One of the things that seems to represent status in our generation is who has the most people following them on twitter. But there are certain people that you know that, if people were to find out you were following them, it would ruin your reputation--bad influences.

Well in this sermon Pastor Justin Cox discusses three different kinds of people that we should not follow in this world--discussing the extremes of those that are leaning on their own understanding, from the legalist to the sinner wanting the reputation of being a Christian. This message is good for all those that are struggling to give God their hearts.

We’ve all heard the terrible stories of prison life through documentaries, movies, or from people who have been there and come back. None of us want to be there. It is a place of extreme discomfort. But often times, though we may not realize it, God will deliberately place us in “prisons” in our lives so that we can impact more lives for Him.

It may be that you just want to be comfortable and problem free, and you say you’ll serve God then, but if you wait until then the people around you in your prison—your uncomfortable circumstances—won’t be able to see the light of Christ shinning in the midst of the darkness. It may be tough but don’t pity yourself, look up and find Christ where you are.

Pastor Cox preaches a sermon on rejoicing in the midst of the difficult circumstances in our lives that we feel stuck in, and encourages us to use every opportunity in our trials to preach the true gospel to those around us.

We know that the word Christian actually means Christ-like.  However, does the body of Christ have an understanding of how to walk this out?

The identity that God calls us to causes us to separate from things that offend His character.  If Jesus is the Life, then all else is death.  If Jesus is the Truth, then all else is deception.  Jesus Himself claims to be THE WAY.  You can look at the 26 other so-called Holy Books (including the Koran, Bhagavad Gita, Talmud, etc) and you'll see that no other religious prophet claimed to be the way.  However, Jesus' identity was so crucial that God Himself had to reveal it to Simon Peter.  

If Jesus Christ doubted for a second who He was, then He would not have been able to do the things he did.  And if we doubt the power we have in Christ - power to say no to ungodliness in this present evil age, power to surrender all that we have to the King of kings, power to be a walking epistle and inspire our generation to live a life worthy of what the True and Living God suffered and endured for us at Calvary - if we doubt this power we must ask ourselves, "do we really believe?"

Listen as Pastor Cox helps Christians everywhere to understand the implications of what being a Christian really means.  Let's take our identity back church!