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Jesus is our Lord

When we share our faith with another person, it is always important to ask not only if they desire to receive Jesus as their Saviour but also as their Lord.

After Jesus' resurrection, He appeared to His disciples before ascending into Heaven and told them in, “All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me."

Jesus is God—He is part of the trinity—and as such, He has dominion and power over everything. We should find security that our all-powerful, almighty God has this authority in our lives. I always find it helpful to picture driving a car. When we have trusted in Christ, we don't give Him the passenger seat or the back seat or the trunk!

If He is truly our Lord, He takes the driver's seat and drives. Proverbs tells us, "In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path."

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Share Life Africa is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; dedicated to providing you with the tools and resources needed to share your faith with others confidently and effectively.”

Jesus is our Saviour

In Matthew sixteen, thirteen to sixteen, Jesus had asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They replied that some thought he was one of the prophets.

And when Jesus asked, “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” And you know, to this day, people are still asking that very question: "Who is Jesus?" And being that Jesus is God, the answer to that question is too big to answer in one minute or an hour or a day.

Today, I would like to start with this: that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. He came from Heaven to earth, lived an absolutely perfect life, and died on the cross for our sins.

He rose from the dead, and is in Heaven now, offering the free gift of eternal life to anyone who will put their full trust in Him.

Jesus is our Saviour!

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Share Life Africa is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; dedicated to providing you with the tools and resources needed to share your faith with others confidently and effectively.”

In Spirit and Truth

When it comes to worshipping God, our heart matters. Our worship in a community of believers will only be as beneficial as our attitudes are sincere. Scripture gives us numerous "attitude checkpoints" by which we can examine our hearts to make certain that we are ready for worship.

John wrote in John four that "a time [...]has now come when true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks." And if the Spirit is in us, He will convict us and grow us as we worship God through Him.

Our humble cry should be, "Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me." Our humble, joyful, attentive attitudes in worship matter to God. So, as we meet together with our church this weekend, let us come with the right attitude and worship our amazing Lord in Spirit and truth.

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Share Life Africa is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; dedicated to providing you with the tools and resources needed to share your faith with others confidently and effectively.”

Hear the Word

Central to every worship service should be the reading and proclaiming of the Word of God. This part of worship is non-negotiable—we need to be filling ourselves up with more of the Bible.

When we hear Scripture as part of our community worship, we hear what God would say through His servant to comfort, encourage, warn, and rebuke us. And this truly demands our solemn attention.

In Nehemiah chapter eight, we see an example of the Word of God being preached in a worship service.

Ezra, the priest, read the Law of God from daybreak until noon, and the people of God listened attentively. It says that at the end of Ezra's reading, " he praised the Lord, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands and responded, “Amen! Amen!” They then bowed down and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground."

Let us also be a people who value God's Word and worship Him when we hear it.

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Share Life Africa is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; that is committed to equipping you with the tools and resources needed to confidently and effectively share your faith with others.”

Sing to the King

Do you like to sing praises to God? Now, I know some of us aren't professional singers, but singing is an important part of Christian worship. Paul said that when we’re filled with the Holy Spirit, singing will come naturally as an expression of our joy.

In Ephesians 15:19, Paul writes, "be filled with the Spirit [...] singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart." You know, King David is a perfect example of the Holy Spirit causing us to worship through song.

And as a leader, he was very concerned about the people of God singing in their worship services. Our hymns of worship should have a singular purpose to them: and that is to thank and praise the Lord for all He has done. He truly is worthy of all our praise! So what are we waiting for?

Regardless of our abilities, let us create time today to sing to our King!

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Share Life Africa is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; that is committed to equipping you with the tools and resources needed to confidently and effectively share your faith with others.”