01/02/23 - "Are we following Christ this New Year?" (Sermon Sunday)

Are we following Christ this New Year?

Many had left their previous engagements to follow Jesus superficially for the drama and entertainment, seeking signs that were different from what they meant. They sought physical food, not spiritual. And it was time for Jesus in His ministry to make them choose, they had a grace period, but now that period came to expiration, so through His word, they were going to be forced to either become true believers (i.e., truly believing what Jesus was teaching, having faith in Him and acting upon that faith producing obedience in the work of God which leads to eternal life), OR, they could go back to the Pharisees and their way of life before Christ.

What will we choose to do in this new year? Will we follow the Word of Christ, which leads to eternal life, or recoil and return to the Pharisees and the synagogues they oppress? Will we return to sin or remain free in Christ? Going back to lawlessness has a dead end, but continuing with Christ has much hope and goals. We will convert souls, and we will purchase land. We will be neighbors, and we will build a school for our Lord. We will continue to be a growing family united in all things and have eternal life.

All who seek redemption come to Christ in repentance; if we get in contact with the flesh and blood of Christ, we will be born again, and if we are born again, He will keep us secure in His love.