We really don’t know who we are unless we go to God. New Covenant life changes us. This is our ministry. We have nothing in ourselves. All of us are enabled all of us. The power is in the Body of Christ. We can feel like worms. God delights to use simple ones. (Exodus 3:11; 2 Cor 3:4-6; Isaiah 41:14)
Speaker(s): Pastor Thomas Schaller, Pastor Mihael Milea, Pastor Csaba Havillant
Sermon # 11703
6:30 PM on 6/23/2019
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Ged Valaitis says:
June 26, 2019 at 5:44 pmI loved Pastor Michael’s message in particular. It was so edifying, affirming.
He said he is 46 years old, a pastor and a Christian for many years, and still often feels he doesn’t know who he is, and must wait opon God.
Just as Moses felt insecure when God told him, “go speak to Pharaoh.” Moses said to God, “who an I Lord?” God simply responds, and says, “I am with you.”
Our identity is not in who we are or what we do, P Michael said. Pastor Stevens used to tell us the same: “It’s not about who we are or what we do; it’s about who God is, and what he has done for us.
As the apostle John said of his identity: “I am the disciple that Jesus loves.”
Our identity is in knowing God loves me as his child, that He saved me forever by His blood, and will forever be with me and for me!
Sometimes we may hear, “It’s not that I loved God, but He loved me first; only applies when we first came to Christ. Now that you are saved, you should know your a child of God, indwelt with the Spirit of God, and having all grace, to do all things for God, loving God…”
The truth is, I feel like Pastor Michael often; still needing to hear from God DAYLY; “I am with you, and I love you”!
Ged Valaitis says:
July 4, 2019 at 5:08 pmI wanted to share something more about Pastor Michael’s message:
It was so deep and mature, what he was talking about here; our “identity” being in simply, God telling us, as He did Moses, “I am with you.”
It reminded me of Pastor Stevens favorite hymn by Pastor A.B. Simpson, “Once it was a blessing, now it is the Lord.”
…the hymn goes on, “Once it was a feeling, now it is His Word; Once I sought for healing, now the giver own.”
The hymn is about growing into maturity. Once it was the feelings, and blessings of the new creation life, now what becomes more important and precious, is knowing the truth that my beloved is mine, and I am His. He is with me and loves me to the end. These become the firm bedrocks of our faith. Not so much in the good feelings and blessings, although we love them also, as God blesses.