The King Is Born: Remembering Our Cleansing and Mission

And that's why the Bible says in Romans chapter 8, there is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus. You have to get the habit of remembering that you have been cleansed. And so anytime you make a mistake, anytime you fall or slip or drift back, the Bible says you can confess your faults. And he's quick. He will forgive you and cleanse you from all unrighteousness. [00:28:30] (32 seconds)  #NoCondemnationInChrist

This is a lot of work for a lot of people. For many of us, of course, we're used to doing it ourselves and earning our own way and making ourselves right and fixing it ourselves. But the whole point of the Bible is you can't really fix it. You can do all you want to do, but you can't really fix it. That's why the blood of Jesus had to be shed for you. And the moment that you surrender and say, I need the blood, I need it to be forgiven, I need God to fix it, that's when you are saved. [00:30:50] (38 seconds)  #SavedByTheBlood

You may be a Christian and you may have grown up in church, but your heart has drifted because maybe you thought God was mad at you or maybe you thought God was through with you. But listen, he hasn't gone anywhere. In fact, he's crazy about you. He's still just as crazy about you as he was when he created you. He is just nuts about you. He's just waiting for you. He's just waiting for you to turn your eyes back to him. What a great season. What a great time to say, God, I'm coming home. [00:52:06] (48 seconds)  #ComingHomeToGod

For Christians, Christmas reminds us that everything we do, every time we serve, everyone we help, it's not for us. It's not so that someone can pat us on the back. It's all for Jesus. It's so that people, when we help them, when we feed them, when we clothe them, when we visit them, when we heal them, so that they can say, why are you doing this? And we can point them to the one who saves. It's so everybody can be saved. That's what Christianity is about. And that's what Christmas is about. [01:01:28] (39 seconds)  #ServeForJesus

Herod did not want another king. And, listen, the devil does not want another kingdom. When Jesus came, he was born king. And when the king arrived, when he was born, listen, the kingdom was in him. Where the king was, that's where the kingdom was. And that's why the devil wants to stop Christianity. He wanted to stop Jesus because the devil does not want another kingdom in the earth. [01:07:55] (29 seconds)  #NoOtherKing

The Bible says that the whole human race, everybody is a slave of sin. The devil has put his chains, his shackles on everyone, and no one is free from the evil of sin. But Jesus, this baby was born. He came to set people free. He came to be the sacrifice. He came to be the propitiation. He came to be the one who would lay down his life so that your life can be set free. [01:08:30] (33 seconds)  #SetFreeByJesus

Only God has the power to make the world great again. Only God has the power to make the world great again. Only God, the one who created the world, has the power to fix the world. And it's the arrogance and pride of humanity to try to think we can fix what we broke. When all along, God says, turn to me and I will show you the way. [01:09:26] (36 seconds)  #OnlyGodCanFixTheWorld

If you're not sure that you're saved, listen, this is a great season to get saved. God is restoring families and people. He's restoring cities and nations. But he has to do it through people. People who will surrender. People who will follow him. People who will say yes. Are you here this morning ready to say yes? Are you ready to give your life to Jesus? [01:21:48] (30 seconds)  #SayYesToJesus