Together Forever 11AM

Jesus demonstrated god's faithfulness and that instead of punishing us like we deserve for our sins, he came to the Earth and he died in our place. He went to the cross in our place showing god's faithfulness to this covenant. And now, in the communion, we get a chance to express our faithfulness, our faithfulness to him. [00:19:43] (30 seconds)  #FaithfulSacrifice

But you know, for god, it wasn't enough just to hear. God wanted people to see and that's why god called people to be a church. He he said he said, by this, all men will know that you are my disciples as you have loved one for another. People needed not just to hear about the good news, [00:57:07] (27 seconds)  #ChurchAsWitness

And so he sends us. When you get saved, you're sent. Say, I'm sent. I'm sent. Yeah. When you get saved, you are sent. Yes. To your neighborhoods, to your classrooms, to your jobs. You're sent with the love of god, the message of his love so that they can hear. [00:56:47] (20 seconds)  #SavedAndSent

But if you don't hear and you don't believe, that's why the Bible says it's so important that we go. It's important that we go to our our neighbors. We go to our friends. We go to our coworkers. We go to our classmates. We go to other nations. We got to go because god wants everybody to know that you're loved, that he cares, that he's on your side but if they never hear, they can't believe. How can they believe in whom they've not heard? [00:56:18] (30 seconds)  #GoSoTheyCanBelieve

Don't you love the presence of god? That's why we come to church. We come not just to hear but to experience the presence of god together. You can experience god's presence in your house, in your home, but you can't experience it with your brother, with your sister, in your home. And that's why we leave our homes and we come together because God has a special blessing when we ought to come together. He says, two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of it. [00:17:32] (42 seconds)  #GatheredForPresence

And John Winthrop in this sermon, he said, we're gonna be like a city set on a hill. And people gonna look and they're gonna watch and gonna say, is it possible for people to live together in love by the word of god? And that's where I want to suggest you that's where we are today. Today, people really wish it was possible, but they they many people left church. They left everything behind because they don't they no longer think it's possible. [00:58:55] (36 seconds)  #CityOnAHillVision

Watch this. He says, you are the salt of the earth. Now, he's talking to his disciples and this is when he's just this is his first big sermon, a sermon on the mount there and Jesus is he's talking to them and he knows they're not perfect. And God knows you're not perfect. This is not based on our perfection. He says, you are the salt of the earth. What's salt do? Salt salt flavors makes it taste good and it preserves, makes it last long. [01:00:15] (40 seconds)  #SaltOfTheEarth

And see the world needs to taste good again. People need to have hope again. People need to be feel safe again. People need to need to to try again. Yeah. We need some flavor. God, god says, we need flavor in the world. And rather than tear ourselves apart, we need to preserve the world. Salt gives flavor, joy, happiness, flavor, and preserves. [01:00:56] (33 seconds)  #SaltBringsHope