Living Sacrifices: The Journey to Spiritual Holiness

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I'm very thankful that God has given my wife and me health to be able to travel, not for our own comfort. It's never easy to travel, I'll tell you that. I never, in the early days, travel is exciting. You go from place to place, but after four or five years, the excitement wears out. [00:28:25]

Jesus got a spiritual education when he was on earth. Do you know that? Let me show you that verse. The many interesting verses which sometimes we miss. Hebrews chapter 5, the education that Jesus got when he was on earth. What could he learn being Almighty God? As God, nothing. [01:16:34]

Although he was a son, that's the point. He's the eternal Son of God who knew everything from all eternity. But when he came to earth, it says he emptied himself, Philippians 2:5. He emptied himself and became a man, emptied himself of all that position and power and knowledge he had as God. [03:05:20]

He learned obedience from the things which he suffered. Now, when we hear the word suffering, we immediately think of physical suffering. That's the only suffering we can think of: cancer, injuries, and injuries to the body and all that. But the suffering Jesus endured was not physical. [04:45:50]

So my will is what makes us sin, and Jesus had a thing called my will. Sure, otherwise, he was not like us, and he never did it. That was the suffering he had. When you have to say no to my will, you see how much a child has to suffer inwardly. [08:03:89]

When Jesus came, all through his life, he never did his own will. As I told you, having your own will is not a sin. Adam had his own will when he was created. That was not sin. When he yielded to that will, he sinned. Always, every sin is a yielding to your own will. [12:32:99]

When he comes into the world, that is, when Jesus comes into the world, he says, it's not sacrifices and offerings you want, but a body that you want. Isn't it a wonderful verse to preach in a church? God doesn't want your offerings. Have you ever heard a church preach that? [12:71:25]

God does not want your offering. Hebrews 10:5. What does he want then? Your body. Romans 12:2. In view of the mercies of God, present your body. Do you know the equivalent of the Old Testament physical lamp was Jesus on the cross, the Lamb of God? [26:64:65]

I have no shortage of money. The Lord told me I'll give you enough money, more than enough to pay your duty, but I do have a great shortage of righteous people. Don't add to the shortage of righteous people by being unrighteous yourself. I have no shortage of money. [29:56:98]

One day we will all appear at the judgment seat of Christ. Don't ever forget that. In India, in schools, we tell children, be prepared for the final examination. In the olden days, in the schools in India, I remember when I was in school, the most important examination was the final examination. [33:27:76]

I tell you, every careless word that men shall speak, every useless word, they shall give an account for it in the day of judgment. Not the big massive things, careless useless words that you spoke to hurt people, words that were lies, words of anger, words of gossip and judgment of others. [36:67:70]

God has overlooked your times of ignorance, but now he's telling people everywhere to repent. It means turn from your sin, acknowledge your sin, and give it up. What about maybe up till today you never knew how serious sin was, how serious careless words were, how serious some of those things were. [42:71:88]

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