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Here Is Our God!
In Matthew 21:11, the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Here is our God! Here is our King! This is one of one who saved His people! What a testimony! This cannot be described by mere words. When we have been touched by God, there is always a transformation that takes place. As Jesus was transfigured before three disciples a few chapters ago, He wants to transform our lives the same way. Many people say they don’t believe in God because they can’t see Him. However, by the changes that takes place in our lives, we don’t have to see God to know He is there. How many people saw Jesus Christ and still did not believe in Him? All the people who say they would believe God if they could just see Him wouldn’t even know how to recognize God not to mention would also die right at that instance. They fail to realize that they will see God, but at that time it will be too late. We as believers in Jesus Christ need to live our lives holy, acceptable, blameless and pleasing onto God so the world can see He lives in us. People see God everyday but when the flesh gets the best of us, we send out a blurry vision of who He really is.
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The Feast (Matthew 26
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Maximum Effort
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Catching Life
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Making Jesus Wait
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Well Done
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Costs of Discipleship
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