Living as Witnesses: Honoring Saints and Embracing Grace

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"We can pray and read scripture and even take communion and serve without actually experiencing the grace that God wants to pour out into us if the way in which we are approaching those means of grace isn't set in Christ." [00:42:59] (25 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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"So, my invitation to you in the general means of grace is this, that cross-bearing and self-denial become the attitude of your heart as you engage in the other means of grace. It's not a particular thing that you do. It's a way that you do it because John Wesley said that we cannot, it would not suffice to talk about what we do. We also need to talk about why we do what we do and how we do what we do." [00:45:22] (35 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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"Jesus turned and said to Peter, get behind me, Satan. You are a stumbling block to me. You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns. Then Jesus said to his disciples, whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it." [00:45:54] (23 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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"Having a ton of stuff or fame or prestige without a cause that you are willing to give it all away for is not the life that Christ is calling us to. There is no comparable exchange between our soul and this world. When we lose our life for Christ, we gain everything that we need." [00:50:09] (37 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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"Holiness of heart and life. He referenced this over and over and over again in his sermons. And he never mixed up the word order. He never put life before heart. Because he understood, and I hope that you see how Jesus is doing this as well, that our heart rules our actions." [00:52:38] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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"The means of grace are not meant to be ways to manipulate God. The means of grace are a way for God to mold us into who we are to be in Him. Thanks be to God." [00:55:59] (25 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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"Empower us, oh Lord, to make decisions rooted in the ways of Jesus rather than the ways of the world. Give us wisdom and discernment as we cast our votes with a humble spirit and let our voting be an act of prayer. May we be reminded that the candidates we vote for are not our savior, but you are the bringer of the heavenly kingdom." [01:15:51] (25 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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"And our ultimate hope rests in you. We commend this nation to your care. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Go forth from this place to love and serve God with all that you have and all that you are. Going to bear your cross, to self-denial, to go and follow Jesus." [01:17:15] (18 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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