WEBVTT 00:00:02.450 --> 00:00:05.530 It's time for the Champions in Christ broadcast 00:00:05.530 --> 00:00:17.969 with Rhonda Harrison and 1017 Bay FM Good morning 00:00:17.969 --> 00:00:21.670 and welcome to Champions in Christ We're so glad 00:00:21.670 --> 00:00:24.690 you joined us today. This is the day the Lord 00:00:24.690 --> 00:00:28.269 has made and we are gonna be glad in it. Hallelujah. 00:00:28.570 --> 00:00:31.980 Hallelujah You know this is the Christmas season 00:00:31.980 --> 00:00:34.340 and there's a lot going on. Everybody's life 00:00:34.340 --> 00:00:39.240 is busy. There's so many activities going on, 00:00:39.500 --> 00:00:43.920 but you know the greatest activity is the birth 00:00:43.920 --> 00:00:47.079 of Jesus Christ. That's the greatest thing that 00:00:47.079 --> 00:00:50.359 ever happened in the earth today next to his 00:00:50.359 --> 00:00:52.479 resurrection. So we're going to talk about it 00:00:52.479 --> 00:00:55.079 today. We're going to start in the beginning. 00:00:55.399 --> 00:00:59.299 You know in Genesis, the book of beginnings Genesis 00:00:59.299 --> 00:01:01.899 1 1 talks about in the beginning God created 00:01:01.899 --> 00:01:05.900 the heaven and the earth you know God is so big 00:01:05.900 --> 00:01:09.180 and he always is and he always was and he ever 00:01:09.180 --> 00:01:13.680 will be right what continues on you know to say 00:01:13.680 --> 00:01:16.140 and the earth was without form and void and darkness 00:01:16.140 --> 00:01:20.060 was upon the face of the earth and the Spirit 00:01:20.060 --> 00:01:22.180 of God moved upon the face of the waters and 00:01:22.180 --> 00:01:24.340 God said let there be light and there was light. 00:01:24.819 --> 00:01:27.760 So when God spoke something happened right and 00:01:27.760 --> 00:01:31.599 he created heaven and earth. He began to fill 00:01:31.599 --> 00:01:35.040 it with all the wonderful things for mankind. 00:01:35.319 --> 00:01:39.900 He prepared a place before he even created man. 00:01:40.400 --> 00:01:43.719 You know in Psalms 90 verse 2 it says before 00:01:43.719 --> 00:01:47.040 the mountains were brought forth or even you 00:01:47.040 --> 00:01:50.140 had formed the earth and the world, even from 00:01:50.140 --> 00:01:54.140 everlasting to everlasting, you are God. He always 00:01:54.140 --> 00:01:58.099 was and he always will be. You know, and as he 00:01:58.099 --> 00:02:01.060 began to form the earth and prepare the earth, 00:02:01.500 --> 00:02:05.680 then it says in verse 26, that's when he created 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:09.099 man. It says, and God said, let us make man in 00:02:09.099 --> 00:02:13.000 our image. After our likeness, let them have 00:02:13.000 --> 00:02:16.020 dominion over the fish of the sea, the fowl of 00:02:16.020 --> 00:02:19.360 the air, over the cattle, all the things on the 00:02:19.360 --> 00:02:21.960 earth, and over everything that creeps upon the 00:02:21.960 --> 00:02:25.360 earth. So God created man in his own image. The 00:02:25.360 --> 00:02:28.500 image of God, he created him male and female. 00:02:28.939 --> 00:02:33.419 That's right, male and female. God created us. 00:02:33.780 --> 00:02:37.870 Hallelujah. And it was a long time ago. and as 00:02:37.870 --> 00:02:41.110 he created them and began to he placed them in 00:02:41.110 --> 00:02:44.490 the garden of Eden and began to tell them you 00:02:44.490 --> 00:02:48.069 know cultivate the earth go ahead and and just 00:02:48.069 --> 00:02:49.909 gave them so many things to do and they were 00:02:49.909 --> 00:02:54.370 enjoying the earth that God had prepared for 00:02:54.370 --> 00:02:58.270 them and then as things were going along and 00:02:58.270 --> 00:03:01.590 we know that when God created man he breathed 00:03:01.590 --> 00:03:03.969 into me he created him out of the dust of the 00:03:03.969 --> 00:03:08.819 earth and he breathed life into him. And that 00:03:08.819 --> 00:03:15.319 life came through the blood. Leviticus 17 11 00:03:15.319 --> 00:03:17.759 says, for the life of the body is in the blood. 00:03:18.000 --> 00:03:20.939 I've given you blood on the altar to purify you, 00:03:21.000 --> 00:03:23.800 making you right with the Lord. It is the blood 00:03:23.800 --> 00:03:27.139 given in the exchange for a life that makes purification. 00:03:27.780 --> 00:03:32.080 Life is in the blood, but when Adam sinned and 00:03:32.080 --> 00:03:37.479 Eve sinned, that tainted the blood of Adam. Adam's 00:03:37.479 --> 00:03:40.139 blood was pure when when God breathed into it 00:03:40.139 --> 00:03:44.060 but as Adam sinned that brought tainting that 00:03:44.060 --> 00:03:47.280 brought impurities into the blood and the life 00:03:47.280 --> 00:03:50.740 of Adam and Eve and so from that day forward 00:03:50.740 --> 00:03:55.580 there had to be an atonement for their sin because 00:03:55.580 --> 00:04:00.560 God is a holy God and he loves his creation so 00:04:00.560 --> 00:04:04.719 much but he hates sin. and he can't be a part 00:04:04.719 --> 00:04:09.819 of it, and he can't dwell with it. So what he 00:04:09.819 --> 00:04:15.740 did, he had a plan. God has always, always been 00:04:15.740 --> 00:04:17.899 around. So he's the Alpha and the Omega, the 00:04:17.899 --> 00:04:24.959 beginning and the end. In Isaiah 46, 9 and 10 00:04:24.959 --> 00:04:27.199 it says, Remember the former things long past 00:04:27.199 --> 00:04:30.959 for I am God and there is no other. I am God 00:04:30.959 --> 00:04:34.079 and there is no one like me, declaring the end 00:04:34.079 --> 00:04:37.060 from the beginning and from the ancient times 00:04:37.060 --> 00:04:40.420 things that have not been done. My purpose will 00:04:40.420 --> 00:04:43.680 be established and I will accomplish all my good 00:04:43.680 --> 00:04:47.040 pleasure. It was his pleasure to create you and 00:04:47.040 --> 00:04:50.180 me. It was his pleasure to have fellowship. You 00:04:50.180 --> 00:04:53.120 know he fellowshiped and walked with Adam you 00:04:53.120 --> 00:04:57.060 know up until the day he sinned and even then 00:04:57.060 --> 00:05:01.500 he spoke to him but you know he had to make appropriation 00:05:01.500 --> 00:05:05.300 for our sin you know so he created the law began 00:05:05.300 --> 00:05:09.459 and he created rules and regulations and there 00:05:09.459 --> 00:05:12.699 was sacrifices that had to be made there was 00:05:12.699 --> 00:05:16.540 sin offerings and and burn offerings of every 00:05:16.540 --> 00:05:21.420 kind and sin and freewill offerings, and it just 00:05:21.420 --> 00:05:23.740 went on and on and on throughout the New Testament. 00:05:23.759 --> 00:05:26.160 You can read all about it, and I'm pushing forward 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:29.220 a little bit to get to where I want to go. God 00:05:29.220 --> 00:05:31.899 had a plan all along. You know, in Genesis 315, 00:05:31.899 --> 00:05:34.220 he said, I will put enmity between you and the 00:05:34.220 --> 00:05:36.720 woman, between your offspring and hers, and he 00:05:36.720 --> 00:05:39.240 will crush your head. He's talking to the serpent 00:05:39.240 --> 00:05:43.009 here, Satan himself, who in indwelled a snake 00:05:43.009 --> 00:05:46.149 to deceive Adam and Eve through the voice of 00:05:46.149 --> 00:05:48.829 a serpent, which they didn't find odd. So it 00:05:48.829 --> 00:05:50.970 may have been back then that animals could talk. 00:05:51.029 --> 00:05:56.290 We don't know. But he decided, and this is a 00:05:56.290 --> 00:05:58.889 prophecy, that he was going to bring someone 00:05:58.889 --> 00:06:01.910 that was going to crush Satan's head. In Isaiah 00:06:01.910 --> 00:06:15.550 714, it says, You know, God had a plan and a 00:06:15.550 --> 00:06:19.670 purpose all along. He knew man was going to sin 00:06:19.670 --> 00:06:23.009 because he knows everything. And so he created 00:06:23.009 --> 00:06:26.310 a plan. He didn't want to destroy his creation 00:06:26.310 --> 00:06:29.350 and start over. He could have. He almost did 00:06:29.350 --> 00:06:33.069 with Noah, right? Everybody but Noah and his 00:06:33.069 --> 00:06:35.670 family because they were the only righteous people 00:06:35.670 --> 00:06:38.629 in the land. They were the only ones serving 00:06:38.629 --> 00:06:41.389 God. It was a very wicked time in Noah's time. 00:06:42.719 --> 00:06:49.339 So he knew that there needed to be a holy lamb, 00:06:49.379 --> 00:06:53.779 right? Because up until then, they had to sacrifice 00:06:53.779 --> 00:06:57.300 animals, and the blood of the sacrifice covered 00:06:57.300 --> 00:07:00.680 their sin. It never got rid of it. It just covered 00:07:00.680 --> 00:07:07.019 it. Excuse me. 1 Corinthians 15 45 through 58 00:07:07.019 --> 00:07:09.639 says it's also written the first Adam became 00:07:09.639 --> 00:07:13.079 a living soul the last Adam became a life -giving 00:07:13.079 --> 00:07:16.519 spirit however the spirit the spiritual is not 00:07:16.519 --> 00:07:19.360 first but the natural then the spiritual the 00:07:19.360 --> 00:07:21.920 first man is from the earth is earthly the second 00:07:21.920 --> 00:07:26.389 man is from heaven and as in is the earthly so 00:07:26.389 --> 00:07:28.990 also are those who are earthly and as is the 00:07:28.990 --> 00:07:32.329 heavenly also are those who are heavenly just 00:07:32.329 --> 00:07:34.930 as we have been born in the image of the earthly. 00:07:35.149 --> 00:07:37.769 We will also be born in the image of the heavenly. 00:07:38.330 --> 00:07:41.829 Now I say this unto you, brethren, that flesh 00:07:41.829 --> 00:07:44.269 and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, 00:07:44.490 --> 00:07:48.689 nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 00:07:49.389 --> 00:07:52.149 Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all 00:07:52.149 --> 00:07:54.910 sleep, but we will all be changed in a moment, 00:07:55.050 --> 00:07:57.550 in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet, 00:07:57.649 --> 00:08:00.189 for the trumpet will sound and the dead will 00:08:00.189 --> 00:08:03.430 be raised imperishable or incorruptible, and 00:08:03.430 --> 00:08:07.899 we will be changed. For this corrupt must put 00:08:07.899 --> 00:08:11.579 on incorruption, and this mortal must put on 00:08:11.579 --> 00:08:15.920 immortality. But when this perishable will have 00:08:15.920 --> 00:08:19.060 put on imperishable, then this mortal will have 00:08:19.060 --> 00:08:22.439 put on immortality. Then will come about the 00:08:22.439 --> 00:08:24.639 saying that is written, death is swallowed up 00:08:24.639 --> 00:08:27.610 in victory. Death, where is your victory? Death, 00:08:27.730 --> 00:08:30.910 where is your sting? The sting of death is sin. 00:08:31.029 --> 00:08:33.850 The power of sin is the law. But thanks be to 00:08:33.850 --> 00:08:36.330 God who gave us the victory through our Lord 00:08:36.330 --> 00:08:40.129 Jesus Christ. Well, that's a mouthful, but it 00:08:40.129 --> 00:08:43.429 says so much. You know, there would be a time 00:08:43.429 --> 00:08:46.809 when Adam and Eve would have left the earth also. 00:08:48.690 --> 00:08:53.590 But what happened was when they sinned, they 00:08:53.590 --> 00:08:58.159 became mortal, where they would die, right? And 00:08:58.159 --> 00:09:02.059 so Jesus was sent on the earth as procreation 00:09:02.059 --> 00:09:07.679 for our sin. And Romans 5a explains it a little 00:09:07.679 --> 00:09:10.759 better than... what I could explain it says but 00:09:10.759 --> 00:09:13.580 God demonstrated his own love towards us and 00:09:13.580 --> 00:09:16.720 while we were yet sinners Christ died for us 00:09:16.720 --> 00:09:21.200 much more than having now been justified by his 00:09:21.200 --> 00:09:24.539 blood we shall be saved from the wrath of God 00:09:24.539 --> 00:09:28.000 through him because the punishment of sin is 00:09:28.000 --> 00:09:33.000 death eternal death so when we sin which whether 00:09:33.000 --> 00:09:36.299 and when a when a person is born in the earth 00:09:36.379 --> 00:09:39.419 They're already born a sinner because that blood 00:09:39.419 --> 00:09:43.019 has been tainted all the way back from Adam and 00:09:43.019 --> 00:09:48.039 passed down through the ages. That's why we needed 00:09:48.039 --> 00:09:52.139 Jesus and Jesus had to be born of pure blood. 00:09:52.539 --> 00:09:57.470 He had to be born of pure blood. And so, we'll 00:09:57.470 --> 00:10:00.289 continue reading. It says, but the free gift 00:10:00.289 --> 00:10:04.950 is not like the transgression, for if by transgression 00:10:04.950 --> 00:10:08.950 of one many died, much more than grace of God 00:10:08.950 --> 00:10:12.970 and the gift by the grace of one, Jesus Christ 00:10:12.970 --> 00:10:16.529 abounds to many. The gift is not like that which 00:10:16.529 --> 00:10:19.629 came through the one who sinned, but on the other 00:10:19.629 --> 00:10:22.850 hand, the judgment arose from one transgression 00:10:22.850 --> 00:10:25.870 resulting in condemnation, but on On the other 00:10:25.870 --> 00:10:29.830 hand, the free gift arose from many transgressions 00:10:29.830 --> 00:10:33.950 resulting in justification. So if by transgression 00:10:33.950 --> 00:10:37.809 or by sin, death reigned through one much more. 00:10:38.169 --> 00:10:41.009 who received the abundance of grace and the gift 00:10:41.009 --> 00:10:43.629 of righteousness will reign through life through 00:10:43.629 --> 00:10:46.830 one Jesus Christ. So I know it sounds like a 00:10:46.830 --> 00:10:49.129 lot but basically what he's saying through the 00:10:49.129 --> 00:10:52.470 first Adam who died and sinned, the second Adam 00:10:52.470 --> 00:10:55.350 which is what Christ is called in the New Testament, 00:10:55.710 --> 00:10:59.090 he had to live out a sinless life. He had to 00:10:59.090 --> 00:11:02.990 say no to sin and he had the option to say yes. 00:11:02.990 --> 00:11:06.049 He was given free will just like we all are and 00:11:06.049 --> 00:11:09.750 the Bible says in all Always he was tempted like 00:11:09.750 --> 00:11:14.210 us, but chose not to sin. He came on this earth, 00:11:14.490 --> 00:11:18.529 born of a virgin, a supernatural birth, born 00:11:18.529 --> 00:11:22.669 of a virgin, where the Holy Spirit came over 00:11:22.669 --> 00:11:27.269 Mary. everything about his birth was supernatural. 00:11:27.490 --> 00:11:31.769 The angel visiting Mary, Mary saying yes to an 00:11:31.769 --> 00:11:35.269 angel, she could have said no and God would have 00:11:35.269 --> 00:11:37.970 had to find another, but Mary said, be it unto 00:11:37.970 --> 00:11:41.889 me according to your word, for nothing is impossible 00:11:41.889 --> 00:11:46.149 with God. That's all in Luke 1, 26 through 38. 00:11:46.210 --> 00:11:50.649 If you read that story, the angel comes to her 00:11:50.649 --> 00:11:53.789 and she asks the angel, she says, how can this 00:11:53.789 --> 00:11:57.190 happen? a virgin and he said the the power of 00:11:57.190 --> 00:12:00.570 the Most High will overshadow you and a holy 00:12:00.570 --> 00:12:05.809 child will conceive in your womb and so she was 00:12:05.809 --> 00:12:09.049 blown away she's 14 years old that's about the 00:12:09.049 --> 00:12:12.450 time that or the age they figure Mary was and 00:12:12.450 --> 00:12:16.590 here she is she's being birthed with an immaculate 00:12:16.590 --> 00:12:21.289 conception, super natural. Wow, that's amazing. 00:12:22.029 --> 00:12:26.610 And so he was born in holy blood. The blood was 00:12:26.610 --> 00:12:28.830 not, because the blood comes from the Father 00:12:28.830 --> 00:12:32.649 in nature. The blood comes from Father in the 00:12:32.649 --> 00:12:36.549 human being. So that blood was not tainted, right? 00:12:36.960 --> 00:12:40.419 because it came through the Holy Spirit. So the 00:12:40.419 --> 00:12:42.960 only way it could get tainted was the same way 00:12:42.960 --> 00:12:45.980 Adam, he had to have the same opportunity Adam 00:12:45.980 --> 00:12:51.320 had to be the justification for that grace and 00:12:51.320 --> 00:12:55.179 mercy for our salvation. So he was justified 00:12:55.179 --> 00:12:59.240 because he chose not to sin. But the Bible says 00:12:59.240 --> 00:13:03.759 he became sin on the cross for us. every sin 00:13:03.759 --> 00:13:05.919 you've done every sin you could do every sin 00:13:05.919 --> 00:13:08.580 you will do in the future he's already taken 00:13:08.580 --> 00:13:12.340 it to the cross for you and for me that's how 00:13:12.340 --> 00:13:15.960 great his love is that's how great his love is 00:13:15.960 --> 00:13:20.320 you know this was this was prophesied 700 years 00:13:20.320 --> 00:13:23.120 ago through the prophet isaiah it says therefore 00:13:23.120 --> 00:13:25.500 the lord himself will give you a sign the virgin 00:13:25.500 --> 00:13:27.960 will conceive and give birth to a son and will 00:13:27.960 --> 00:13:32.379 call his name emmanuel again another amazing 00:13:32.759 --> 00:13:35.960 prophecy supernatural word from God that didn't 00:13:35.960 --> 00:13:41.440 happen for 700 years you know God has great patience 00:13:41.440 --> 00:13:44.799 and there was a certain time that Jesus needed 00:13:44.799 --> 00:13:47.360 to come on the earth and only God knows about 00:13:47.360 --> 00:13:51.480 that but you know she gives birth to Jesus and 00:13:51.480 --> 00:13:54.080 she wraps him in clothes and lays him in a manger 00:13:54.080 --> 00:13:57.220 and you know why the angels came over shouting 00:13:57.220 --> 00:14:01.159 glory to God in the highest because this was 00:14:01.159 --> 00:14:05.519 going to Jesus was going to pay the price for 00:14:05.519 --> 00:14:09.779 all of mankind all of mankind who wouldn't want 00:14:09.779 --> 00:14:13.220 to know this Jesus who wouldn't want to receive 00:14:14.430 --> 00:14:18.009 salvation and freedom from sin, death, hell and 00:14:18.009 --> 00:14:20.789 the grave. Who wouldn't want to have that peace 00:14:20.789 --> 00:14:23.970 that passes all understanding that one day you 00:14:23.970 --> 00:14:27.070 and I have the opportunity to be in heaven and 00:14:27.070 --> 00:14:31.370 live eternally forever. There's only two places 00:14:31.370 --> 00:14:35.019 available. when you die, it's heaven or hell. 00:14:35.100 --> 00:14:37.840 There is no in -between. Read the scriptures. 00:14:38.259 --> 00:14:41.220 The Bible is so full of love for you. It's a 00:14:41.220 --> 00:14:44.879 love letter written through history for our behalf 00:14:44.879 --> 00:14:48.059 that we would receive Jesus, that we would receive 00:14:48.059 --> 00:14:50.860 his free gift. It's not of work. You can't work 00:14:50.860 --> 00:14:54.000 for it. You can't earn it. Jesus already paid 00:14:54.000 --> 00:14:58.279 the price. All we have to do is receive it. You 00:14:58.279 --> 00:15:01.679 know, the word of God says if we believe in our 00:15:01.679 --> 00:15:05.860 heart, that Jesus came through a Virgin Mary, 00:15:06.360 --> 00:15:09.980 died on this cross, rose again. If we confess 00:15:09.980 --> 00:15:14.080 with our mouth that Jesus is our Lord, the Bible 00:15:14.080 --> 00:15:17.200 says we will be saved. We have to repent of our 00:15:17.200 --> 00:15:21.220 sin. That means turn and do no more. But guess 00:15:21.220 --> 00:15:24.450 what? If you happen to fall again, all you do 00:15:24.450 --> 00:15:27.769 is repent again because that blood and that mercy 00:15:27.769 --> 00:15:31.129 and that grace is there for you. We don't use 00:15:31.129 --> 00:15:33.250 it as an occasion to sin. We don't say, well, 00:15:33.289 --> 00:15:34.669 God's going to forgive me. I'm going to go ahead 00:15:34.669 --> 00:15:38.110 and do this anyway. No, no, no, no. There's punishment 00:15:38.110 --> 00:15:40.730 with sin. There's consequences with sin, as you 00:15:40.730 --> 00:15:44.289 and I have found out in life. but his mercy. 00:15:44.610 --> 00:15:47.090 We are not going to get the ultimate payment 00:15:47.090 --> 00:15:50.490 of death on the grave and also with obedience 00:15:50.490 --> 00:15:54.970 to God's word. We receive rewards. God always 00:15:54.970 --> 00:15:58.029 has a reward for us. He always has a blessing. 00:15:58.330 --> 00:16:01.690 He loves to bless his children the same way you're 00:16:01.690 --> 00:16:03.870 going to give gifts to your children or loved 00:16:03.870 --> 00:16:08.230 ones or family members this season during Christmas. 00:16:09.120 --> 00:16:12.899 Christ, God gave us the greatest gift he could 00:16:12.899 --> 00:16:17.059 ever give, his only son. And his only son said, 00:16:17.320 --> 00:16:22.039 yes, and laid down that life for you and for 00:16:22.039 --> 00:16:24.820 me. It's something to shout about, it's something 00:16:24.820 --> 00:16:27.799 to be excited about. You wonder, why do we sing 00:16:27.799 --> 00:16:31.779 these songs about? you know, heaven and nature 00:16:31.779 --> 00:16:33.960 sing. Why do we sing Silent Night? Why do we 00:16:33.960 --> 00:16:37.919 sing Angels? Why do we sing Oh Holy Night? Because 00:16:37.919 --> 00:16:41.759 He is a holy God and this was a miraculous, the 00:16:41.759 --> 00:16:44.980 greatest birth that ever happened or ever will 00:16:44.980 --> 00:16:48.000 happen. Now we will live eternity somewhere, 00:16:48.000 --> 00:16:50.600 so I want you to listen and worship God with 00:16:50.600 --> 00:16:54.279 these two songs coming up and then we'll come 00:16:54.279 --> 00:16:57.529 back and we'll will give you that opportunity. 00:16:58.070 --> 00:17:00.250 Many people don't know that Christ came, many 00:17:00.250 --> 00:17:03.049 people don't know that he loves loves them, but 00:17:03.049 --> 00:17:07.230 he loves you today. You who are driving in your 00:17:07.230 --> 00:17:09.410 car right now, you who are sitting in a hospital, 00:17:09.730 --> 00:17:13.509 you who are who are maybe you're at home and 00:17:13.509 --> 00:17:15.690 you're listening on the radio and you've never 00:17:15.690 --> 00:17:20.200 heard of Jesus Christ. He's there for you. He 00:17:20.200 --> 00:17:22.859 wants you to receive him so he can bless you 00:17:22.859 --> 00:17:27.480 even more. His mercy. His mercy is new every 00:17:27.480 --> 00:17:28.980 morning. You say, oh, well, he can't forgive 00:17:28.980 --> 00:17:32.839 what I've done. Oh, yes, he can. He will forgive 00:17:32.839 --> 00:17:37.160 every sin, but one. And that's blaspheme against 00:17:37.160 --> 00:17:39.019 the Holy Ghost. And if you've never heard of 00:17:39.019 --> 00:17:41.599 Jesus, you won't even know what that is. So don't 00:17:41.599 --> 00:17:45.470 worry. You haven't done it. But God has given 00:17:45.470 --> 00:17:48.509 us a conscience. We know that we've done right 00:17:48.509 --> 00:17:52.430 or wrong. We know. So I want you to take time 00:17:52.430 --> 00:17:56.190 and worship in these songs and let it penetrate 00:17:56.190 --> 00:17:59.390 your heart. And I'll come back in just a moment. 00:26:49.839 --> 00:26:53.839 Praise the Lord. Thank you, Jesus. Hallelujah. 00:26:54.160 --> 00:26:58.240 Glory to God in the highest. The greatest gift 00:26:58.240 --> 00:27:03.640 was born on the earth was Jesus Christ, a baby 00:27:03.640 --> 00:27:07.740 wrapped in swaddling clothing placed in a manger. 00:27:08.440 --> 00:27:12.559 But guess what? Today he's in heaven and he's 00:27:12.559 --> 00:27:18.940 praying for you. He's cheering you on. And I 00:27:18.940 --> 00:27:21.019 want to give you opportunity right now. If you 00:27:21.019 --> 00:27:23.299 want to receive Jesus, or maybe you've been away 00:27:23.299 --> 00:27:25.359 from him and you forgot how much he loved you, 00:27:25.380 --> 00:27:28.839 pray this prayer with me. Dear Heavenly Father, 00:27:29.740 --> 00:27:33.920 come into my life. Forgive me of my sin. I repent. 00:27:34.039 --> 00:27:39.039 I turn my back on the world. I receive your Holy 00:27:39.039 --> 00:27:44.819 Spirit. I declare you, Jesus is my Lord and my 00:27:44.819 --> 00:27:50.740 Savior. Thank you for it. In Jesus' name, amen. 00:27:51.420 --> 00:27:54.160 If you prayed that prayer today, I want to tell 00:27:54.160 --> 00:27:57.859 you you are forgiven of all your sins. They've 00:27:57.859 --> 00:28:00.440 been washed into the sea of forgetfulness, never 00:28:00.440 --> 00:28:04.559 to be remembered. I want you to rejoice, be excited, 00:28:04.859 --> 00:28:07.299 find a good church that preaches the whole counsel 00:28:07.299 --> 00:28:11.539 of God. Get around believers, encourage one another, 00:28:11.759 --> 00:28:15.980 get in the word, and get into worship. And I 00:28:15.980 --> 00:28:18.339 declare to you, this is the greatest thing you've 00:28:18.339 --> 00:28:20.720 ever done in your life. I want you to go out 00:28:20.720 --> 00:28:24.180 and make it a great day. And I want you to know 00:28:24.180 --> 00:28:27.619 that Jesus loves you. You can reach out to us 00:28:27.619 --> 00:28:32.299 at championsinchrist3 at gmail .com. But please 00:28:32.299 --> 00:28:35.900 know that God loves you, we love you, and you 00:28:35.900 --> 00:28:38.380 are a champion in Christ.