On April 28, 2018, GLC, in partnership with yesHEis and Cru, held the Digital Evangelism – an equipping and training module for online evangelism that focused specifically on the use of social media to share the Gospel. There were over 60 participants in attendance, all of whom were challenged to identify at least 10 people they could reach out to and share evangelistic videos with through the yesHEis app.

By the time the 6-hour event ended, a total of 179 Gospel conversations took place, 147 of which were continued outside of the event. Also, amazingly, 32 people accepted Christ into their lives as their Lord and Savior.

Can you imagine what just 6 hours of intentional Gospel sharing can do? For us, as believers who are called to go and make disciples of all nations, it’s an eye opener. Now more than ever, it’s clear that the online space is a mission field and that we are all well within our means to be online missionaries. Think of it this way: technology and social media isn’t just something for us to pass the time or enjoy mindlessly. It’s a platform that has been entrusted to us for responsible use and to spread the Gospel in ways that we never thought were possible before. Social media and the online space, allows us to go where our feet cannot to share the one most beautiful truth there is out there.

The growth of the internet reminds me of Matthew 24:14 which says,

“The good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world as a testimony to all nations. And then the end will come.”

We are living in the last days. I am certain of this because the message of the Gospel is spreading like wildfire to every corner of the globe. If there were ever a time to really get serious about telling people about Jesus, now is it. Now is the time! One public post on Facebook about Jesus and what He has done in your life can reach hundreds, thousands or even millions. Truly, the possibilities are endless!

Our mission here in CCF is to make Christ-committed followers who will make Christ-committed followers and it is our privilege to fulfill the Great Commission that God has entrusted to us. If you aren’t confident about sharing Jesus with someone face-to-face, then why not try it online? There are huge opportunities whether you’re part of events like the Digital Evangelism or not. From Skypleship to Chat Ministry, there’s so much that you can be a part of to start sharing your faith with unbelievers. Even the resources are endless with apps like yesHEis that allow you to share Jesus online with just the tap of a button. It doesn’t get any easier than this!

The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are offline. But for us, as a church, there are no more excuses. What about you? How can you start filling that gap and need today?

To know more about our online ministries and opportunities to serve, message us on Facebook, chat with us here on the website or send us an email at questions@ccf.org.ph.

Download the yesHeis App here.

To join the next Digital Evangelism event happening on Sept. 29, 2018, register here.

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The day you believe in the resurrection is the day you change your life. If the resurrection doesn’t become a living reality in our lives, every day of the week, of every year, then Jesus died and rose again for nothing. Let’s look at 3 timeless transformations that should happen in our lives given us by God as a result of His resurrection.

1. From Despair of Life to Hope in Life

1 Peter 1:3, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”

Hope in the Bible means confident expectation about the future. The words hope and resurrection are two ideas regarded as one. The resurrection defines our hope. Our hope is said to be a living hope. It is not based on positive thinking. The resurrection promises us that in the midst of our deepest darkness the Son rises to overwhelm the darkness forever.

The testimonies of believers down through the generations proclaim the glorious hope that there is always a way – a way out of crushing financial debt, unbearable suffering, temptations, and terrible trials. The hope that God gives us is a living hope based on a living God who fulfills all His promises written in His living Word. When trials and difficulties surround you, the hope and assurance of your salvation can turn the worst situation into an opportunity for your good and God’s glory. Jesus brings us hope in our desperate situations to live with faith against the impossible. Hope in God is our anchor and assurance of greater things to come.

2. From Wrath of God to Eternal Life with God

John 3:36, “He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” The wrath of God is the opposite of eternal life. There are only two groups of humanity in the eyes of God: those who put their faith in His Son, Jesus Christ and are saved, and those who have rejected Him and are condemned.

1 Peter 1:4, “To obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,” No other group of people on earth has a promise beyond the grave except Christians. All of the founders of religion are dead except the Lord Jesus. That is what makes Christianity unique. We have a sealed promise of eternal life. (2 Corinthians 4:14)

For the Christian, death is a servant that leads us into the presence of the Lord of Glory. People may place our bodies into urns, coffins and graves. But we never end up there. Our soul goes instantaneously, automatically, as soon as death strikes our body, into the presence of the Lord. As His children, we are guaranteed an inheritance. This is the precious promise of God. Jesus alone is the source of eternal life that gives us meaning and purpose for living.

3. From Bondage to Sin to Power over Sin

1 Peter 1:5, “Who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” Our salvation is not maintained by our personal power but by the power of God. The Spirit of God living inside of us gives us the strength not to indulge in sinful acts of our old nature in order to have victory over sin. Our responsibility as a born again believer is to make certain that we are filled to overflowing with the fullness of the Spirit of Jesus Christ so that we might overcome sin and also splash out the reality of Him on people we come in contact with.

Jesus living in us saved us from the penalty of sin. As He sanctifies us we are being saved from the power of sin. When we get to heaven, we will be saved from the presence of sin.

The tomb is empty. New life is available; a life that truly exceeds the empty way of a life without God. Let us take hold of the new life that Jesus has called us to live because of His resurrection.

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Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 22

The Story of the Last Supper that Jesus had with His disciples recorded in Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 22 and 1 Corinthians 11 has been the basis of the Lord’s Supper that Christians have celebrated for a couple of thousand years now. Christians have continued to celebrate it because of their obedience to the Lord’s command. I too have been celebrating it for 30 plus years, and it has always been a truly meaningful experience for me because I am constantly reminded of what Jesus went through to save me. However, after learning from a Bible Historian what the Jews practiced in marriage proposals, I now have an even more personal experience whenever I partake of the Lord’s Supper.

Back at the time of Jesus, when a young man wanted to be married, he and his father would go to visit the house of a young woman that they thought to be appropriate to be his wife. They would sit together with the young woman and her father, just the four of them, and they would negotiate this new marriage. As part of the negotiation, they would decide on what was called the bride price, and the young woman’s father would ask a great deal of money for his daughter because she was a very valuable possession.

When at last they had decided on the price, and it’s fair to say that the bride price would rival the price of a new home, the young man’s father would pour a cup of wine and hand it to his son. The son would take the cup and hold the wine out to the young girl and say to her,

“This cup I offer to you.” In other words, “I love you and I offer you my life”.

At that moment, the young woman would have to make a decision. She could say, “No, I don’t want to take that offer, I don’t want your life” or she could take the cup and lift it to her mouth and, by drinking it, say, “I accept your life and I give you mine.”

I never realized that whenever I take the cup, and I drink from it, in effect I’m saying to God, “I accept Your gift, I’ll take Your life, and I give You my life in return.”

Grooms pay a very high price for their bride, but not many of them thought that when they offered the cup they would really have to give their life for her. Yet Jesus, for the Church, His bride, paid a price so high.

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Romans 5:8-11
When my wife was giving birth to our firstborn, she was in labor for 16 hrs. Contractions would happen every 15 mins at first, and then 10, then 5. These contractions would bring excruciating pain and she would sweat profusely. When the time came for her to deliver the baby, she would scream and bite her lips at the same time push as the level of pain went up 3-4 notches higher.
Amazingly when our baby came, she was so relieved but oh so happy to hold him in her arms. Is seemed like the pain just didn’t
Happen. What joy to finally hold him in her arms.
Love in God

In our verse today, we see the excruciating pain Jesus had to go through just to do the will of His Father.
My God , My God, why have you forsaken me (Matt 26)
God the Father sent His one and only Son to die in our behalf.
God loved us so much that He wants us to reconcile with Him.
Why? Because He wants to extend His friendship with us!
What pleasure, what Joy if we could join Him in heaven.
Imagine His Joy after Jesus paid it in full!

Joy in God

As we celebrate Jesus’ passion and death this week, we meditate on why Jesus did what he did for us.
He was a good Son. He was a loving Son. He was an obedient Son.
For what? All for us ! that His Father would have the Joy knowing that we were now reconciled with Him. Imagine how Excited He is to hold us in His arms, just like a mother seeing her son for the first time. How amazing is that? God was waiting for us, waiting to have that friendship with us.Now that we are without sin, now that we’re cleansed with His Son’s blood.
Great is Jesus’ love for His Father.
Greater still is God the Father’s love for us!
What shall we do with this love from them?
What do we do with this Joy?
Joy is knowing that everything is right with God.
Do we have that spirit in us that tells us that yes, I am right with God. I Have Joy in God. God’s joy is in me.

Heavenly Father, Words could not express the gratitude that We feel knowing that we put you to death because of your Father’s love for us. As we commemorate your passion and death, help us to feel the Joy you have for us. Help us to be deserving of this Joy in you. Help us to be obedient to you and your words so that we will know that we are rift with you, moment by moment.
Thank you, in Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

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“Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest.” John 4:35

This week I was privileged to hear the story of Eng. Joey Carlos. As a contractor, Eng. Joey was employed by Robert and Deanna Harrison, who are CCC staff and CCF members, to build their house. Robert initiated spiritual conversations with Eng. Joey, and eventually shared the gospel with him using the Four Spiritual Laws booklet.

Although Eng. Joey was deeply involved in a local sect that does not believe that Jesus is God, he listened. God touched his heart, and he decided to receive God’s gift of eternal life by trusting Jesus as his Savior and Lord.

But Robert then did something that started Eng. Joey on an amazing adventure: he gave Eng. Joey five more Four Spiritual Laws booklets and told him to share what had happened to him with those he loved. Four hours later he shared with his wife Barra, who received Christ. The following morning, they shared with their children, who also received Christ.

Their children shared with their friends at school. They shared with their parents, relatives and loved ones, with their construction workers, with managers and staff at a local Mitsubishi dealer. In three months, Eng. Joey shared Christ with over 300 people! One teacher they shared the gospel with shared with over 200 over her high school students. The ripple effect has been staggering.

While not everyone they have shared with received Christ, what struck me was how many people readily responded to his simple presentation of the gospel. His sincerity and simple faith, and obedience to God’s command to tell others about Jesus, has led to a mini-movement that has touched the lives of thousands of people.

In John 4:35 Jesus was teaching his disciples a critical lesson: the time to share the kingdom is now. He had just shared with a Samaritan woman, and his disciples were questioning him – why are you wasting time talking with a Samaritan (who were pariah to the Jews), and a woman no less? Jesus’ answer was a rebuke. He told them the time to share the gospel is now.

The Samaritan woman was a bit like Eng. Joey – as soon as she believed, she turned around and shared with her whole village. A mini-revival broke out and almost everyone in the village believed, first because of her testimony, and then because they met Jesus themselves.

I believe one of Satan’s most effective lies is that people really don’t want to know Jesus. We think, “Now is not the right time. People might be offended. They won’t believe me. I am not mature enough. What if they ask questions I don’t know? Maybe they will reject me.”

One of my heroes of the faith, Dr. Bill Bright, used to say,“people are hungry for Christ.” Eng. Joey has seen that. Jesus taught His disciples that. We need to believe it, and step out in the power of the Holy Spirit to share Him with people who need to hear the good news.

So who should you share Jesus with today?

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What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word “fasting?” Is it “fast food,” or “hunger?”

Many of us don’t eat because we are hungry, we eat so that we won’t get hungry. I remember the very first time I fasted, many years ago when I was still single. My 2 brothers and I decided to fast for three days, and because we wanted to away from all civilization and temptations, we decided to go to an island. So, we went to Boracay…

No, it would be impossible to fast there.

We drove up to Lake Caliraya and rented a bangka to drop us off at one of those isolated and deserted islands. All we had was a tarp to sleep under, plenty of water and a bolo (machete) for protection. While we there, all we did was pray, pray, pray. Think about it, what else could we do? One of our prayers was that the guy who dropped us off in the bangka would pick us up after three days. But as I look back, I recall how faithful God was in answering so many of our prayers. Most of all, I must tell you that I truly experienced God in a deeper, more intimate way.

I like to think of fasting as a time for breakthroughs to happen. Today, you might be someone who is on the verge of giving up – you’ve prayed, worked, waited, sacrificed, and still nothing has happened. You’re tired, you’re hurting, you’re wondering if the breakthrough, if the victory, will ever come, God is saying to you today, “Hang on! Don’t quit now! It’s going to happen IF you don’t give up.”

You may be tempted to give up on a dream God gave you, on your ministry, on your marriage, on a particular goal, on trying to live for Christ or beat a sin or reach out to someone for Christ. Like a woman experiencing the prolonged pain and effort of labor, it hurts to keep going. But God has given us this exciting promise that if we keep going, the very thing we have prayed and worked so hard for will come.

A wise old saint once said, “Never doubt in the darkness what God has told you in the light.”

Beloved, God is still in control. His plan is still on course, still on schedule, even if His schedule runs slower than your schedule. So many people have given up just before the awesome promise of God was about to be fulfilled. Yes, there may be some more pain before your answer comes, before you see any results, or before the breakthrough. And yes, God may take you all the way to the edge, to the breaking point. That’s because this is when we totally surrender to Him and experience His amazing power. So hang in there.

Just like the birth of a child is something precious and priceless. If you’re at the point where you feel like you just can’t take it anymore, don’t let go. Just beyond the worst of the pain, something precious, something priceless is about to be born in your life.

Honestly, the best way to learn and understand what fasting is all about is by experiencing it yourself. There is no better substitute than to actually partake of a fast. Your breakthrough may be coming soon!

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One evening, I was walking home and began to make my way across a street. Halfway along the pedestrian lane, I looked to my left and saw a commuter van about 30 feet away, moving very fast towards me. As I was already in the middle of the street, I stopped, thinking that the van didn’t want to let me pass, and that he would just drive past me. To my surprise, the van went straight for me at top speed, then hit the brakes just a few feet in front of me.

The driver then gave me an angry stare from his seat as if he wanted to get in a fight with me. I was surprised that all this was happening. This caught me off guard and really upset me. I was infuriated! Thinking I was going to get in a brawl with him, I stood there waiting for what he was going to do next, but then he just drove off.

I was fuming!

My body shook as I walked the rest of the way home while I replayed in my mind what had happened and the fight I had almost gotten myself into. When I got home, I was still very upset and my body was weak from anger. Since I had to put my daughter to sleep, I went straight to her room.

When I came in, the lights were already dimmed, and my she was already on her bed. Then she excitedly asked, “Daddy, can you tell me a story?”

Oh boy! What was I going to do? I still wasn’t okay; my heart was still angry and I didn’t know if I could do what she was asking of me. But then I remembered the advice of a friend, that when you run out of bed time stories, you can talk about your day – just be animated and creative and change the characters.

And so…

“One day, an elephant was on his way home. As he was crossing the street, the elephant was surprised to see a mean tiger charging towards him from his side. He thought the tiger was going to hit him, but the tiger all of a sudden stopped just right in front of him, and gave the elephant a mean snarl. The elephant became really angry and wanted to stomp on the tiger!”

With a deep exasperated breath, I paused. Then said,

“Sophia, Daddy’s really angry, a car almost hit me, and I’m really mad. What do you think should I do?

In the silhouette of her dark room, I saw her put her finger on her chin, looking up as if to ponder. Then she had an “a-ha!” moment! She looked at me, and said,

“Daddy, I think, you can choose to be happy! And you can pray to Jesus!”

Sigh! This pacified me. My heart became sober through the innocent words of a four-year-old.

“You’re right Sophia, Daddy always has a choice, and I can always go to Jesus.

I must have told my daughter that many times – that she can choose to be happy. And that she should pray when she’s upset. She must have remembered. I should have remembered, too.

When the apostle Paul wrote to the church in Colossae, He reminded them that by surrendering our lives to Jesus, we have a new identity in Him. And through his grace, we can now choose. We can choose to put aside our old selves – which is characterized by anger and wrath, and we can put a new self. We can choose to bear with one another and forgive each other. We can choose to love each other. We can choose to let His peace rule our hearts.

Colossians 3:12-17 (ESV)

12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

The next time you get angry, always remember that in Christ, we always have a choice, and that because of His grace, you and I can always come to Him.

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“When the cat’s away, the mice will play.”

This proverb took a whole new meaning after I started working.

After I was recruited to manage a department with a staff of 20, many of whom were 10 years my senior with years of work experience, it didn’t take me long to discover that people will naturally take advantage of a situation when the person of authority is not around. This was a thing that was not lost to me, as I also had to deal with my own bosses. I realized that when no one’s looking, there’s this strong internal urge to put aside what we are supposed to do and be preoccupied with something else.

In fact, a recent survey1 revealed that 89% of respondents waste at least some time at work on a daily basis. That’s a whopping 9/10 employees in your office! Top reasons why workers waste time? 2

1) aren’t challenged enough (35%)

2) have long working hours (34%)

3) have no company incentive to work harder (32%)

4) are dissatisfied (30%)

5) are bored (23%).

Given these realities, how exactly are we supposed to conduct ourselves at work? How are we to work if we are unhappy? In the first place, why bother when slacking off seems to be the norm?

That’s precisely what we can learn from Colossians 3:22-25. You see, OUR WORK MATTERS.

Though we are unlike the Roman slaves who had extremely limited freedom, Bible scholars agree that the slave-master relationship in the New Testament is probably the closest thing to our present-day employee-employer relationship. And just like the slaves, employees report to their boss, who in turn expects their employees to contribute to the organization to best of their abilities.

In verse 22 alone, we can see a number of principles for us. So if you report to someone, this is for you:

We are to obey our earthly masters in everything (v. 22a)

The verb obey is in present tense, implying an ongoing command. Notice, also, that the command to obey is not limited to “good,” “deserving,” or “Christian” masters alone, but to ALL kinds of earthly bosses. What’s more, we are to obey in everything, not just when it’s convenient, or when there’s a bonus, or if we are well-treated. This submission to our earthly masters does not depend on our income, benefits, or workload, when we are happy or having a good day. This obedience should be rendered under all circumstances.

And do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. (v. 22b)

We ought to work not only for “eye service,” to comply to work standards even when “the cat’s away.” We do not work to win favors, or to attract attention, but we do it with sincerity and most of all, with a deep regard and respect for the Lord.

The Supremacy of Jesus Christ.

The theme of Colossians is all about the supremacy of Jesus Christ, and chapter 3:1-17 discusses what it would look like if Jesus is paramount in one’s life, where He has full authority over every aspect of our life. Our work-life should reflect that reality. The big difference between us and the New Testament slaves is that we actually have the option to resign from our jobs if we are already being led to sin. Employees are to obey their bosses at all times as long as it does not contradict with what GOD wants.

Most of the time, our performance is usually tied up to how we perceive our boss. If we don’t like our boss, chances are we won’t do our jobs well. Why bother doing well then?

Because you have a BIG BOSS. When we work, we should remember who our REAL BOSS IS, “as working for the Lord not for men,” because all work ultimately belongs to him. So, while we may have an earthly master, the reality is Jesus is our Boss and all work should be done in honor of Him.

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters (v. 23)

Because Jesus is Supreme, there’s no such thing as “no one’s looking,” because even though no one’s around, He still sees what we’re doing…the “big cat” is never away and we can be sure that He evaluates our job performance.

The passage concludes its instructions to workers with this: depending on our work attitude, there’s either a corresponding reward (v. 24) or punishment (v. 25).

24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. 25 Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.

If Jesus is truly supreme in our life, it should be evident in our workplace as well. So… when you’re done reading this, get back to work. Because work matters… OUR WORK MATTERS.

1 https://www.salary.com/2014-wasting-time-at-work/  2 https://business.salary.com/why-how-your-employees-are-wasting-time-at-work/slide/4/

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As we have been studying the book of Colossians, we have been reminded about how passionately Paul was used by God to preach the gospel. Yet it is interesting that his final prayer request at the end of the book is “that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned.”

As if he wasn’t already doing enough!

Throughout his life, Paul’s desire was that God would make him more and more fruitful in the ministry of the Word.

How often we wish more people would come to Christ through our witness. Like Paul, we want to be more fruitful. We want people to be saved. So does Jesus! I believe a simple, biblical tweak to our approach to ministry can help us see more fruit.

So, what is this “secret?”

It comes directly from the way Jesus trained His disciples to bear fruit. He told them, when they go, they should start by looking for a person of peace (Mt. 10:11-13; Luke 10:5-7).

We may be tempted to think that was something unique to Jesus’ day. After all, they were going to villages where they didn’t know any one, and they needed a place to stay. But life today seems far removed from those days…it doesn’t seem to apply to us now.

But we may be missing His point. What Jesus told them to look for was a person who was open, helpful, and could offer a base of operations that would help them in their mission. Put differently, He told them to look for someone who God had already prepared who would help them reach out to many people through their personal influence.

The New Testament shows us many examples of such people of peace. Paul met Lydia in Philippi, Jesus met the Samaritan woman at the well. We could add to these the Philippian jailer, the Centurion, Cornelius, the Ethiopian eunuch, even the demoniac in Mark 5. They were each different, but each was used by God to open doors to expand the gospel ministry.

In CCF Beyond we are seeing amazing fruit in some of the world’s most difficult mission fields. Tens of thousands of people who previously had never heard the name of Jesus are now passionate disciples. And the principle of finding a person of peace is central to the success of our ministry.

The first time we introduced our MC2 training in South Asia, we told the trainees to go into a section of the host city to do a prayer walk. The area had many temples and idols and was filled with a sense of darkness. They were told not to talk to anyone, just to pray.

The following day we sent them back to continue praying. But this time, if God gave them an opportunity, they could talk to those the Lord had prepared through their prayers the day before.

One trainee went out to pray, but when it started to drizzle he ducked under a tarp in front of a machine shop. As he was praying, the shop owner called to him. The trainee was surprised because, being from out of town, he didn’t know anyone in the city. But the shop owner continued to call him, and insisted that he knew him.

When the trainee explained that he was not the person he thought he was, the shop owner was intrigued. He asked what the trainee was doing there. The trainee shared that he was attending a seminar where they were learning to tell others about Jesus. The shop owner invited him into his house and gathered his whole family to hear the gospel over milk tea and biscuits. Even though they were from a different religious background, most of the family came to Christ that afternoon.

But the story didn’t end there. As they spoke further, they learned that they both grew up in adjacent villages many kilometers from the city. The shop owner asked him when he could come to their village to share the story of Christ to the whole village. There is now a house church in that village because of a “chance encounter” with a person of peace.

We encourage you to try out this principle. Pray. Ask God to raise up a person of peace that can help you reach more people for Christ. Then look around and talk with people about your faith in Christ. God may lead you to an office mate, a member of your family who is unusually open, a past classmate or new friend. Share Christ with them, then ask them to introduce you to others who might also want to know Jesus personally. Let them share with their loved ones and circle of influence too.

Watch as the Holy Spirit expands your ministry through the person of peace He leads you to!

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An employee who was trained and given the proper dress code for the office proudly entered the elevator in her new company outfit. A man casually dressed in jeans and a golf shirt entered with her.

Looking down on him, she sarcastically said, “Dressed a little casually today, aren’t we?”

The man replied, “That’s one benefit of owning the company….”

Most people worry about their outerwear style, labels and trends but that only reveals our desire impress others.

Paul in the Book of Colossians tells us:

“As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” (Col. 3:12-14)

Paul is NOT talking about what we wear when we go to a job interview, or our special wedding day, or as we play our favorite sport, or go to church. He is talking about our innerwear and the expression of it.

Before we put on the spiritual attitudes and actions Paul is speaking of, we must first remove those things that are associated with our “old” selves.

We have to take off those “filthy clothes” that are reflective of this world and Satan’s influence over it

“fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry)…anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive language…” (Col. 3:5)

Remember how Jesus told the people to “unbind him, and let him go” (John 11:44) when Lazarus rose from the grave after 4 days? He was saying, take off his smelly, stained grave clothes!

As we have been Born Again, we too must “take off the old and put on the new!” We must not continue living under the dominion of our sinful life that was destined for death.

“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” (2 Cor. 5:17)

We are new creations, no longer under the domain and power of sin. Let’s rise up and live in the victory of Christ’s life in us. Our words, attitudes, outlook and emotions and actions must be ruled by the LOVE of Christ reigning in our hearts.

My friends, God wants all of us to wake up each morning consciously getting dressed with clothes that reflect Christ likeness.

Don’t forget to get dressed before leaving your home.

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