Influenced to Good

But when God, our savior, revealed his kindness and his love, He saved us not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. Church, you don't have to have your act together to become a believer. You just have to trust in the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and you get all the benefits of that salvation that comes after the conjunction. But you get holiness. You get righteousness. You get forgiveness. You get his mercy. You get his love. You get his grace. Church, these things are things we need to be reminded of. [00:59:45] (39 seconds)  #SavedByMercy

He saved us. He saved us by washing away our sins. Our sins are like the words on a seashore, taken away, washed away, forever removed from his sight. East is to west. We are the ones. We are the ones who remember them and bring them back and think, you see, Satan, you're right. Yeah. I'm I'm I'm such a broken person. I've messed up. I've screwed up. And, no, I don't deserve that blessing. And we take away the blessing that god wants us to have because we've listened to the wrong voice. [01:02:11] (38 seconds)  #SinsWashedAway

You should memorize that. Amen. Every single one of us who's accepted the conjunction but, not how we were, but how we are, you are holy in his sight. Amen. You are holy, church. Amen. You are without blemish, church. You don't have any scars. You don't have any wrinkles. You are perfect in his sight. You are free from accusation. And who's making accusations against you? Satan. He's going, hey. Did you see what Paul did? Have you have you have you heard him? Have you listened to him? Have you you know what he's thinking? [00:58:18] (36 seconds)  #YouAreHoly

These truths, Paul writes to Titus, these truths need to be stressed. Stressed, constantly reminded. Every morning, constantly remind yourself of the gospel, how I'm saved. Constantly remind yourself of the truth. Wow. It's by his mercy. It's by his love. It's by his grace that I am saved. I am filled with his spirit. I am washed clean. I am forgiven. I am not guilty. How how can you not have a great day? How can you not have a wonderful day? How can you not walk out and go, woo hoo. Go Jesus. Go. Let's do it. No matter how hard your challenges are. [01:05:00] (35 seconds)  #RememberTheGospel

Do good by being a visible a visible example. Paul writes to Titus, and everything set for them an example of what is good. You're at home. Do good. Set an example for what good is to your spouse. Set an example of what good is to your children. Set an example of what good is to your relatives. Those people in your familial circle. You're at work. You're in school. Set an example for what good is. Set an example. Everybody's watching, so set a good example. Here, you're an example for other people to follow. [01:07:10] (48 seconds)  #BeTheExample

People should be able to see the gospel working in your habits, in your heart, and in the way that you live. Church, be an example of the gospel. Number two, treat difficult people gently. Treat difficult people gently. Do good with your words. Refuse to trash talk people or trash or speak trash about people. Right? Don't stir up fights online. Work at home and in the church. Choose gentleness when your flesh wants to be sarcastic, when your flesh wants to be harsh, or when you just wanna hit somebody in the throat. [01:08:24] (47 seconds)  #GentleWithEveryone

Wow. You call yourself a Christian. We need to live differently than the people in Crete. You call yourself a Christian. We need to live different than the people in California. We call yourself a Christian. We live in a culture whose pastime pastime is insulting those in leadership. Who's pastime who makes millions of dollars on getting more likes, more clicks, whatever by saying mean, evil, rotten things against evil, rotten people. We've gotta be different. We've gotta we've gotta attract them to Christianity instead of being just like the rest of the culture, insulting, demeaning, and besmirching those people who think differently than us. [00:48:49] (37 seconds)  #DistinctiveChristianity

Be ready to do whatever is good. If someone curses you, don't return a curse for a curse. Return a curse for a blessing. If someone speaks ill of you, don't return that illness, that bitterness, that hatred towards you with bitterness, evil, and hatred. Return it with a blessing. Be a blessing. You cannot be a blessing if you are cursing other people. Church, continually remind the people to be respectful, ready, and refined. Refined. Look what it says. To slander no one, to be peaceable, to be considerate, to always be gentle towards everyone, [00:47:14] (36 seconds)  #RespondWithBlessing