched so far. In chapter 1, Paul deals with this understanding that the believers ought3:28 to have about the riches that are their inheritance in Christ. In Ephesians chapter 1 and verse 18 he says, what are the riches of the glorious3:40 inheritance in the saints. Hallelujah. In other words, in Christ you and I have a glorious inheritance. That's why in this chapter from3:52 verse 3 to verse 14, in 1 long sentence in the Greek, Paul introduces what are the blessings, what are the riches, what are the inheritance of the saints.4:04 In verse 3 we discovered that it's an introductory principle. The verse 3 is an introductory principle that sets the tone of the blessings that he talks about from verses 3 all the way to4:16 verse 14. What does verse 3 say? Blessed be the Lord, blessed be the God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual4:27 blessing in the heavenly places. And then from verse 4 all the way to verse 14, he expounds what that blessing is. We bless God because he has richly blessed us.4:39 And what are those blessings? He names 4. In the first 1 is verse 5, he calls adoption. From verse 4 to verse 6, it's the adoption. He says he predestined us for4:51 adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ. Then from verse 7 to verse 8, he talks about redemption. Look at that. He says, in him we have redemption through his5:03 blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses. Then in verse 9 and verse 10, he talks about the revelation that in Christ we have been made known to us the mystery of his will5:15 according to his purpose which he set forth in Christ. And then from verse 11 to verse 14, he talks about the confirmation. In other words, the assurance that we have for our salvation. In verse5:27 15 he says, in him you also when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation and believed in him, you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has come to indwell5:39 the the believers so that we have a promise. We have a guarantee. We have been sealed unto salvation. Hallelujah. So today we're going to touch on verse 75:51 and verse 8 and talk about the second blessing that Paul introduces to us. After he introduces to us adoption, that means we have been now adopted as children of God,6:02 sons of God, now he talks about redemption. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses according to the riches of his6:14 grace which he lavished upon us in all wisdom and insight. Hallelujah. I wanna give you 3 keys to understand redemption. You6:26 know in my previous message about adoption, I also gave you 3 keys to understand the metaphor that Paul uses, the figure of speech, adoption. Now here, redemption.6:38 So 3 keys to understand our redemption. Firstly, I want you to discover the cultural background of the word redemption. Secondly, the spiritual significance of6:50 our redemption. Thirdly, the practical implication of redemption. Let's look at it 1 by 1. The cultural background of redemption. I mentioned this7:01 earlier that Paul is writing to the Roman audience in Ephesus. And this is a circular letter so in the wherever the Roman empire was, this letter would be read.7:14 And those people would have a clear understanding of what redemption is all about. Because in the culture of that day, there were masters and there were7:25 slaves. These masters will go to the agora, the marketplace. And as they buy tomatoes and vegetables and and maybe they buy seeds for their7:36 plantations, they also buy workers. They buy slaves. So slaves were sold in those days. So there was buying and selling of slaves in those days. So the Roman audience7:48 would clearly understand that when you buy a slave you are indeed redeeming a slave. So there are 3 Greek words that are used to8:00 describe this act of buying a slave. 3 Greek words. In English we only have 1 word redemption. But in Greek the Bible, the New Testament actually uses 3 different words8:12 to describe that 1 act of redemption to buy back a slave. What are those 3 words? Number 1, the word agarazzo. Agarazzo means to buy in the market.8:24 That means as a master you have gone into the slave market and you are choosing a slave and you're gonna pay the price to buy a slave in the market. That8:36 is agorazo. Now, second word is ex agorazo. Ex agorazo means that you not only buy the slave, you buy the slave to take the8:47 slave out of the slave market. In other words, you buy the slave out of the market never to put them back in the market. That means you want to own them forever. The8:59 third word is the word lutru. Lutru is to setting loose, to set free. In other words, a master looks at a slave, he buys him, and then he9:10 develops a bond with that slave that he says, I like this slave. I don't want him to remain as a slave. So I indeed give him freedom. I set him free. That means9:22 you not only bought him out of the market, but you now have bought him and set him free. The bible uses all these 3 words, agarazzo, ex agarazzo,9:34 and lutru. Let's look at it 1 by 1 so that we can understand the cultural significance of redemption. Agorazo. In the New Testament, this word is used at least9:46 31 times. So I'm gonna pick few verses to highlight the importance of this word, to buy in the marketplace. First Corinthians chapter 6 and verse9:58 19 and 20. Towards the end of verse 19, Paul writes and he says, for you are not your own. Towards the end of verse 19, Paul writes and he10:10 says, for you are not your own for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. Circle that word, you were bought. Bought with a price. That10:21 word agorazo is that Christ came as the master. God sent his son to buy you back. So to buy you in the marketplace. So you are not your own, you10:33 were bought with a price. Secondly, in Revelation chapter 5 and verse 9, the bible says that in heaven 1 day people will sing a new song and the song is, worthy10:45 are you to take the scroll, to open its seals for you were slain and by your blood. In other words, he paid the price with his life, with his blood, and by your10:57 blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. Hallelujah. You ransomed. In other words, you redeemed.11:09 You agarazzo people from every tribe and language people and nation. So that's the word agarazzo. Now let's look at ex agarazzo.11:21 Ex agorazo means to buy out of the market. As a master, you laid eyes on a slave, you bought him by paying the price, but now because11:33 you love him or you like him so much that you never send him back into the slave market ever again. That means he will never be resold. He has been taken11:45 out of the market. Paul uses this word in a couple of places. At least 4 times in the New Testament this word is being used. Let's look at it. Galatians chapter 3 and verse 13.11:57 He says, Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us for it is written, cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree. Hallelujah.12:08 Christ has redeemed. In other words, Christ has exaguarized us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse. What does this mean? It means12:20 this, that Christ when he redeemed you from under the curse of the law, you will never come under the curse of the law. In other words, he has already taken you out. He12:32 redeemed you once and for all from being under the bondage of the law. That's what this verse means. That's why Christ has fulfilled the law. Christ has been cursed because of our12:44 disobedience and the curse of us breaking the law was placed upon him. He became a curse so that you can now be set free from the law so that you are now12:56 redeemed. Hallelujah. You are set free from the curse of the law and now you are redeemed. Praise God. I want you to listen to me carefully. Galatians chapter 4 and verse 4 and 5, the Bible13:07 declares the purpose of why Jesus came. He said, But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His son, born of woman, born under the law so that he can fulfill the13:19 law to redeem those who were under the law so that we might receive adoption as sons. Hallelujah. In other words, we were slaves to the law. We were under the law and the Bible says Christ came13:31 born under the law so that he can redeem us. In other words take us out of that bondage of the law. Take us out of that slavery so that you never have to go back to that. Praise God. So that13:43 now you're no longer slaves but you are sons. You have now been adopted into the family of God. Praise God. Hallelujah. The 2 other times this word ex agorazo is13:55 used. It's used in Ephesians and in Colossians. In Ephesians chapter 5 and verse 16 and Colossians chapter 4 and verse 5,14:03 it is the same14:04 words repeated. Paul when he's writing Colossians and Ephesians at the same time, he wrote the same verse here. So I want you to listen to me carefully. That verse here is is interpreted in the English14:16 very differently. Making the best use of the time because the days are evil. In other words, the best use is that word ex agorazo. In other words, the14:27 days are evil but you need to learn to redeem those days. You need to learn to redeem the time. That's what the word means. To ex agorazo means to redeem the14:39 time. The days are evil. The time is evil but you got to redeem the time for glorious things, for God's purpose, for God's glory. Hallelujah. Colossians chapter 4 and verse 5 says, Walk in wisdom14:51 towards outsiders making the best use of the time. In another English translation, maybe even in NIV, it actually says making the most of15:02 every opportunity. Making the most of every opportunity. In other words, what is ex agorazo? Ex agorazo means I want to buy back. I don't wanna waste the moments. I don't wanna15:14 waste the time. I don't wanna waste the opportunity. I wanna redeem it. I wanna buy it back. Praise God. Now, that is exactly that word ex agorazo. Now, thirdly, lutru. What does lutru means?15:26 Setting loose or setting free. Paul uses this word a few times and the gospel writers also use this. What it means is to be set free completely. To be15:38 To to never go back into the market, isn't it? But no longer being a slave, but to set free. To be delivered. That's what this word means. Luke chapter 24 and verse 21, the disciples15:50 had hoped. You know, the Israelites had hoped that Jesus was the 1 to redeem Israel. See, they were looking for a Messiah that would come and set them free from the16:02 oppression of the Roman Empire. They were they were thinking about a material and a physical deliverance for Israel whereas Jesus came to deliver them16:13 spiritually. Listen carefully. Yes. The Bible says in Titus chapter 2 and verse 14, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself16:25 a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. In other words, he gave himself for us to loot through us. In other words, to set us free from all16:36 lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. In other words, you no longer have to go back to sin. You'll you16:48 have the sin issue has been dealt with on the cross of Calvary. You no longer have to return back to the law. The law has been fulfilled in Christ. Now you are set free. So you are set free17:00 from legalism. You are set free from license. You are set free. Truly have a liberty to serve God and do the good works he has appointed for you to do.17:12 Hallelujah. In first Peter chapter 1 and verse 18 he says, knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things17:23 such as silver or gold. In other words, you have been redeemed, you have been set free, you have been ransomed, the price have been paid for your freedom and this price is not by perishable17:35 things, it's by the imperishable blood of Jesus, life of Jesus that was set on your behalf. Hallelujah! Can you say amen? In other words, you have been17:47 set free so now stand fast in the freedom where Christ has set you free. Hallelujah. So that's the cultural background of the word redemption. Now17:59 let's look at the spiritual significance of redemption. I want you to think about this. You know, when whenever you read the New Testament, the New Testament talks about believers. The New Testament talks about18:11 people, people in the world as prisoners. They are slaves. Slaves for what? Slaves to sin. And they are prisoners in this prison of sin. And no18:23 matter what they do, whether they try to do good works or they try to be good, moral behavior, it cannot set them free from this prison of sin. In other words, they can occasionally18:34 do good things but yet they will still be stuck in this prison of sin. No 1 can come out of this prison of sin unless they die. And the Bible says,18:47 Christ came. He is the master who came. He is the king who became a man. And the Bible says, the son of God who became a son of man, he came and he bought you. How did he buy you?18:59 He bought you by paying the price. The price for you to be set free from the prison of sin is death. Christ died so that you can be set free. Hallelujah.19:11 See, I want you to understand this. If you don't understand this, that you have been set free from the prison of sin through the death of Jesus Christ, you will forever feeling the condemnation, the guilt, the shame.19:23 The devil will keep coming and reminding you of your past sins. But can I humbly say this? Jesus came and delivered you once and for all. He died on your behalf. He set you free from the prison of sin. Therefore, there19:34 is now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus. Hallelujah. He delivered you because he paid the price to set you free from the prison of sin. Now19:46 you're no longer slaves to sin the Bible says because you have now been delivered out never to put back there again. Now you are set free to live as slaves to19:58 righteousness. In other words, now yield your body as members of righteousness. You're no longer slaves. You will never be slave. Now you are a son. You've been adopted into the family of God. You20:10 have now the inheritance in Christ. You are given a privilege of being a child of God. Hallelujah. I want you to listen to me carefully. That's the spiritual significance that you20:22 and I have been given. But can I humbly say this? You know, imagine this. If someone comes to our church and the ushers look at this person and the20:33 ushers say, hey, we don't want you here. We want you to go. And they kick that person out. And in other words, that person refuses. The person says, no, no, no. This is the house of God. I belong here. I wanna come.20:46 And you forcefully, the ashes forcefully push that person out and spit on him and throw him out. Imagine that. I know it will never happen. At least it won't happen. It shouldn't happen20:58 in IDMC. But I want you to listen to me carefully. Imagine if that had happened. That is exactly what we did to Christ. The Bible says Christ21:09 came. He came to his own. The Bible says in John chapter 1 and verse 11, He came to his own and his own did not receive him. In other words, he21:21 belongs to us. He came and he came for us. He came to redeem us. He came to set us free. But yet, you know what we did? The Bible says we rejected21:32 him. Isaiah chapter 53. The word of God declares in verse 3, he was despised and rejected by men. A man of sorrows,21:44 acclaimed with grief. He was despised and we esteemed Him not. He's the master who came to pay the price to set us free from the slave market.21:56 Yet, what we did to him, we despised him, we spat on him. I want you to listen to me carefully. And yet, the Bible says, he redeemed us.22:09 Ephesians chapter 1 and verse 7 says, in him we have redemption. Hallelujah. Through his blood. I want you to never forget this,22:21 that Christ paid the ultimate price, that because of his death on the cross, because of the blood that has been shed. Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of22:33 sin. And because of the blood that has been shed, you and I can be redeemed and we are redeemed forever. Hallelujah. There is no more payment to be made but that payment is22:45 now complete. Hallelujah. I want you to think about this with me. When we think of salvation, what God offers to us22:57 and what we expect from God are 2 different things. See, when a pre believer comes to Christ, what he's thinking about is, I have earthly problems, I23:08 have physical illness, I have material problems, I need God to help me solve all these things. And sometimes, the altar call we give from the pulpit,23:20 we usually say this, come to Christ, he will heal you. Come to Christ, he will deliver you. Come to Christ, he will help you solve your problems. So23:31 consumeristic thinking, they will come to Christ and still discover that the problem hasn't been solved. In fact, in many cultures, when you come to Christ, your problem23:43 actually begins. So I want you to think about this with me theologically. When you come to Christ, what do you actually get? You don't get that your problems are going to be solved, your23:55 physical healing will manifest and all your life will be now filled with bed of roses. No. The reason why we need to think like this is because when we look at24:06 what's man's problem, we think man's problem is material and social. But when God looks at what is man's problem, God sees it as moral and spiritual. In other words, we are morally24:18 bankrupt and because we are morally bankrupt we come under the curse of the law. Christ came to redeem us from that curse. Because we are morally bankrupt, because we are spiritually bankrupt, Christ24:29 came, lived the life that we could never live but die the dead that we deserve so that his righteousness can be imputed to us. So that we can be forgiven and be reconciled back to God. Listen carefully. So24:41 don't don't look at Christ, what Christ offers through a consumeristic lens. What do I get from this material world? What you get is redemption. What is man's24:53 deepest issue? Man's deepest issue is that he has not been reconciled back to God. There is enmity between him and God. And God sent his own son to die on mankind's behalf so that today25:05 mankind can be reconciled back to God. Hallelujah. You can now make peace with God and that's the greatest blessing for every believer. Hallelujah.25:16 Let's look at the third thing, the practical implication of redemption. The practical implication is that this redemption produces within us 325:28 things or this is what the redemption brings into our lives. Number 1, it is forgiveness. The Bible says in Ephesians chapter 1 and verse 7, in25:40 him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses according to the riches of his grace. Hallelujah. In other words, in25:52 Christ you have been redeemed and the blessing of that redemption is that your sins are now forgiven. You know what a blessing that is? That's why Psalmist in26:04 the Old Testament, he says, bless the Lord, oh my soul and all that is within me. Bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, oh my soul, and forget not all his benefits. And the26:15 first benefit he lists is who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, hallelujah, who redeems your life from the pit, who26:27 crowns you with steadfast love and mercy. The first thing he says is, he forgives all your iniquities. You know, if you and I26:38 understand that the son of God became son of man, he lived the life that you could never live, but died the death that you deserved. And because of his death, the shedding of his blood26:50 that you are now forgiven. Oh, hallelujah. That sin will never be held against you ever again because this sin was27:02 placed upon Christ on the cross of Calvary. Hallelujah. Listen carefully. You are now forgiven. In verse 10 he says, He does not deal with27:14 us according to our sins nor repay us according to our iniquities. In other words, even though every now and then we fall into sin, the Bible says he does not deal with us according27:26 to our sins. Why? That sin has been placed upon Christ. All your past, your present, your future sins have been placed upon him and he paid the price. That's why God doesn't repay us according27:38 to our iniquities. Hallelujah. Why? Verse 12 says, as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgression from27:50 us. In other words, he has removed our transgressions from us and he has given us forgiveness of sins. But pastor, I28:02 struggle with this sin. What do I need to do? Remember this in verse 14, he says, for he knows our frame. He remembers that we are dust. In other words, remind yourself, my28:13 God knows my weakness. He knows my frame. He knows that I'm dust, but yet he has chosen to forgive me. You know the Bible says, only when you forget28:25 that you have been forgiven, when you are shortsighted and you are you you don't know how much you're forgiven, how much you are loved, that's when you will entertain sin. But the moment you recognize that you have been28:36 forgiven, there is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus. That sin will never be placed against me. It is imputed to Christ and His righteousness is now imputed to28:48 me. Therefore, I'm forgiven. I stand accepted in the beloved. And when you come before God with that, that forgiveness of sin, you now enjoy that freedom.29:00 Hallelujah. Listen carefully. If you know you have been forgiven, then you can release forgiveness to others. That's why forgiveness brings 2 things into our life. 1, consolation. In other29:12 words, it brings comfort to us. At the same time, it causes us to be compassionate. So consolation and compassion. Why? Because we don't want to hold others in a high standard and if they fail our29:23 standard, we will we will not forgive them. The bible says you forgive them. Why? Because you have been forgiven. So now, you exercise forgiveness. Praise God and you let go.29:35 Secondly, the redemption brings into our lives worship. In other words, when you understand how gloriously you have been redeemed, it causes you to truly worship29:47 God. In Isaiah chapter 51 and verse 11, the redeemed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing. In other words, you come back to God every29:58 time you come into his presence. You come singing and worshiping him. Even in the midst of your difficulty, even in the midst of your dark days, even in the midst of all the distress that you're going through.30:11 The bible says you will still worship God because you recognize his redemption. This is what Job did. In Job chapter 19 and verse 25 he says, for I know that my redeemer30:22 lives and at the last he will stand upon the earth. In other words, when he was going through his dark and difficult days, he was still able to worship God by saying, I know my redeemer30:34 lives. Hallelujah. And I pray that you would also be a person who continues to worship God because of the redemption that you have in Christ. Thirdly, redemption brings30:46 accountability into our lives. In other words, if you recognize that you are not your own for you have been bought with a price, then you need to ask yourself30:57 this question, how do I live in light of this? Apostle Paul says in first Corinthians chapter 6 and verse 20, for you were bought with a price so glorify God in your31:09 body. In other words, in your earthly life, you need to glorify God because you recognize the fact that you have been purchased, that Christ Jesus redeemed you.31:21 Now you always, forever belong to him. Your life doesn't belong to you. Your time, your talent, your treasures, your territories doesn't belong to you. It belongs to the 1 who died for you and31:33 gave himself for you so that you can be redeemed. So today, you will live for him. Isn't that what Paul writes and says in second Corinthians chapter 5 and verse 14 and verse31:45 15? He says, For the love of Christ controls us because we have concluded this that 1 has died for all. Therefore, all have died.31:57 Not only that. And he died for all that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. Listen carefully what32:09 Paul says, he died for all that those who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who for their sake died32:21 and was raised. In other words, you no longer live for yourself, you live for the 1 who died for you. Hallelujah. I want you to listen to me carefully. This is the key question that redemption32:33 brings into our life. What are you living for? Or in other words, who are you living for? Are you living for yourself? Are you living for the 1 who gave himself32:44 for you? You have been redeemed. You have been redeemed. So how are you spending your time, your talent, your treasures, your territories? How are you spending your energy, your32:56 effort? I want you to listen to me carefully. If you truly recognize the fact that Jesus, the son of God, the king of all the earth, he humbled himself, became a man,33:08 lived the life that you could never live, but died the death that you deserved. And through his blood, he has now brought redemption. He bought you. He agorazo you. He ex33:20 agorazo you. He loot through you. In other words, he not only ransomed you and redeemed you, he actually set you free. And today, you're free because he died.33:32 He died so you can live. He was cursed so you can be blessed. He was rejected and condemned by God so that you will always be accepted and justified before God. He33:44 took your shame so you can take his place of honor. He became a slave so you can become a son. I want you to listen to me carefully. When you truly33:55 recognize that what Christ did on the cross, he redeemed you. Can I humbly say this? Your redemption is complete. When Christ died on that34:07 cross and he declared it is finished, your redemption is complete. The payment has been made through the blood of Jesus. You have been redeemed. Your34:19 redemption is complete. But your redemption is also eternal. In other words, Christ doesn't have to die again and again in order for you to be redeemed. He died once34:31 and for all. And when he died once and for all, the payment has been made forever and your redemption is secured. For how long? Forever. So your redemption is34:42 eternal. Your redemption is free. In other words, all you have to do is to believe in God. All you have to do is that to acknowledge before Jesus that34:53 Jesus, you are my savior. I'm a sinner. I need to be saved, but God sent his son to be my savior. And I acknowledge that Jesus is my savior. And when you acknowledge that Jesus is your35:05 savior, you receive this salvation. You receive this redemption, and that redemption costs you nothing. It is free. But even though it costs you nothing, remember35:17 this, redemption is costly. In other words, Jesus gave his life. He died so you can live. He became poor35:29 so you can be rich. He was rejected so you will be accepted. He was condemned so that you can be justified. He took your sin so that you can take35:40 his righteousness. Today, your redemption, you can enjoy it because Jesus paid the price. Can I humbly ask you this? Have you35:52 received Jesus as your Lord? Have you received Jesus as your savior? If you haven't, don't delay it. He's coming again soon for his church. So I want you to get ready. I want you to ask36:04 Jesus to forgive you of your sin and to be reconciled back to God. Don't worry about all the earthly, the temporal problems you have. God will give you wisdom to navigate through the seasons of36:16 life. But can I humbly say this? What is of ultimate importance in a person's life is eternal salvation. Salvation of your soul, reconciliation back to God, making peace36:28 with God so that you move from the curse to be blessed. Move from being an enemy of God to being a child of God. Listen carefully. That's what Jesus came to do.36:40 He redeemed you. So today, if you have never placed your faith in Christ, pray this prayer with me and receive Christ and acknowledge him as your Lord and Savior. Heavenly Father, I thank36:52 you. I ask that you forgive me of my sin and cleanse me from all unrighteousness. I acknowledge Jesus is my savior.37:04 He died for my sin. His blood forgives me of my sin. And in Christ, I have redemption. Thank you, Lord Jesus. Thank you, Lord Jesus.37:16 Holy Spirit, come reside in my heart. Reside in my life and take over my life and help me to live for the 1 who died for me. Oh, hallelujah. If you prayed that37:28 prayer sincerely, with your heart you believe, with your mouth you confess, I believe you are saved. Find a good bible preaching church and plant yourself so that you can37:40 continue to grow in discipleship. Can I speak to all the believers? You know, sometimes we emphasize Jesus as savior. We emphasize Jesus as lord. But37:52 sometimes we fail to acknowledge that he is my redeemer. He took my place so I can take his place. He paid the penalty, set me free. I pray38:04 that you truly embrace this theology of redemption in Christ so that you continue to rejoice in the forgiveness that God has given you. In the worship through your life, you38:16 worship him and you live a life of accountability that you live for his glory and make it your aim to please him in every aspect. Every head bow, every eye close all across this place. Let'sShow more
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