Identity in Christ

Dr Bernard preached a great sermon on saturday!

1) He began his preaching by quoting Matthew 4:1 where Jesus was tempted by the devil in the wilderness. Jesus overcome the devil by quoting "The Scripture says" 3 times.. Likewise, we christians need to confess the Word more often and believe in the POWER of God! The Word of God is the only authority we have over the devil!

2) Jesus knew His identity in God and His destiny very well. The devil attacked His identity by challenging Him to turn stones into bread, jump off the cliff and to bow down before him. But Jesus was not moved and rebuked the devil instead. Likewise, we christians need to know our standing and identity in CHRIST to overcome the devil's wiles!

3) Dr Bernard also explained the meaning of idolatory - symbols that take away our attention from God. People worship idols to seek security and meaning in life! The only way to seek genuine security and meaning in life is really to put Jesus as our Lord and Savior all the time!

4) He also gave a good definition of FAITH - it is the reasoned trust in God, while DOUBT is the reason not to trust God! The devil knows that our faith is an powerful tool to unleash God power in our life, hence he will try all ways to attack our FAITH! Hence, we need to increase our FAITH and put our total trust in God!

It was really a powerful service.. Words alone cannot explain the revelations that God gave to me that saturday! But there is one word to describe Dr Bernard preaching -simply MIND-BLOWING! Woo..