A Tour Guide
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- May 24, 2019
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Hey Antipas,
Let me start by welcoming you to the Church! You became one of us about a year ago, we are glad to have you! I have some thoughts to share with you about the lack of joy you are experiencing right now.
So let me start by telling you something I hope you already know. When a person becomes a Christian, God begins bringing all of the corruption in their hearts and minds to the surface so the Church can help them take out the trash. We call this sanctification. Sanctification is hard. I mean very hard.
But let me share some hope with you...are you ready for this?
"For I consider the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us." (Romans 8:18 ESV)
So let me tell you a little about the glory that is to be revealed. When we become a believer, Jesus Christ puts our lives into an Eternal Rewards program, and I want to tell you how it works...you are going to love this...
Let me put my explanation into financial terms. Since you live in the United Kingdom, I am going to use British pounds as the currency (I hope I picked that one right!) In British pounds, the eternal rewards program looks like this:
If you give me one pound today, I will give you ten thousand pounds tomorrow.
With an exchange rate like that, how much suffering would you endure for an offer like that? How many risks would you take? How much discomfort would you tolerate today for a pay off like that?
This is why in the Psalms it says sorrow may last for a night, but joy comes in the morning...
Let me start by welcoming you to the Church! You became one of us about a year ago, we are glad to have you! I have some thoughts to share with you about the lack of joy you are experiencing right now.
So let me start by telling you something I hope you already know. When a person becomes a Christian, God begins bringing all of the corruption in their hearts and minds to the surface so the Church can help them take out the trash. We call this sanctification. Sanctification is hard. I mean very hard.
But let me share some hope with you...are you ready for this?
"For I consider the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us." (Romans 8:18 ESV)
So let me tell you a little about the glory that is to be revealed. When we become a believer, Jesus Christ puts our lives into an Eternal Rewards program, and I want to tell you how it works...you are going to love this...
Let me put my explanation into financial terms. Since you live in the United Kingdom, I am going to use British pounds as the currency (I hope I picked that one right!) In British pounds, the eternal rewards program looks like this:
If you give me one pound today, I will give you ten thousand pounds tomorrow.
With an exchange rate like that, how much suffering would you endure for an offer like that? How many risks would you take? How much discomfort would you tolerate today for a pay off like that?
This is why in the Psalms it says sorrow may last for a night, but joy comes in the morning...
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