1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,640 Welcome to Trinity Sermons. 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:04,840 Here at Trinity Church, Streetsville, 3 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:07,480 we want to share with you messages that inspire 4 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:10,040 and encourage you in your faith journey, 5 00:00:10,040 --> 00:00:12,440 as we learn together to love Jesus, 6 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:15,920 live like Jesus, and lead others to Jesus. 7 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,760 This is episode two of our sermon series, 8 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:20,600 Renovation of the Heart. 9 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,160 And today, we have Erikan Olaye with us, 10 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,360 where she will be exploring the cost that we pay 11 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,160 when we enter the church. 12 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:30,760 The cost that we pay when we invite Jesus 13 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:34,200 to reshape our hearts and remodel our lives. 14 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:35,680 Now, before we begin, 15 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:38,640 I'd like to invite you to follow our podcast, 16 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:40,480 check us out on social media, 17 00:00:40,480 --> 00:00:44,600 and visit our website at trinitiestreetsville.org. 18 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:47,560 Thanks so much for listening, and we hope you enjoy. 19 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:48,520 God bless. 20 00:00:53,480 --> 00:00:54,920 A reading from the Gospel of Mark, 21 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:58,800 chapter eight, verses 31 to 39. 22 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:00,960 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man 23 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,880 must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, 24 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,280 the chief priests, and the teachers of the law, 25 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:10,120 and that he must be killed and after three days, rise again. 26 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,120 He spoke plenty about this, and Peter took him aside 27 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,160 and began to rebuke him. 28 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,480 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, 29 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,280 he rebuked Peter. 30 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,240 Get behind me, Satan, he said. 31 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,720 You do not have in mind the concerns of God, 32 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,400 but merely human concerns. 33 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,640 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples 34 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,320 and said, whoever wants to be my disciple 35 00:01:31,320 --> 00:01:35,120 must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 36 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:38,520 For whoever wants to save their life will lose it. 37 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,200 Whoever loses their life for me and for the Gospel 38 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:42,840 will save it. 39 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,120 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, 40 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,200 yet forfeit their soul? 41 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,760 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 42 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:52,640 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words 43 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,240 in this adulterous and sinful generation, 44 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:56,960 the Son of Man will be ashamed of them 45 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:00,960 when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels. 46 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:02,400 The word of the Lord. 47 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:03,240 Amen. 48 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,560 Good morning, church family. 49 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,640 Good morning. 50 00:02:09,640 --> 00:02:12,600 It is such a blessing to be here this morning, 51 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:17,520 standing to speak to you on the topic, 52 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:19,760 Counting the Costs, as part of the series 53 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:23,200 on the Renovation of the Heart. 54 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:25,760 I will start by giving thanks to God, of course. 55 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:30,760 He's just such a gracious God, so merciful and so faithful. 56 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:32,640 I appreciate him. 57 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:37,480 I also want to thank you for coming to church today. 58 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,440 Last week when Rob said, 59 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,400 next week we're going to be speaking about 60 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,200 counting the costs, 61 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,480 and Erica is going to be speaking to that. 62 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,560 I kind of had some concerns 63 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:55,000 because nobody wants to talk about costs at this time, 64 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,760 given how the cost of everything is rising. 65 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,360 And I was doubly concerned 66 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,680 because it wasn't going to be Pastor Rob speaking. 67 00:03:05,920 --> 00:03:08,360 But I'm so happy you made it. 68 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:11,880 So again, I will also take this opportunity 69 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,720 to say what an amazing church this is. 70 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:19,400 And I'm so grateful for how hospitable you are. 71 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:23,280 It's just been amazing seeing how God is at work 72 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:27,120 in this church and how you extend the hospitality 73 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:31,840 that God has granted to you, to people like me. 74 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,640 I am so grateful to be a beneficiary of that. 75 00:03:34,640 --> 00:03:35,560 Thank you. 76 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,280 Now, I'm also grateful to the pastor 77 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,320 for giving me the opportunity to leave you 78 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,600 for all the support they have given me. 79 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,400 And it's just been a great journey so far. 80 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,640 So, let's talk about costs. 81 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,720 As we saw in the video, renovating costs money. 82 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:59,160 There's a lot of tangible costs. 83 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,960 Things you can say, okay, it took me six months, 84 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:03,880 three months, you know, whatever time, 85 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:07,360 you can, that's tangible, or it cost me this much. 86 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,680 But then there are the intangibles as well. 87 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:14,680 The stress you go through, you're displaced. 88 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,120 You have to make decisions, just, you know, 89 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,320 that you always have to plan for contingencies. 90 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:23,120 Things happen that you did not plan for. 91 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:25,240 And that puts you under stress. 92 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:27,640 So there's a whole lot of that going on 93 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:30,200 when you're doing a physical renovation 94 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:31,960 of where you're living. 95 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:33,960 How about our hearts? 96 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:37,200 That is where our spirit resides. 97 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,360 That's where the Holy Spirit lives. 98 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,480 It's the same kind of concept. 99 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,760 There is a cost attached to that renovation. 100 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:50,000 And that's a renovation we actually have to do. 101 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,680 It's not the place we live in, we may choose not to do that, 102 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,560 but the one that is related to our hearts. 103 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,280 We do have to do that renovation every now and then. 104 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:02,320 And so in today's passage, 105 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:04,280 Jesus was speaking to his disciples, 106 00:05:04,280 --> 00:05:05,560 and he told them, he was telling them, 107 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:06,800 I'm gonna suffer many things. 108 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:08,440 I'm going to be persecuted. 109 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,200 I will be killed and all of that. 110 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:14,920 And then Peter took him aside and rebuked him and said, 111 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,000 Jesus, please don't say such things, 112 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,680 because Peter was remembering that. 113 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:21,880 I have left my business. 114 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:22,720 I was a fisherman. 115 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:24,840 I folded it up and I started following you. 116 00:05:24,840 --> 00:05:27,000 And why are you talking about dying? 117 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:31,760 Like, I've seen you, you know, do great things, 118 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:33,280 turn water into wine. 119 00:05:33,280 --> 00:05:35,280 I've seen you heal the sick. 120 00:05:35,280 --> 00:05:37,720 So it can only get better from here. 121 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:41,200 You know, Peter was like, Jesus, please don't say that. 122 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:44,480 And Jesus turned right back and rebuked him 123 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,240 and said, get behind me, Satan. 124 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:51,480 And then he said, you do not have the mind, 125 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,640 you do not have in mind the concerns of God, 126 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:56,600 but merely human concern. 127 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:58,880 And that's really what we're talking about today. 128 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:03,880 Jesus was at that point showing the difference 129 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:07,800 between how we as human beings think 130 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,760 and how we should be thinking, how Peter was thinking, 131 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,960 thinking about the things that concern him. 132 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,920 And he was saying, what I am here about is, 133 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,120 or for is to do the will of God. 134 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,200 And you should be thinking about the will of God. 135 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:27,520 So renovations do have a cost, as we have seen. 136 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:32,520 And at the time, Jesus turned around and spoke to Peter 137 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:34,400 and rebuked him. 138 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:39,400 And then Jesus said, this is what I am about. 139 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:41,200 I am about the will of God. 140 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:47,480 Now notice that Jesus was speaking to his disciples. 141 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:49,360 So if you're here today and you think, 142 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:53,320 well, I have been following Jesus for a long time, 143 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:56,560 I don't have to think about cost, well, it is for you. 144 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,840 Because Peter had been following him, 145 00:07:00,840 --> 00:07:03,760 and yet he still had to learn about costs. 146 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,480 Or maybe you are here and you're, 147 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,520 or you've joined us online and you feel, 148 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:13,000 well, thank goodness, I am just here for the first time 149 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:14,760 or the second or the third time. 150 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,440 So this is for the disciples, not for me. 151 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:18,720 It's also for you. 152 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:24,320 Because what I love about Jesus is that 153 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:27,320 you get to know everything upfront, 154 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:32,320 no hidden costs, no hidden fees, no small prints. 155 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:34,920 You know what you're getting into. 156 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:39,920 And so it's for all of us. 157 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,280 And what are the costs that Jesus outlined? 158 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:47,680 He said, if you want to be my disciple, 159 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:51,680 you must deny yourself, you must take up your cross 160 00:07:51,680 --> 00:08:02,680 and follow. 161 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:06,880 Okay, so what does it mean to deny ourselves? 162 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:13,240 Denying ourselves basically means we have to prioritize 163 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,960 the will of God over our will. 164 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:20,960 It means that we have to surrender what gives us pleasure. 165 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,920 If it is not in line with God's will, 166 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,480 we have to surrender it and take on 167 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:30,800 what is in line with God's will. 168 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,080 It means that we have to align our thoughts, 169 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:39,080 our worries, our life perspectives, 170 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:44,080 our goals and ambitions with the word of God, 171 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,800 with the word of God, with His will 172 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:49,760 and with His wants for us. 173 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,560 If you're a parent or you have a dependent 174 00:08:52,560 --> 00:08:54,760 or you have a spouse, you would have a concept 175 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:58,320 of not always having things done the way you wanted 176 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,080 or of not always fulfilling your desires. 177 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:04,000 You'll have the concept of always factoring 178 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:05,160 in some other person. 179 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,800 In this case, we're not just factoring in God, 180 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,680 we are giving Him our all. 181 00:09:13,680 --> 00:09:16,400 That's the cost of being a disciple. 182 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:23,200 We may face challenges and hardships, we will actually. 183 00:09:24,560 --> 00:09:28,200 And we will experience situations 184 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:30,400 where we have to make hard decisions. 185 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:33,560 I'm sure Libby and Scott have had to make 186 00:09:33,560 --> 00:09:37,640 some difficult decisions as they have renovated their house. 187 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:40,920 They've had to choose this one over that one. 188 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:44,280 And that's what we're gonna have to do. 189 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,440 We may have to put in more time to study the Bible. 190 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:49,640 We may have to put in more money 191 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:51,800 into things that concern the gospel. 192 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:56,600 We may have to yield our talent a little bit more. 193 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,680 That's the cost of following Jesus. 194 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,160 We may face opposition and setbacks. 195 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,800 People may laugh at us, they may scorn. 196 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:11,960 They may say, I know you. 197 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:14,520 They may not want you to forget your past. 198 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:16,480 They may want to bring your past 199 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:18,840 and make it a hindrance to your future. 200 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:25,240 But Jesus says, whosoever wields. 201 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:26,960 So it's for all of us. 202 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:34,280 And the next cost is 203 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:38,560 that of taking up our cross. 204 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:41,720 What is our cross? 205 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:45,440 What is your cross? 206 00:10:47,560 --> 00:10:51,960 Your cross is pretty much the heart you have, 207 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:56,880 the pain, those things that cause you shame. 208 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,040 Those things you don't want to talk about. 209 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:02,240 Jesus is not saying leave them and run away. 210 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,560 He's saying take them up and follow me. 211 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:07,800 Bring it. 212 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:11,080 Don't leave it. 213 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:13,080 Contend with it. 214 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:15,000 Fight the good fight of faith 215 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:18,720 until there's a godly resolution to that situation. 216 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:23,840 So we take our cross daily and we follow him. 217 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,160 And the last part of it is actually following him. 218 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:30,280 Walking in his footsteps, 219 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:32,840 walking in obedience to his word. 220 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:38,320 Loving others unconditionally. 221 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:41,760 That's the trademark of our church. 222 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:43,800 Standing up for what is right. 223 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:48,720 Standing in the same corner with the underdog. 224 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,120 That's what it takes to follow Jesus. 225 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,440 That's what it takes to follow Jesus. 226 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:02,880 Well, you may say the cost is too high. 227 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:06,360 Is there a discount? 228 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:12,760 I'm so sorry, no, there's no discounts here. 229 00:12:15,680 --> 00:12:19,840 See, we don't want to end up with a structure 230 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:24,840 that looks like that. 231 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,440 I'm sure there was some cost involved 232 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:30,400 in putting up the structure, 233 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:33,240 but obviously there wasn't much thought given to it. 234 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:35,560 And maybe some corners were cut, 235 00:12:35,560 --> 00:12:37,440 and I am looking at it and I'm wondering 236 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,760 how will the car get into the garage? 237 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:40,600 Oh, no. 238 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:45,360 But look at it this way. 239 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:49,520 Jesus would never ask us to do what he himself has not done. 240 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:52,600 He would never ask us to do 241 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,160 what he has not shown us how to do. 242 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,880 And that's really what he was saying in Mark chapter eight, 243 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:00,000 verse 31, at the beginning of the passage, 244 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:01,760 when he said, I have come, 245 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:04,440 this is gonna happen to me, I'm gonna be rejected. 246 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:07,560 I'm going to end up dying and rising after two days. 247 00:13:07,560 --> 00:13:10,760 He was teaching us that I am going to pay the cost 248 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:12,760 for reconciliation to the Father. 249 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:14,360 And all I'm asking is, 250 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,760 follow along the same lines, 251 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:18,560 be willing to deny yourself. 252 00:13:18,560 --> 00:13:20,480 The same way I denied my glory 253 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:23,280 and I came down to walk amongst you, 254 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:25,560 you need to be able to deny yourself. 255 00:13:25,560 --> 00:13:27,760 You need to be able to take up your cross, 256 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:30,560 your responsibility, and be willing to follow me. 257 00:13:37,680 --> 00:13:40,160 We have to pay the costs. 258 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:42,760 We may not be able to complete the responsibility, 259 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:46,160 we may not be able to complete the renovation all at once, 260 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,960 we're all a walk in progress. 261 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:51,360 But the little area we're able to renovate, 262 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:52,560 it's good enough. 263 00:13:53,560 --> 00:13:55,360 And so we ask ourselves, 264 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:58,160 with all the stock of costs, what's the benefit? 265 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:00,360 Is there anything in this for me? 266 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:01,560 Is there any good news? 267 00:14:01,560 --> 00:14:03,360 Yes, absolutely there is. 268 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,160 Because each time we're talking about costs, 269 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:06,760 we're also talking about value. 270 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:08,160 We're talking about what we get 271 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:15,760 at the end of that cost process. 272 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:18,360 And the kind of value we are going to get 273 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:21,160 from working with Jesus is, 274 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:24,960 number one, we're going to have a very spacious home in our hearts. 275 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:26,960 When we renovate our hearts, 276 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,360 we're going to have enough space for the Holy Spirit 277 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,160 to move in and be comfortable there. 278 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:33,560 And when the Holy Spirit comes in, 279 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:34,960 He comes in with all the good things 280 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:36,360 He always goes along with. 281 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:38,760 Righteousness, peace, joy in the Holy Ghost. 282 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:40,960 He comes in with abundant life. 283 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:43,960 He comes in with good relationships. 284 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,760 He comes in with a lot of things. 285 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:50,360 And then we're going to have greater intimacy with God. 286 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:54,960 We're going to be transformed and be more like Christ. 287 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,560 We're going to have the gift of eternal life 288 00:14:57,560 --> 00:14:59,760 to look forward to. 289 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:03,560 And we're going to be prepared for better impactful living, 290 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:06,360 which again is what we love to do in this church, 291 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:10,960 to impact others positively. 292 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:18,960 And so, what kind of impact are we talking about? 293 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,360 Our families will be impacted 294 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:25,760 by the renovations we make to our hearts. 295 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:30,360 Our communities, we will have better relationships. 296 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:37,760 And indeed, our world will be positively impacted. 297 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:41,760 So, following Jesus is the ultimate destination 298 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:44,560 of our hearts renovation. 299 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:47,760 It is a lifelong journey of discipleship 300 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:52,360 marked by obedience, faithfulness, intimacy with God. 301 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:55,760 When we follow Jesus, we walk in His footsteps, 302 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:59,160 we're guided by His teachings. 303 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:03,360 We allow His love to shape our hearts 304 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:07,160 and His truth to renew our minds 305 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:10,760 and His Spirit to empower us. 306 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:15,960 We discover the abundant life that He has promised. 307 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:19,960 So, it is my prayer that we will be encouraged 308 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:23,760 and we will find the courage and conviction 309 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:26,760 to embark on this transformative journey, 310 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:31,760 knowing that He who has started a good work in us, 311 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:36,160 He is faithful to complete it. 312 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:37,160 Thank you. 313 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:43,760 Thank you so much for joining us, 314 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:47,760 and we hope you found the sermon today positive and inspiring. 315 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:52,960 The sermon today was taken from the June 18th, 2023 service 316 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:56,760 here at Trinity Church, Streetsville in Mississauga, Ontario. 317 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:59,560 Please take a minute now to rate and review our podcast 318 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:01,560 as we would love to hear your feedback. 319 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:03,160 And don't forget to come back next week, 320 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:26,160 and thanks again for joining us.