WEBVTT 00:00:01.760 --> 00:00:04.620 It's time for the Champions in Christ broadcast 00:00:04.620 --> 00:00:23.859 with Rhonda Harrison on 1017 Bay FM Good morning, 00:00:23.859 --> 00:00:26.260 welcome to Champions in Christ. Thank you for 00:00:26.260 --> 00:00:30.019 joining us this morning God is a good God. His 00:00:30.019 --> 00:00:34.700 love for you never fails and it never ends. We're 00:00:34.700 --> 00:00:37.039 going to talk about that great love this morning 00:00:37.039 --> 00:00:42.920 because God is love. That's who he is. If we 00:00:42.920 --> 00:00:47.240 turn in our Bibles in 1st John chapter 4 verse 00:00:47.240 --> 00:00:50.100 16 and I'm reading out of the King James today. 00:00:50.380 --> 00:00:53.859 It says and we have known and believe the love 00:00:54.189 --> 00:00:59.969 That God has for us for God is love and he that 00:00:59.969 --> 00:01:03.469 dwells in love dwells in God and God in him. 00:01:04.150 --> 00:01:08.390 You know, we have to love to love God to dwell 00:01:08.390 --> 00:01:12.819 in him. It says he that dwells in love dwells 00:01:12.819 --> 00:01:16.260 in God and God in him. That's right. God is love. 00:01:16.260 --> 00:01:19.159 So when we invite and receive that free gift 00:01:19.159 --> 00:01:22.099 of Jesus Christ in our life, we're receiving 00:01:22.099 --> 00:01:24.840 the fullness of God's love right into our heart 00:01:24.840 --> 00:01:29.420 and we are a new creation in Christ and it says 00:01:29.420 --> 00:01:33.219 hallelujah. We're going to move on to verse 18. 00:01:34.439 --> 00:01:38.680 There is no fear in love. Perfect love casts 00:01:38.680 --> 00:01:43.640 out fear because fear has torment. Fear is directly 00:01:43.640 --> 00:01:47.099 opposed to faith. It's the complete opposite 00:01:47.099 --> 00:01:50.980 of faith. So he that fears is not made perfect 00:01:50.980 --> 00:01:54.590 in love. And we love him, verse 19, because he 00:01:54.590 --> 00:01:58.670 first loved us. If a man say, I love God and 00:01:58.670 --> 00:02:01.989 hates his brother, he's a liar. For he that loves 00:02:01.989 --> 00:02:05.030 not his brother, whom he can see, how can you 00:02:05.030 --> 00:02:09.050 love God, whom you cannot see? And this commandment 00:02:09.050 --> 00:02:12.830 have we from him, that he who loves God loves 00:02:12.830 --> 00:02:17.050 his brother also. You know, God requires us to 00:02:17.050 --> 00:02:21.750 love others. Why? Because God loved us while 00:02:21.750 --> 00:02:25.990 we were sinners praise god roman's 5 8 says while 00:02:25.990 --> 00:02:30.750 we were yet sinners christ loved us glory to 00:02:30.750 --> 00:02:34.530 the lord you know his love never ends it's an 00:02:34.530 --> 00:02:38.610 ever everlasting love and if you go to roman's 00:02:38.610 --> 00:02:46.159 8 verse 37 It says now in all these things. We 00:02:46.159 --> 00:02:49.599 are more than conquers through him that loved 00:02:49.599 --> 00:02:53.379 us for I'm persuaded that neither death nor life 00:02:53.379 --> 00:02:56.520 nor angels nor principalities nor powers nor 00:02:56.520 --> 00:02:59.740 things present nor things to come nor height 00:02:59.740 --> 00:03:03.219 nor depth nor any other creatures shall be able 00:03:03.219 --> 00:03:06.639 to separate us from the love of God, which is 00:03:06.639 --> 00:03:11.330 in Christ Jesus our Lord. Hallelujah. Nothing 00:03:11.330 --> 00:03:15.650 can separate us from God's love. He doesn't love 00:03:15.650 --> 00:03:19.009 everything. We do know he doesn't love when we 00:03:19.009 --> 00:03:22.530 sin, but he loves us. It doesn't change his love 00:03:22.530 --> 00:03:26.189 for us. I am so thankful for that. Aren't you 00:03:26.189 --> 00:03:30.650 that God loves me? No matter what he absolutely 00:03:30.650 --> 00:03:37.270 loves us. No matter what. And if we turn to Psalms 00:03:37.270 --> 00:03:43.969 86, Verse 15, it says, but you, oh Lord, are 00:03:43.969 --> 00:03:48.610 a God full of compassion, gracious, long -suffering, 00:03:48.789 --> 00:03:52.990 and plenious in mercy and truth. God's mercy 00:03:52.990 --> 00:03:55.930 never fails, and his mercies are new every morning. 00:03:56.189 --> 00:03:59.289 Do you need a dose of his mercy today? I know 00:03:59.289 --> 00:04:02.780 I need it every day. you know without christ 00:04:02.780 --> 00:04:05.719 we are not made perfect in love but through him 00:04:05.719 --> 00:04:10.120 we are but we do need his mercy we need his graciousness 00:04:10.120 --> 00:04:13.300 we need his compassion and you know the same 00:04:13.300 --> 00:04:15.939 way he is that way he wants us to be like that 00:04:15.939 --> 00:04:19.120 to others to be loving and kind and compassionate 00:04:19.120 --> 00:04:22.199 you know the word says that if you love those 00:04:22.199 --> 00:04:24.740 that are lovely what reward do you have for even 00:04:24.740 --> 00:04:27.399 the heathen can do that but it's when you love 00:04:27.399 --> 00:04:30.980 the unlovely when you love those people are hurting 00:04:30.980 --> 00:04:34.740 so bad that they hurt other people you know love 00:04:34.740 --> 00:04:38.120 people reach out to people pour into their lives 00:04:38.120 --> 00:04:41.060 the goodness of God tell them about Jesus and 00:04:41.060 --> 00:04:43.600 how he can heal them and remove all that pain 00:04:43.600 --> 00:04:45.920 and all that bitterness some of you out there 00:04:45.920 --> 00:04:49.860 might be saying no this bitterness goes too deep 00:04:49.860 --> 00:04:53.879 Jesus is supernatural and he will put his super 00:04:53.879 --> 00:04:56.259 on your natural and he'll take that away if you'll 00:04:56.259 --> 00:05:00.079 give it to him if you'll give him that bitterness 00:05:00.079 --> 00:05:02.839 that hatred that unforgiveness that you might 00:05:02.839 --> 00:05:05.259 be holding in your heart because someone hurts 00:05:05.259 --> 00:05:09.079 you he will take it and he'll fill you with his 00:05:09.079 --> 00:05:13.220 love with his grace and he'll bless you he will 00:05:13.220 --> 00:05:18.879 bless you he loves you so much today and we're 00:05:18.879 --> 00:05:23.060 going to now turn into zephaniah and zephaniah 00:05:23.060 --> 00:05:25.600 is in the old testament and we're going to chapter 00:05:25.600 --> 00:05:30.279 3 verse 17 and it says the lord your god is in 00:05:30.279 --> 00:05:35.180 the midst of you is mighty he will save he will 00:05:35.180 --> 00:05:39.620 rejoice over thee with joy he will rest in his 00:05:39.620 --> 00:05:43.379 love he will joy over thee was singing did you 00:05:43.379 --> 00:05:48.079 know the lord rejoices over you was singing Isn't 00:05:48.079 --> 00:05:52.459 that awesome? And he rejoices over you. He, with 00:05:52.459 --> 00:05:55.560 joy, he's so happy when he thinks about you. 00:05:55.560 --> 00:05:59.220 He has nothing but good plans for you, to prosper 00:05:59.220 --> 00:06:02.459 you, not to harm you. That's what Jeremiah says. 00:06:02.899 --> 00:06:05.879 And so the Lord is mighty in your midst. So if 00:06:05.879 --> 00:06:08.860 you need a mighty hand of God to help you in 00:06:08.860 --> 00:06:11.920 a situation, call out to him. Tell him about 00:06:11.920 --> 00:06:14.800 that situation. He loves when we talk to him, 00:06:15.000 --> 00:06:18.279 just the way you love talking to your best friend. 00:06:19.090 --> 00:06:21.589 or your son or daughter that you may be close 00:06:21.589 --> 00:06:24.790 to he loves to talk to you he wants to hear your 00:06:24.790 --> 00:06:27.990 heart and he will move heaven and earth to help 00:06:27.990 --> 00:06:31.410 you when you have faith so we are so thankful 00:06:31.410 --> 00:06:33.750 for that did you know when you become born again 00:06:33.750 --> 00:06:37.110 you are a child of the most high god you are 00:06:37.110 --> 00:06:41.189 a child of the king And it says in first John 00:06:41.189 --> 00:06:45.269 3 verse 1 behold what manner of love has the 00:06:45.269 --> 00:06:47.949 father bestowed upon us that we should be called 00:06:47.949 --> 00:06:51.269 the sons of God. Therefore the world knows us 00:06:51.269 --> 00:06:55.110 not because it knew him not. beloved now we are 00:06:55.110 --> 00:06:58.329 the son of God sons of God and it does not yet 00:06:58.329 --> 00:07:00.910 appear what we should be but we know that when 00:07:00.910 --> 00:07:04.569 he shall appear we shall be like him for we shall 00:07:04.569 --> 00:07:08.209 see him as he is and every man that has this 00:07:08.209 --> 00:07:11.889 hope in him purifies himself even as he is pure 00:07:11.889 --> 00:07:15.610 do you notice that says we purify ourself you 00:07:15.610 --> 00:07:19.649 know God's not going to come in take your will 00:07:19.649 --> 00:07:23.050 and do with you what he wants unless you invite 00:07:23.050 --> 00:07:27.149 him he expects us to purify ourself he expects 00:07:27.149 --> 00:07:30.209 us to keep our heart clean our mind clean and 00:07:30.209 --> 00:07:33.670 that happens by cleansing our thoughts thinking 00:07:33.670 --> 00:07:36.350 on things that are pure and just and holy and 00:07:36.350 --> 00:07:39.250 of a good report the Bible says if it be any 00:07:39.250 --> 00:07:42.910 virtue or any praise think on these things he 00:07:42.910 --> 00:07:45.949 wants you focused on what's a blessing in your 00:07:45.949 --> 00:07:49.730 life He wants you focused on good because he 00:07:49.730 --> 00:07:52.230 is good and he will do nothing but bless you 00:07:52.230 --> 00:07:55.069 with good. You know, does that mean your life 00:07:55.069 --> 00:07:58.149 will be without struggle or trial? No way. Life 00:07:58.149 --> 00:08:02.110 throws us curveballs, but he is always with us. 00:08:02.110 --> 00:08:06.629 He's a manual God with us. He never leaves you. 00:08:06.790 --> 00:08:10.449 He will never forsake you. Praise the heavens 00:08:10.449 --> 00:08:14.050 in which God comes from. We just love him. He's 00:08:14.050 --> 00:08:16.660 just so great. You know, we're going to go to 00:08:16.660 --> 00:08:21.399 first John four again. And this time we're going 00:08:21.399 --> 00:08:25.019 to start in verse eight. He that loves not knows 00:08:25.019 --> 00:08:28.139 not God for God is love. And this was manifested 00:08:28.139 --> 00:08:31.199 the love of God towards us because that God sent 00:08:31.199 --> 00:08:34.220 his only begotten son in the world that we might 00:08:34.220 --> 00:08:38.279 live through him. Hallelujah that we might live 00:08:38.279 --> 00:08:41.059 through him. When you give your life to Christ, 00:08:41.399 --> 00:08:44.860 you are crucified with him. it's not you that 00:08:44.860 --> 00:08:47.740 live but Christ that lives in you that's what 00:08:47.740 --> 00:08:51.419 the Word of God says and so we are blessed and 00:08:51.419 --> 00:08:56.139 thankful that we get to live in Christ because 00:08:56.139 --> 00:08:59.039 there's nothing but goodness in Christ there's 00:08:59.039 --> 00:09:02.740 nothing but blessing that God has for us And 00:09:02.740 --> 00:09:05.980 you know, in in John chapter three, we've talked 00:09:05.980 --> 00:09:09.039 about verse 16, but verse 17 says for God sent 00:09:09.039 --> 00:09:12.240 not his son into the world to condemn the world, 00:09:12.460 --> 00:09:16.259 but that the world through him might be saved. 00:09:16.259 --> 00:09:19.159 And you know why it says might be because we 00:09:19.159 --> 00:09:24.480 all have a choice. We can choose to accept Jesus 00:09:24.480 --> 00:09:27.480 as Lord and Savior, or we can choose not to. 00:09:28.100 --> 00:09:31.870 But I opt to choose because everything about 00:09:31.870 --> 00:09:34.570 God is good and to have someone watching out 00:09:34.570 --> 00:09:37.250 for you. Do you know he has angels available 00:09:37.250 --> 00:09:40.509 and they go out and minister to those that are 00:09:40.509 --> 00:09:43.690 co -heirs to salvation? Who's a co -heir? His 00:09:43.690 --> 00:09:46.610 children. Who are his children? Those that believe 00:09:46.610 --> 00:09:50.190 in the Son of God and received him as their Savior. 00:09:50.629 --> 00:09:53.529 Praise God. Glory to God. That means he sends 00:09:53.529 --> 00:09:57.789 out his angels to help us to help you and to 00:09:57.789 --> 00:10:02.299 help me. Praise God. Praise God, you know God 00:10:02.299 --> 00:10:06.799 is faithful to a thousand generations. That's 00:10:06.799 --> 00:10:09.820 a lot of generations and we're not there yet. 00:10:10.320 --> 00:10:13.320 So hallelujah. He is so faithful. His word never 00:10:13.320 --> 00:10:15.820 changes. The Bible says he's no respecter of 00:10:15.820 --> 00:10:18.279 persons. So he's not going to respect you if 00:10:18.279 --> 00:10:22.200 you have more money or less money. He loves everybody 00:10:22.200 --> 00:10:26.220 the same. I know that's hard to fathom sometimes 00:10:26.220 --> 00:10:30.019 it is in my mind but it's truth because God's 00:10:30.019 --> 00:10:32.519 Word says it and the Bible says God cannot lie 00:10:32.519 --> 00:10:36.200 so hallelujah we thank thank the Lord for that 00:10:36.200 --> 00:10:40.580 John 15 13 says greater love has no man than 00:10:40.580 --> 00:10:44.320 he that lays down his life for his friends do 00:10:44.320 --> 00:10:46.480 you know that's what Jesus did for you and for 00:10:46.480 --> 00:10:50.100 me He laid down his life for his friends. He 00:10:50.100 --> 00:10:53.860 laid down his life for all of mankind He became 00:10:53.860 --> 00:10:57.860 the perfect sacrifice He laid down his deity 00:10:57.860 --> 00:11:02.159 in heaven his royalty in heaven He laid it all 00:11:02.159 --> 00:11:05.379 down and came on this earth and was birthed of 00:11:05.379 --> 00:11:09.480 a virgin chose not to sin he could have but he 00:11:09.480 --> 00:11:13.379 chose not to because the joy set before him he 00:11:13.379 --> 00:11:17.259 endured the cross the Bible says he was an always 00:11:17.259 --> 00:11:22.440 tempted like us but did not sin praise God he 00:11:22.440 --> 00:11:25.759 became the ultimate sacrifice the payment the 00:11:25.759 --> 00:11:30.340 payment for sin has been paid it's done now all 00:11:30.340 --> 00:11:33.460 we have to do is receive it it's a free gift 00:11:34.139 --> 00:11:37.960 Not of works least any man should boast you can't 00:11:37.960 --> 00:11:40.700 work yourself into heaven You have to receive 00:11:40.700 --> 00:11:43.460 it as a free gift. Isn't that glorious? Don't 00:11:43.460 --> 00:11:45.779 you love getting gifts? How about giving the 00:11:45.779 --> 00:11:48.299 great getting the greatest gift of all time? 00:11:48.460 --> 00:11:53.879 That's your salvation You know Jesus said To 00:11:53.879 --> 00:11:56.960 Philip he said have I been so long with you and 00:11:56.960 --> 00:12:00.340 yet you have not known me Philip He that has 00:12:00.340 --> 00:12:07.409 seen me has seen the father and how saith Believe 00:12:07.409 --> 00:12:09.870 Thou not that I am in the Father and the Father 00:12:09.870 --> 00:12:12.330 in me and the words I speak unto you. I speak 00:12:12.330 --> 00:12:14.669 not of myself, but the Father that dwells in 00:12:14.669 --> 00:12:18.190 me. He does the works. You know, the same Holy 00:12:18.190 --> 00:12:22.169 Spirit lives in born again Christians born again 00:12:22.169 --> 00:12:25.629 Christians receive God through faith. and they 00:12:25.629 --> 00:12:28.629 their life is turned around and they begin to 00:12:28.629 --> 00:12:31.210 please God and do what pleases him. Does that 00:12:31.210 --> 00:12:34.590 mean you'll be perfect? No, but it does means 00:12:34.590 --> 00:12:37.090 God's grace and his mercy is there to help us 00:12:37.090 --> 00:12:40.580 when we're not perfect. and if you you know admit 00:12:40.580 --> 00:12:42.840 it and quit it if you do something wrong admit 00:12:42.840 --> 00:12:45.019 it and quit it and be done repent which means 00:12:45.019 --> 00:12:49.039 do a 180 and god will forgive you and you'll 00:12:49.039 --> 00:12:51.879 be right back right with god it's god keeps it 00:12:51.879 --> 00:12:56.519 so simple for us and i'm so glad he does god's 00:12:56.519 --> 00:13:00.440 love is poured out upon us today in more ways 00:13:00.440 --> 00:13:03.419 than we can imagine You know, think about it. 00:13:03.500 --> 00:13:05.460 It's poured out in our protection. It's poured 00:13:05.460 --> 00:13:08.600 out in the blessed country. We live in where 00:13:08.600 --> 00:13:13.080 we can worship him freely. That is not in a lot 00:13:13.080 --> 00:13:17.370 of countries. We have the ability. praise God 00:13:17.370 --> 00:13:20.750 for the men of this country that came over here 00:13:20.750 --> 00:13:23.090 most of which were Christian that wrote the cons 00:13:23.090 --> 00:13:27.129 signed the Constitution and they stood on these 00:13:27.129 --> 00:13:29.789 Christian principles and therefore we have the 00:13:29.789 --> 00:13:33.750 freedom to worship that's why we are so blessed 00:13:33.750 --> 00:13:36.610 to be in America we get to enjoy a lot of other 00:13:36.610 --> 00:13:39.330 things too but that's the greatest freedom we 00:13:39.330 --> 00:13:42.419 have because with God on our side there's nothing 00:13:42.419 --> 00:13:45.139 can defeat you he has planned no defeats for 00:13:45.139 --> 00:13:49.340 you today nothing but blessing for you nothing 00:13:49.340 --> 00:13:53.000 but blessing for you you know first peter four 00:13:53.000 --> 00:13:56.840 eight talks about how we should love one another 00:13:58.240 --> 00:14:00.860 Have you been loving one another today? Have 00:14:00.860 --> 00:14:03.460 you loved on someone today? And I'm not talking 00:14:03.460 --> 00:14:07.080 about just in words. Love is action. You can 00:14:07.080 --> 00:14:09.299 say it. It's wonderful to hear when someone says 00:14:09.299 --> 00:14:11.919 I love you. Now I want to tell you right away. 00:14:11.980 --> 00:14:16.240 God loves you and he loves me and I'm so thankful 00:14:16.240 --> 00:14:21.019 that he does. First Peter chapter four verse 00:14:21.019 --> 00:14:24.320 eight says and above all things forever love 00:14:24.320 --> 00:14:27.779 amongst yourself for love shall cover a multitude 00:14:27.779 --> 00:14:31.600 of sin and it says use hospitality one to another 00:14:31.600 --> 00:14:35.120 without murmuring. You know God hates murmuring. 00:14:35.320 --> 00:14:38.080 It's not of him. That means your heart's not 00:14:38.080 --> 00:14:39.960 pure when you're doing something for someone 00:14:39.960 --> 00:14:44.039 if you do something. to help them and then you 00:14:44.039 --> 00:14:47.000 turn and murmur about them. That's not God. And 00:14:47.000 --> 00:14:50.019 that's not good. And that will in no way bless 00:14:50.019 --> 00:14:53.279 your life because you're cursing someone. So, 00:14:53.480 --> 00:14:55.320 you know, if you have something to say about 00:14:55.320 --> 00:15:00.220 someone, let it be nice. not say it to the Lord 00:15:00.220 --> 00:15:02.559 send your tell your complaints to the Lord he 00:15:02.559 --> 00:15:05.740 wants to hear what's on your heart if it's legitimate 00:15:05.740 --> 00:15:08.159 and either way he will help you through it and 00:15:08.159 --> 00:15:10.820 he will lead you in the word he will lead you 00:15:10.820 --> 00:15:14.950 because you know what we're all made from dust 00:15:14.950 --> 00:15:17.149 of the earth. That's where it all started with 00:15:17.149 --> 00:15:20.450 Adam and he blew life into the dust and Adam 00:15:20.450 --> 00:15:23.330 was created. Wow, what a miraculous God we have. 00:15:23.529 --> 00:15:26.549 He threw the heavens out like a curtain. The 00:15:26.549 --> 00:15:29.129 worlds were framed by the word of God. That's 00:15:29.129 --> 00:15:33.549 how powerful our God is, your God and my God. 00:15:34.450 --> 00:15:39.639 Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Praise be to God who 00:15:39.639 --> 00:15:43.039 loves us, who died for us, who gave his life 00:15:43.039 --> 00:15:48.120 for us. Therefore we should serve him and love 00:15:48.120 --> 00:15:52.500 him and enjoy him. God's a fun God. He's not 00:15:52.500 --> 00:15:56.139 boring. Your life will never be boring. When 00:15:56.139 --> 00:15:59.379 you give it to God, you know, in Galatians three 00:15:59.379 --> 00:16:02.340 twenty, it says I am crucified with Christ. Nevertheless, 00:16:02.399 --> 00:16:06.320 I live yet not I but Christ that lives in me 00:16:06.320 --> 00:16:09.039 and the life which I now live in the flesh. I 00:16:09.039 --> 00:16:12.139 live by the faith of the Son of God who loved 00:16:12.139 --> 00:16:16.700 me and gave himself for me. I do not frustrate 00:16:16.700 --> 00:16:19.340 the grace of God for if righteousness comes by 00:16:19.340 --> 00:16:22.919 the law, then Christ is dead in vain. In other 00:16:22.919 --> 00:16:26.250 words, there's nothing you can do. to make yourself 00:16:26.250 --> 00:16:29.610 right the Bible says our righteousness but outside 00:16:29.610 --> 00:16:34.549 of God is filthy rags but in Christ our righteousness 00:16:34.549 --> 00:16:37.889 we are the righteousness of God in Christ hallelujah 00:16:37.889 --> 00:16:40.730 you've been made right through his sacrifice 00:16:40.730 --> 00:16:46.090 through the blood of Jesus so in Galatians 5 00:16:46.090 --> 00:16:51.559 verse 22 it says But the fruit of the Spirit 00:16:51.559 --> 00:16:56.139 is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, 00:16:56.759 --> 00:16:59.799 long -suffering, meekness, temperance, and against 00:16:59.799 --> 00:17:02.259 their such there is no law. And they that are 00:17:02.259 --> 00:17:05.440 Christ have crucified their flesh with the affections 00:17:05.440 --> 00:17:08.259 and the lust thereof. If we live in the Spirit, 00:17:08.539 --> 00:17:11.779 let us also walk in the Spirit. These are the 00:17:11.779 --> 00:17:14.380 things that should be coming forth from your 00:17:14.380 --> 00:17:16.680 life. The Bible says you'll know them by their 00:17:16.680 --> 00:17:19.940 fruit. This is the fruit of the Spirit. Are you 00:17:19.940 --> 00:17:23.259 full of love and joy and peace? Are you gentle 00:17:23.259 --> 00:17:28.180 and good and have faith and are humble and self 00:17:28.180 --> 00:17:32.460 -control? If not, check your heart. Go before 00:17:32.460 --> 00:17:35.059 the Lord. Pour yourself out against him. Empty 00:17:35.059 --> 00:17:37.519 all that stuff, all your concerns, all your worries. 00:17:37.940 --> 00:17:40.680 He says cast your cares on him because he cares 00:17:40.680 --> 00:17:44.740 and loves you so much. He will take them and 00:17:44.740 --> 00:17:48.059 he will help you, but he helps you through faith. 00:17:48.170 --> 00:17:50.809 That's what we've been reading about in the different 00:17:50.809 --> 00:17:55.250 stories is how much God helps us when we are 00:17:55.250 --> 00:17:59.130 in faith, when we are believing God. You know, 00:17:59.130 --> 00:18:01.809 God knows right where we're at. You know, just 00:18:01.809 --> 00:18:04.190 like when when Jesus entered through Jericho 00:18:04.190 --> 00:18:07.430 and he saw Zacchaeus, who was the chief among 00:18:07.430 --> 00:18:11.109 the tax collectors, and he was rich and he went 00:18:11.109 --> 00:18:13.849 to see Jesus and he was up in a tree and Jesus 00:18:13.849 --> 00:18:18.569 spotted him. And Jesus said, Zacchaeus, come 00:18:18.569 --> 00:18:22.089 down because I'm going to your house today. Zacchaeus 00:18:22.089 --> 00:18:26.730 stood and he he was blown away that Jesus because 00:18:26.730 --> 00:18:29.769 Zacchaeus was doing some you know underhanded 00:18:29.769 --> 00:18:33.849 things with the tax collecting and and but Jesus 00:18:33.849 --> 00:18:37.410 wanted to go and have dinner with him and get 00:18:37.410 --> 00:18:40.950 to know him and by reaching out and loving on 00:18:40.950 --> 00:18:44.809 him like that. Zacchaeus you can read it in Luke 00:18:44.809 --> 00:18:49.049 chapter 19 he stood up and said to the Lord behold 00:18:49.049 --> 00:18:52.470 Lord I will give half my goods to the poor and 00:18:52.470 --> 00:18:55.109 if I've taken anything from any man by false 00:18:55.109 --> 00:19:00.410 accusation I will restore him fourfold Wow Wow 00:19:00.410 --> 00:19:04.509 do you think God's love changed Zacchaeus's heart 00:19:04.509 --> 00:19:08.410 absolutely he was doing some wrong things to 00:19:08.410 --> 00:19:10.410 people and he says I'm not just going to pay 00:19:10.410 --> 00:19:13.630 them back what Took from them. I'm gonna give 00:19:13.630 --> 00:19:17.309 them fourfold and I'm gonna give over half of 00:19:17.309 --> 00:19:21.349 my goods to the poor Wow, and Jesus said to him 00:19:21.349 --> 00:19:24.769 this day Salvation has come to your house for 00:19:24.769 --> 00:19:28.730 as much as he also is a son of Abraham For the 00:19:28.730 --> 00:19:31.789 son of man has come to seek and save those which 00:19:31.789 --> 00:19:35.490 were lost We're gonna go to a couple of songs 00:19:35.490 --> 00:19:38.309 and we're gonna come back and I'll speak to you 00:19:38.309 --> 00:19:58.359 once again I love you Lord For your mercy never 00:19:58.359 --> 00:20:07.720 fails me All my days I've been held in your hand 00:20:07.720 --> 00:20:14.920 From the moment that I wake up Until I lay my 00:20:14.920 --> 00:20:48.140 head Oh I will sing of the goodness Oh, I will 00:20:48.140 --> 00:21:10.660 see of the good You are closed like no other 00:21:10.660 --> 00:27:39.430 I'm known you as a Jesus come Jesus come. Coming 00:27:39.430 --> 00:29:15.589 later Jesus come he's coming back if you haven't 00:29:15.589 --> 00:29:18.369 heard Jesus is coming back and it's sooner than 00:29:18.369 --> 00:29:21.230 we think so we all want to be ready what does 00:29:21.230 --> 00:29:23.670 that mean we want to be ready for him to take 00:29:23.670 --> 00:29:27.089 us to heaven because in that day and in that 00:29:27.089 --> 00:29:29.750 hour we no one knows when that's going to happen 00:29:29.750 --> 00:29:32.990 it could be today it could be tomorrow he said 00:29:32.990 --> 00:29:35.730 you'll know by the signs of the times And so 00:29:35.730 --> 00:29:37.690 we wanna be ready. So if you haven't received 00:29:37.690 --> 00:29:40.049 Jesus as your savior, pray this prayer with me. 00:29:40.089 --> 00:29:42.789 Dear Lord Jesus, come into my heart, forgive 00:29:42.789 --> 00:29:46.289 me of my sin, wash me, cleanse me, fill me with 00:29:46.289 --> 00:29:49.890 your Holy Spirit. I renounce the things of the 00:29:49.890 --> 00:29:53.470 world and I receive you now, the free gift of 00:29:53.470 --> 00:29:57.730 salvation. And you are my Lord in Jesus' name, 00:29:58.230 --> 00:30:02.230 amen. If you receive Jesus today or if you made 00:30:02.230 --> 00:30:04.950 your life right with him, We want to send you 00:30:04.950 --> 00:30:08.950 a free Bible. You can connect with us at ChampionsInChrist3 00:30:08.950 --> 00:30:12.970 at gmail .com. That's ChampionsInChrist3 at gmail 00:30:12.970 --> 00:30:16.230 .com. We want you to go out and make it a great 00:30:16.230 --> 00:30:19.769 day. Know that Jesus loves you. We love you and 00:30:19.769 --> 00:30:22.269 you are a champion in Christ.