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I've been a Christian for a couple of decades, and this is something I had missed. I've listened to this a half dozen times since yesterday, and it makes me cry. I'm tempted to dwell on how much I've missed and how I've missed the mark. Lord help me keep the past where it belongs. A couple of weeks ago my elder spoke to me from Romans 6. It's been on my heart since. I had just read that chapter, but it stood out and also moved me deeply. Over the past year or so my pastor and elders, and Piper, and MacArthur, and Sproul, and so many others, and most of all the Holy Spirit, have rattled my cage. I feel as if I am awaking from a sleep. The phrase from Romans 6 that keeps coming back is "walk in newness of life". It's like I've been a spiritual zombie, walking around dead in Christ, but not alive in Him. Lord Jesus, raise us to walk in newness of life. I pray for all my brothers and sisters, help us walk in newness of life. Amen.
Gerry, I have had the same experience. Despite praying, reading my Bible, learning and doing good works, I've felt the same way for about three years. Somehow, despite all that spiritual activity I have been like a zombie. I watched Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe yesterday. The biblical imagery kept hitting as I watched it, and then the scene where Aslan sacrifices himself for the crimes of Edward opened my eyes. I had forgot why I even did those spiritual things. I forgot about the crucifixion, Jesus's death. All for my sins. Edward is traitorous coward, and a twerp, but Aslan dies for him just like Jesus died for me.
This message reminds me of Manna from Heaven. Manna gets old real fast within the day so the Israelites had to rely on God for new Manna to feast on every single day.
Jeremiah Gallo Amen! I agree! Exodus 16:15-18 So when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat. This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: ‘Let every man gather it according to each one’s need, one omer for each person, according to the number of persons; let every man take for those who are in his tent.’ ” Then the children of Israel did so and gathered, some more, some less. So when they measured it by omers, he who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack. Every man had gathered according to each one’s need. The Lord also reminds us to ask for His bread daily to feed our spirits.. (Matthew 6:9-13). And.. Jesus is the bread of life accdg to John 1.
Jeremiah Gallo Definitely a great correlation! When they tried to store up the manna aka “God’s Provision” , it started to rot. We must depend on Him day to day and not rely on our prior knowledge, grace, mercies and experiences. Sometimes it’s a painful process and we don’t understand why, but this is where trust comes in. 💕😊 To God be the Glory...
Amen because man has a natural tendency to rely on ourselves and our own work. Instead of allowing the Lord to be our Shepard and we SHALL not want(be in need of), for he will supply all of our needs!
WHAT is the SPECIFIC PROCESS in sanctification? HOW des a person get renewed, sanctified, transformed? Are churchgoers afraid that the DEVIL is in the DETAILS?
Personally God led me to fast and pray for 3 days. Immediately at the conclusion of it, he brought on an inner cleansing process. The process was Spiritual and physical, which involved a constant bringing up of mucus. That process would go on for a while every day, as he initiated it.
This was a message I didn't realize when I was younger. I vividly remember where I was when I was feeling in such an elevated place with God and thought "I found the sweet spot- I've made it" no joke. And once I went through trials later on I was so confused and felt like a failure as a Christian. This is seriously such an important message and one that needs to be discussed more! Day by day we are made more like Christ. The journey doesn't end until we meet him face to face. Until then, we must pick up our cross daily!
Everyday has it’s own trouble: - “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34 NASB But everyday has its own mercies as well: - The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; 'great is Your faithfulness'. Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV
im 1 year regenerated and i pray many times a day that the Lord renew my spirit and clean my heart. I have had a radical change in my life.. and even in my great days.. I Plead with the Lord.. I see inside of my quiet head and thoughts and ALL how sinful my nature is. I am grateful for the cleansing blood of Christ. I am grateful to see myself aand never be content with who 'I" am.. Only thru Christ in me.. I am a forgiven beggar.
WHAT is the SPECIFIC PROCESS in sanctification? HOW des a person get renewed, sanctified, transformed? Are churchgoers afraid that the DEVIL is in the DETAILS?
I have to say thank you to you! And to God! I have been struggling! I am a new christian, from an atheist upbringing. I have been struggling with why don't I feel illuminated?! Why am I still sinning?! What is wrong with me? Why doesn't God want to be close to me?! I expected to feel whole and fulfilled and saved completely, made into a new person immediately. I read and read in the Bible that as a new person in Christ I was supposed to be changed. I thought the Holy Spirit was supposed to immediately indwell in me and fix me! Thank you, I had begun to doubt my belief. Thought maybe I wasn't really saved. I see the light peaking through now. Please pray that I can further understand and find the joy in God that you have 🙏
I also thought that I'm not close enough to god. But now I realize that our God is so merciful. Our god is always working for our spiritual betterment. Thank god. Our sovereign saviour. Thank god for your endless love
Somehow the message of the sanctification of the believer isn't mentioned when the gospel of salvation/justification is preached and that new believer trusts in the Lord Jesus Christ, is born from above by the Holy Spirit and that Spirit comes to abide in him/her --- for one most important reason: to begin and begin the process of sanctification conforming each one to the image of Christ by the Word of God. And when that new believer realizes that he/she did not "shed" the old nature instantly, there is confusion and frustration as I experienced (Paul's Roman 7 experience and mine). As Brother John preaches - if it was instant, we would be heady, high-minded, and arrogant. But He begins to transform us and doesn't stop until we are in the presence of our Savior. It is God's plan, and He upholds us while the process is completed. God's plan has no fault!
i believe He does that so we wont go astray and turn away from God. He slowly does it so we can see how good He is to us and we wont wanna be apart from Him
What you are saying is Justification is by faith but sanctification is by works. What about 1 Corinthians 1:30? Jesus Christ is not only our redemption, he is also our sanctification. Or 2 Colossians 6 In the same way that you recieved him so walk in him Or Romans 14 23 Everything that doesnt come from faith is sin This guy John Piper is just doing what so many so called teachers do and teach from their own logic which is based on their own defeatist experience instead of the word of god revealed by the holy spirit. No wonder new christians are coming down from the heights of a wonderful walk with Jesus if they are being told its inevitable by people like this guy Every once in a while throughout history there have been people that live exeptional lives in God and have been clothed with the holy spirit. These are the people that choose to not listen to such teaching as this and instead heed the word of GOD!
@@Paul-ly5cq Faith is a constant work. Your focus; where your eye is, is where your heart and treasure will be. Vanity is abundant in this world and will capture you if you do not focus. You are bogged down by letters, and you miss the forest for the trees because of it. Keep the word of God, not the words and traditions of men. Understand that the truth is behind the words, not contained within them.
Thank you for this eloquently worded message. I'm here watching this video, because I'm wrestling my sinful lust, and have, in my eyes recently backslid to my temptations once again. It pains me, when at times, I can know and feel God, and his love so clearly, yet other times I find myself torn to my earthly desires. I'm praying for strength, courage, persistence, perseverance, and self control, that I may better walk in faith, and not as the world. In these instances it begs me to wonder if I've truly been redeemed, because I am failing in those instances to walk in his Truth. However, these words and video have shown me that I have been redeemed and justified, but I must persevere against my worldly desire if I am to be sanctified. God bless, please pray for me! (Though this is a selfish request, when there are those that are still lost).
This was a fantastic message and reminder that we need to seek God every day and keep him first in our hearts ❤ Thank you and may God bless you all. Amen 🙏
mariobros882000 thank you for commenting. I feel a tiny bit better upon waking this morning as it is a new day. But I know more trials will come. Such is life, and sanctification. We will make it and we will hang in there. God bless. We will never give up!
I love this. I am learning how to live and serve the Lord however I am struggling with loneliness and drug addiction. I pray for the strength to give God the pain do that I may be drug free and have people who love Jesus in my life. I am so grateful to be here. thank you Lord...please continue sanctifying my soul. Do what me as you will be done.
Prototype 176708 stay strong my man. I’m 6 months sober. A 12 step program worked wonders for me. It actually brought me back to Christ. I struggle a lot with sanctification, I’m so far from what other people say they are it scares me to death. I’m trying to learn to relax. No where in the Bible does it say “Jesus ran”. Love you buddy.
@@derikbarbieri8753 thank you friend. I’m still Struggling and have been through a lot but God and the sacred liver of Jesus never left my side, even though I strayed at times. God is real! Jesus is real. Never give up hope. ♥️
@@Polecat-qz5om amen!!! i’m so glad to hear that, He certainly is faithful. Remember Romans 8:18 “Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.” I look forward to one day meeting you in heaven and just thinking about how every true believer we meet we will one day be united in Christ and it’s just an exciting thing to think about
You don’t know how bad I neeeded to hear this im in so much pain from withdrawals I won’t go deep but y’all can fill in the blanks and Jesus Christ was the only reason I quit I promise you I wasn’t ever gonna quit if it wasn’t for Jesus Christ he saved me
This message is soooooo good !!!! And easy for everyone to understand too !! May we keep letting God renew our minds every single day and take action on all He is leading us to do 😊 I’m so beyond grateful God’s mercy is brand new every morning 🙏
Boy this the truth. Without HIS mercy I would have craw in a hole a long time ago. I sing praises to his HOLY NAME JESUS for such love that gives me strenght and joy and power in the HOLY GHOST to thrive through HIM do I get tired and burn out yes .but he always takes me to the living still waters and green pastors and restores my soul. Thank you for that day by day need of you to keep me close to you
I needed this today. I have never struggled in my faith like I have this year. Raised in the church and now 54 you'd think this would be behind me... But no. The struggle is real. I just prayed an angry prayer and then I came across this video
everyday if there is only one thing i do wvery day its seek jesus its jesus its pray and read my bile its telling somebody about jesus and prayesing him in frnt of unbeleavers telling them the Grate GOD i serve and love i used to be a drug addicte now im addicted to jesus every day and when its slow or hard im not high im low, its get back to jesus spend time in him loveing him praseing him i get to spend time with him ,and it kees me dependent on him . love him and spebd time with him even whenyou don want to . or dont feel worthy
When you look back at Israel entering the promised land, God said he was not going to drive out all their enemies (those nations) all at once, rather little by little lest the beasts of the field become too numerous for them (Deuteronomy 7:22). Looking at the promised land as our Christian life, then little by little the enemies (those things that cause us to fall short) get driven out lest the beasts (principalities and powers of wickedness) try and take over. It is a good picture of God's plan of gradual sanctification.
This and Phil 1:6 is keeping me; I am a new creation and I have to get this through my head. I am not what happened to me because Jesus saved me from it. All the ick and sin are possibly because I’m a Saint and a Child of God.
I'm a new follower of christ, this is my testimony I suffered a massive stroke 3years ago my stroke las ted for 5hours before I was able to receive medical treatment, the almighty gave this wretch grace and spared this sinners life, I will have a radical healing testimony to share soon, for , I have claimed the promise of a 1,000 foldblessing according to deuteronmy 1:11 His promise cannot fall to ground, I look forward to sharing my healing testimony I’m only waiting for my decree to be established according to job 22:28 I declare and decree my wait is over I’m next in line for a miracle, blessed be the name of Jesus , his mighty name will be glorified through my healing testimony , may my testimony bring faith to others that are facing I’m tankful for this trial thank Your u father for allowing it to happen, I decree , I decree Isaiah 53:5 , &isiah 43:1, and isaiah61 it’s I declare that this is my harvest search son please stand in agreement I declare that a kairos month is in my horizon amen and amen I was born 5 weeks premature the doctors didn’t think I was going to make it so the chaplain asked my parents if he could baptize me,from what I can gather 5 represents GODS grace and favor; hosanna!! Man says that I have permanent brain damage I declare in the mighty name of Jesus that my brain is completely restored by the 39 stripes of kingJesus hosanna! there is a supernatural breakthrough on my pathway it’s at my doorstep i receive complete Devine restoration through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ please come into agreement my brothers and sisters I decree and declare in Christ Jesus complete supernatural complete Devine cell regeneration from head to toe I was 39 when I suffered my stroke glory to GOD please come into agreement my brothers and sisters GOD bless all Matthew 18:19 King James Version (KJV) 19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. I decree and declare a sudden supernatural breakthrough in the mighty name of Jesus thank you for standing in agreement GOD bless thank you for standing in agreement GOD bless all I decree and declare my dry season is over, I decree and declare that all Of GODs Promises and prophetic words spoken over me will come to pass, thank you for coming into agreement I decree and declare that every promise that GOD has spoken over me and that every prophetic word he has spoken over me will come to pass thank you for standing in agreement GOD bless all of you you My sprit man perceives he is doing a new thing!! Thank you Lord!! ! Isaiah 43:19 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland Ezekiel 12:28 Amplified Bible (AMP) 28 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “None of My words will be delayed any longer. Whatever word I speak will be fulfilled completely,”’” says the Lord God. Jeremiah 40:4 King James Version (KJV) 4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go. Let your kingdom come lord let your will be done on earth as in heaven in all areas of my life, Genesis 50:20 King James Version (KJV) 20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. Let your kingdom come ABBA, your will be done on earth as in heaven in all areas of my lifeDeuteronomy 30:3 English Standard Version (ESV) 3 then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has scattered you, I'm believing GOD has restored everything that I've lost 1,000fold
Only in Christ now for barely over 2 years-- coming up on 3-- so this Truth from His Word of Truth, through John & the Glorious Spirit of Truth is So awesomely edifying and encouraging, while being appropriately challenging, at the same time... Thank you for putting this sermon snippet up on UA-cam to bless those who are fairly newly in Him, like me‼️-- I just had to share it with my beloved children and their Momma, who've been in Christ now for more than 7 years -- 'cause even old codgers like them, who've been given this gift of Faith--through His Mercy & Grace Alone, will be encouraged by this teaching from 2 Corinthians 3:16-18, 4:15-18 and elsewhere ❣️ - in Love ❤️, because He First Loved us, (1 John 4:19), > GrandPappy pHLeGm
A glaring problem I have experienced with my fellow Christians is that they do not want to hear this. If you say, "I am struggling today," there is a very strong chance that you will be rebuked by another Christian for either "not having faith" or for "sinning". Well, that might be true, but the admonitions do not go to the heart of the matter; and the heart of the matter is that struggling is not abnormal for a follower of Jesus. It is far, far better to know this than to bang your head and heart against a stone.
God is so gentle and careful. If we were changed instantly, we would shatter and be destroyed. God works patiently and thoroughly, never giving us more than we can bear. He doesn't leave us, but stays with us as we learn like a child who grows and learns many years before graduating. We should enjoy God every day while he works with us ever so gently. The moment we are saved is like the first day when we are admitted to the school having seen the value of applying to it in the first place, but then it takes years of practice and learning from the Spirit before graduation. The walk with God is the point, the relationship is what he wants. The Spirit is the first of the promised gifts. We know we can trust that in the last day we will be transformed and then, given our graduation robes of perfection.
Nicely said...dear friend..I've been torn as i feel regular depletion but heard an author reference the parable of the talents...at times I see so many others bearing good fruit. Have to trust that the Lord knows us all intimately and has a plan for each based on the abilities and grace given to each of us
Amen! Thank You, Abba Father, for speaking to me through this beloved son of Your's. "To be sanctified daily, hour by hour--- that we may be perfect just as our Father in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:45.
Ha, now is see mana every day, picking up your cross evry day and puting up the amor evry day verses.GOD has many ways to teach me,feed me,cloth me spiritually and in amazing ways too!
Thank you father GOD for building my faith stronger. I understand that it takes time. Because each new day is a struggle and I pray daily for strenght. I am just so sad and sorry that it took so long for me to understand this.
Remember the greatest commandment. Keep it in mind while watching this. Stay awake, be diligent. God is the living God, NOW. God as your sole focus is your foundation. As the floods of time pass, when you put your focus and love on Him, time and events will not dissipate your attention towards Him or His Spirit which dwells in you; the floods can not destroy your house built on this rock solid foundation. Psalm 91.
I needed to hear this message cuz I was like Lord remove the fear, remove the anxiety, I don't like struggling, and the biggest one for me is about him coming back and there's anxiety their what I realize is that he's draw me close to trust him in this process of sanctification. That is not about me but it's just finished work of Jesus Christ and I can trust him where it says he that began the work will also bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. God bless you John Piper God bless you man
Emmanuel Everett dude I needed that so much. I feel like I’m losing my mind because I’m not perfect and it scares me to death. It feels like I’m doing something wrong or I’m not saved. Something I’ve learned also is that don’t believe every UA-cam comment where people are acting sinless. It will break you down.
It is the LORD GODFATHER in CHRIST WHO Shall Perfect the Lifes of Christians Everlastingly, because Christians can not Perfect Themselves Everlastingly.GOD Bless
ONLY JESUS Don't you know Salvation is real No matter how broken Only Jesus can heal Believe in Him He died for you In His righteousness You'll be made new His love for you Knows no bounds For all eternity He wants you around Come to Jesus To enlighten and heal His gift for you In heaven is real
Thank you for this encouraging message! I needed this today! I thank God for reminding me of His faithfulness and that He is my Bread of Life and Living Water that I must be filled daily to be restored and only by Jesus Christ will I be filled!
WHAT is the SPECIFIC PROCESS in sanctification? HOW des a person get renewed, sanctified, transformed? Are churchgoers afraid that the DEVIL is in the DETAILS?
Praise the Lord for His amazing word! Praise Him for His daily, perfectly measured deluge of grace to us. Thank you John Piper for always faithfully expounding God's word. Christ is our Joy!
What a powerfully eloquent way of stating that which, we who've been Christians for any length of time, experientially know to be true. If I'm to to live by the power of Christ and walk with Him day by day, taking up my cross daily and denying self daily, then I need to show up and power up in faith with a daily (or moment by moment) reliance on Jesus through prayer and bible study every day, as well as constant fellowship with others in body of Christ.
It is *VITAL* to understand that God's whole Plan is to demonstrate that following His ways ultimately leads to life and healing while following the Adversary's ways ultimately leads death and destruction. If you look at the *character* of those He chose in Scripture, they are, almost without exception, the biggest losers that He could find who would still listen and obey. They had almost been destroyed by the Adversary's ways, but God chose them specifically to display His power to turn things around even for the most unlikely, unlikeable, impossibly broken people.
This message reminded me why I need to meet the LORD every morning. Each day is a creation of God in which apart from Him we can just totally waste it and forgot how He renewed us. I praise and thank God for His grace and mercy every morning❤️
I don't know how to feel about this message on one hand it's absolutley correct and on another it's discouraging to think perfection cannot be achieved while in the body on earth
He mentions the pain in your head against the yesterday's dosage... I'm blown since I suffer from migraines and this guy talks about the one thing that makes depressed.
I really like this guy he has practical wisdom and common sense with a side of cool 😎 he’s an intellectual thinker and he drops the seed of the word of God like rain like who needs an umbrella when he’s preaching let it rain Jesus let it rain 🌧 I subscribed because anyone who stays around this kind of word and teaching is bound to grow in the grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 🙏 #UA-camEMember God is great 👍 in this Man
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I've been a Christian for a couple of decades, and this is something I had missed. I've listened to this a half dozen times since yesterday, and it makes me cry. I'm tempted to dwell on how much I've missed and how I've missed the mark. Lord help me keep the past where it belongs. A couple of weeks ago my elder spoke to me from Romans 6. It's been on my heart since. I had just read that chapter, but it stood out and also moved me deeply. Over the past year or so my pastor and elders, and Piper, and MacArthur, and Sproul, and so many others, and most of all the Holy Spirit, have rattled my cage. I feel as if I am awaking from a sleep. The phrase from Romans 6 that keeps coming back is "walk in newness of life". It's like I've been a spiritual zombie, walking around dead in Christ, but not alive in Him. Lord Jesus, raise us to walk in newness of life. I pray for all my brothers and sisters, help us walk in newness of life. Amen.
Gerry James this is beautiful thank you for sharing
Amen brother! Same here
Gerry, I have had the same experience. Despite praying, reading my Bible, learning and doing good works, I've felt the same way for about three years. Somehow, despite all that spiritual activity I have been like a zombie. I watched Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe yesterday. The biblical imagery kept hitting as I watched it, and then the scene where Aslan sacrifices himself for the crimes of Edward opened my eyes. I had forgot why I even did those spiritual things. I forgot about the crucifixion, Jesus's death. All for my sins. Edward is traitorous coward, and a twerp, but Aslan dies for him just like Jesus died for me.
My experience too! Praise God for sight :)
Gerry- God bless you and I pray this finds you well in your walk. I thank you for your comment. Powerful
“The reason you keep running out of gas everyday is that it will bring you back to the station every day which is me (God)”
Yes!! Well said!! Thank you for saying this for ME. I LOVE YOU!!
@@vistulagibsoncooper2420 Yes. Yes.
Beautiful
let's not forget where the gas comes from.
Ah, if we are sanctified totally, our tanks will remain full. We are not only already justified but also glorified.
This message reminds me of Manna from Heaven. Manna gets old real fast within the day so the Israelites had to rely on God for new Manna to feast on every single day.
Jeremiah Gallo Amen! I agree!
Exodus 16:15-18 So when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat. This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: ‘Let every man gather it according to each one’s need, one omer for each person, according to the number of persons; let every man take for those who are in his tent.’ ” Then the children of Israel did so and gathered, some more, some less. So when they measured it by omers, he who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack. Every man had gathered according to each one’s need.
The Lord also reminds us to ask for His bread daily to feed our spirits.. (Matthew 6:9-13). And.. Jesus is the bread of life accdg to John 1.
Amen. Very nice choice of verses. On point.
Jeremiah Gallo Definitely a great correlation! When they tried to store up the manna aka “God’s Provision” , it started to rot. We must depend on Him day to day and not rely on our prior knowledge, grace, mercies and experiences. Sometimes it’s a painful process and we don’t understand why, but this is where trust comes in. 💕😊 To God be the Glory...
Amen because man has a natural tendency to rely on ourselves and our own work. Instead of allowing the Lord to be our Shepard and we SHALL not want(be in need of), for he will supply all of our needs!
Had the exact same thought!
“Give us this day our daily bread.”
WHAT is the SPECIFIC PROCESS in sanctification? HOW des a person get renewed, sanctified, transformed? Are churchgoers afraid that the DEVIL is in the DETAILS?
Personally God led me to fast and pray for 3 days. Immediately at the conclusion of it, he brought on an inner cleansing process. The process was Spiritual and physical, which involved a constant bringing up of mucus. That process would go on for a while every day, as he initiated it.
I am looking forward to my glorified body. No more sins of the flesh
The meek inherit the Earth. Are you meek?
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This was a message I didn't realize when I was younger. I vividly remember where I was when I was feeling in such an elevated place with God and thought "I found the sweet spot- I've made it" no joke. And once I went through trials later on I was so confused and felt like a failure as a Christian. This is seriously such an important message and one that needs to be discussed more! Day by day we are made more like Christ. The journey doesn't end until we meet him face to face. Until then, we must pick up our cross daily!
I can understand that 100%
That is my struggle too
Please pray we remain pure through last 5 weeks of engagement! And that I can treat His daughter as He would have me.
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Nick Harms just prayed for you brother in Christ
Julie Ann Sia thanks praying for you as well
Praying for you Brother!
Praying for you Nick God bless
Everyday has it’s own trouble:
- “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
Matthew 6:34 NASB
But everyday has its own mercies as well:
- The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; 'great is Your faithfulness'.
Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV
im 1 year regenerated and i pray many times a day that the Lord renew my spirit and clean my heart. I have had a radical change in my life.. and even in my great days.. I Plead with the Lord.. I see inside of my quiet head and thoughts and ALL how sinful my nature is. I am grateful for the cleansing blood of Christ. I am grateful to see myself aand never be content with who 'I" am.. Only thru Christ in me.. I am a forgiven beggar.
Hallelujah
‘The fact that you run out of gas everyday puts you in the station!’ 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Lord Jesus sanctify me, Lord help me to walk in newness of life, please pray for me anybody read this message
He nailed it here.
After we die God will show us how much he held us together in all ways through all things.
WHAT is the SPECIFIC PROCESS in sanctification? HOW des a person get renewed, sanctified, transformed? Are churchgoers afraid that the DEVIL is in the DETAILS?
I have to say thank you to you! And to God! I have been struggling! I am a new christian, from an atheist upbringing. I have been struggling with why don't I feel illuminated?! Why am I still sinning?! What is wrong with me? Why doesn't God want to be close to me?! I expected to feel whole and fulfilled and saved completely, made into a new person immediately. I read and read in the Bible that as a new person in Christ I was supposed to be changed. I thought the Holy Spirit was supposed to immediately indwell in me and fix me! Thank you, I had begun to doubt my belief. Thought maybe I wasn't really saved.
I see the light peaking through now. Please pray that I can further understand and find the joy in God that you have 🙏
I also thought that I'm not close enough to god. But now I realize that our God is so merciful. Our god is always working for our spiritual betterment.
Thank god. Our sovereign saviour.
Thank god for your endless love
Somehow the message of the sanctification of the believer isn't mentioned when the gospel of salvation/justification is preached and that new believer trusts in the Lord Jesus Christ, is born from above by the Holy Spirit and that Spirit comes to abide in him/her --- for one most important reason: to begin and begin the process of sanctification conforming each one to the image of Christ by the Word of God. And when that new believer realizes that he/she did not "shed" the old nature instantly, there is confusion and frustration as I experienced (Paul's Roman 7 experience and mine). As Brother John preaches - if it was instant, we would be heady, high-minded, and arrogant. But He begins to transform us and doesn't stop until we are in the presence of our Savior. It is God's plan, and He upholds us while the process is completed. God's plan has no fault!
i believe He does that so we wont go astray and turn away from God. He slowly does it so we can see how good He is to us and we wont wanna be apart from Him
Knowing God is slowly restoring our heart to be in the image of Christ really encourages me to keep going
Amen. Repentance is daily.
Justification is once through Jesus Christ...santification comes daily by reading His word and being in fellowship with Him via prayer.
I agree.
What you are saying is Justification is by faith but sanctification is by works.
What about 1 Corinthians 1:30? Jesus Christ is not only our redemption, he is also our sanctification.
Or 2 Colossians 6
In the same way that you recieved him so walk in him
Or Romans 14 23
Everything that doesnt come from faith is sin
This guy John Piper is just doing what so many so called teachers do and teach from their own logic which is based on their own defeatist experience instead of the word of god revealed by the holy spirit.
No wonder new christians are coming down from the heights of a wonderful walk with Jesus if they are being told its inevitable by people like this guy
Every once in a while throughout history there have been people that live exeptional lives in God and have been clothed with the holy spirit. These are the people that choose to not listen to such teaching as this and instead heed the word of GOD!
@@Paul-ly5cq Faith is a constant work. Your focus; where your eye is, is where your heart and treasure will be. Vanity is abundant in this world and will capture you if you do not focus. You are bogged down by letters, and you miss the forest for the trees because of it. Keep the word of God, not the words and traditions of men. Understand that the truth is behind the words, not contained within them.
@@owsleys89 I think you meant to reply to someone else's comment as your reply seems to have nothing to do with what I said.
God bless
Thank you for this eloquently worded message. I'm here watching this video, because I'm wrestling my sinful lust, and have, in my eyes recently backslid to my temptations once again.
It pains me, when at times, I can know and feel God, and his love so clearly, yet other times I find myself torn to my earthly desires. I'm praying for strength, courage, persistence, perseverance, and self control, that I may better walk in faith, and not as the world.
In these instances it begs me to wonder if I've truly been redeemed, because I am failing in those instances to walk in his Truth.
However, these words and video have shown me that I have been redeemed and justified, but I must persevere against my worldly desire if I am to be sanctified.
God bless, please pray for me! (Though this is a selfish request, when there are those that are still lost).
This was a fantastic message and reminder that we need to seek God every day and keep him first in our hearts ❤ Thank you and may God bless you all. Amen 🙏
I am suffering so much ........ all I want is to be in heaven with Jesus..... but He has me here ;(
May the Lord strengthen you🙏🙏
mariobros882000 thank you for commenting. I feel a tiny bit better upon waking this morning as it is a new day. But I know more trials will come. Such is life, and sanctification. We will make it and we will hang in there. God bless. We will never give up!
Jemima Johnson thank you!!!
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Read Romans 8 I think this might help I’m praying for you
Renewal is a blessing! Never understood this truth until I asked the Lord to show me His character!
We need God's grace and mercy each and every day.🙏
I needed to hear this as i always fall into the anxiety trap of the day's ahead. Powerfull.Thank you...
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me too . Help us Lord.
@@reking21 THANK YOU❣
Thank you Lord for reminding me this.
“Each day has its own trouble and its own mercies”
I love this. I am learning how to live and serve the Lord however I am struggling with loneliness and drug addiction. I pray for the strength to give God the pain do that I may be drug free and have people who love Jesus in my life. I am so grateful to be here. thank you Lord...please continue sanctifying my soul. Do what me as you will be done.
Prototype 176708 stay strong my man. I’m 6 months sober. A 12 step program worked wonders for me. It actually brought me back to Christ. I struggle a lot with sanctification, I’m so far from what other people say they are it scares me to death. I’m trying to learn to relax. No where in the Bible does it say “Jesus ran”. Love you buddy.
Hey I pray you’re doing better a couple years later !!
@@derikbarbieri8753 thank you friend. I’m still
Struggling and have been through a lot but God and the sacred liver of Jesus never left my side, even though I strayed at times. God is real! Jesus is real. Never give up hope. ♥️
@@Polecat-qz5om amen!!! i’m so glad to hear that, He certainly is faithful. Remember Romans 8:18 “Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.” I look forward to one day meeting you in heaven and just thinking about how every true believer we meet we will one day be united in Christ and it’s just an exciting thing to think about
@@derikbarbieri8753 me too friend 🙂
You don’t know how bad I neeeded to hear this im in so much pain from withdrawals I won’t go deep but y’all can fill in the blanks and Jesus Christ was the only reason I quit I promise you I wasn’t ever gonna quit if it wasn’t for Jesus Christ he saved me
This message is soooooo good !!!! And easy for everyone to understand too !! May we keep letting God renew our minds every single day and take action on all He is leading us to do 😊 I’m so beyond grateful God’s mercy is brand new every morning 🙏
Boy this the truth. Without HIS mercy I would have craw in a hole a long time ago. I sing praises to his HOLY NAME JESUS for such love that gives me strenght and joy and power in the HOLY GHOST to thrive through HIM do I get tired and burn out yes .but he always takes me to the living still waters and green pastors and restores my soul. Thank you for that day by day need of you to keep me close to you
I needed this today. I have never struggled in my faith like I have this year. Raised in the church and now 54 you'd think this would be behind me... But no. The struggle is real. I just prayed an angry prayer and then I came across this video
Jesus is coming soon, get saved, repent, and follow God’s will!
🙏 renewed day by day.
Leave it to Piper to bring me back to my Lord Jesus❤.
everyday if there is only one thing i do wvery day its seek jesus its jesus its pray and read my bile its telling somebody about jesus and prayesing him in frnt of unbeleavers telling them the Grate GOD i serve and love i used to be a drug addicte now im addicted to jesus every day and when its slow or hard im not high im low, its get back to jesus spend time in him loveing him praseing him i get to spend time with him ,and it kees me dependent on him . love him and spebd time with him even whenyou don want to . or dont feel worthy
Yesterday's shower won't keep you clean today. 🙏🙏🙏
I pray everyday to be renewed, I fight sins everyday so I can be close to my Lord Jesus 🙏🙏🙏
O man. O Lord. You know what's best. Thank's for keeping us close to the pump. Fill me up Sir - i'm running low - i've got a fair way to go.
remind us Lord that we need you daily
“The fact that you run out of gas every day puts you in the Station.”
When you look back at Israel entering the promised land, God said he was not going to drive out all their enemies (those nations) all at once, rather little by little lest the beasts of the field become too numerous for them (Deuteronomy 7:22). Looking at the promised land as our Christian life, then little by little the enemies (those things that cause us to fall short) get driven out lest the beasts (principalities and powers of wickedness) try and take over. It is a good picture of God's plan of gradual sanctification.
I needed this message today! Thank you! All glory to God!
This and Phil 1:6 is keeping me; I am a new creation and I have to get this through my head. I am not what happened to me because Jesus saved me from it. All the ick and sin are possibly because I’m a Saint and a Child of God.
I'm a new follower of christ, this is my testimony
I suffered a massive stroke 3years ago my stroke las
ted for 5hours before I was able to receive medical treatment, the almighty gave this wretch grace and spared this sinners life, I will have a radical healing testimony to share soon, for , I have claimed the promise of a 1,000 foldblessing according to deuteronmy 1:11
His promise cannot fall to ground, I look forward to sharing my healing testimony I’m only waiting for my decree to be established according to job 22:28 I declare and decree my wait is over I’m next in line for a miracle, blessed be the name of Jesus , his mighty name will be glorified through my healing testimony , may my testimony bring faith to others that are facing I’m tankful for this trial thank Your u father for allowing it to happen, I decree , I decree Isaiah 53:5 , &isiah 43:1, and isaiah61 it’s I declare that this is my harvest search son please stand in agreement I declare that a kairos month is in my horizon amen and amen I was born 5 weeks premature the doctors didn’t think I was going to make it so the chaplain asked my parents if he could baptize me,from what I can gather 5 represents GODS grace and favor; hosanna!!
Man says that I have permanent brain damage I declare in the mighty name of Jesus that my brain is completely restored by the 39 stripes of kingJesus hosanna! there is a supernatural breakthrough on my pathway it’s at my doorstep i receive complete Devine restoration through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ please come into agreement my brothers and sisters
I decree and declare in Christ Jesus complete supernatural complete Devine cell regeneration from head to toe I was 39 when I suffered my stroke glory to GOD please come into agreement my brothers and sisters GOD bless all
Matthew 18:19 King James Version (KJV)
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. I decree and declare a sudden supernatural breakthrough in the mighty name of Jesus thank you for standing in agreement GOD bless thank you for standing in agreement GOD bless all I decree and declare my dry season is over, I decree and declare that all Of GODs Promises and prophetic words spoken over me will come to pass, thank you for coming into agreement I decree and declare that every promise that GOD has spoken over me and that every prophetic word he has spoken over me will come to pass thank you for standing in agreement GOD bless all of you you
My sprit man perceives he is doing a new thing!! Thank you Lord!!
! Isaiah 43:19
19 See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland
Ezekiel 12:28 Amplified Bible (AMP)
28 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “None of My words will be delayed any longer. Whatever word I speak will be fulfilled completely,”’” says the Lord God.
Jeremiah 40:4 King James Version (KJV)
4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go. Let your kingdom come lord let your will be done on earth as in heaven in all areas of my life,
Genesis 50:20 King James Version (KJV)
20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Let your kingdom come ABBA, your will be done on earth as in heaven in all areas of my lifeDeuteronomy 30:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
3 then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has scattered you, I'm believing GOD has restored everything that I've lost 1,000fold
I needed this message this morning
Only in Christ now for barely over 2 years-- coming up on 3-- so this Truth from His Word of Truth, through John & the Glorious Spirit of Truth is So awesomely edifying and encouraging, while being appropriately challenging, at the same time...
Thank you for putting this sermon snippet up on UA-cam to bless those who are fairly newly in Him, like me‼️-- I just had to share it with my beloved children and their Momma, who've been in Christ now for more than 7 years -- 'cause even old codgers like them, who've been given this gift of Faith--through His Mercy & Grace Alone, will be encouraged by this teaching from 2 Corinthians 3:16-18, 4:15-18 and elsewhere ❣️
- in Love ❤️, because He First Loved us,
(1 John 4:19),
> GrandPappy pHLeGm
I’m a Christian and I approve this message 🖖🏼
A glaring problem I have experienced with my fellow Christians is that they do not want to hear this. If you say, "I am struggling today," there is a very strong chance that you will be rebuked by another Christian for either "not having faith" or for "sinning". Well, that might be true, but the admonitions do not go to the heart of the matter; and the heart of the matter is that struggling is not abnormal for a follower of Jesus. It is far, far better to know this than to bang your head and heart against a stone.
Amen!! Very true... renewal is day by day. Thank you Lord.
God is so gentle and careful. If we were changed instantly, we would shatter and be destroyed. God works patiently and thoroughly, never giving us more than we can bear. He doesn't leave us, but stays with us as we learn like a child who grows and learns many years before graduating. We should enjoy God every day while he works with us ever so gently. The moment we are saved is like the first day when we are admitted to the school having seen the value of applying to it in the first place, but then it takes years of practice and learning from the Spirit before graduation. The walk with God is the point, the relationship is what he wants. The Spirit is the first of the promised gifts. We know we can trust that in the last day we will be transformed and then, given our graduation robes of perfection.
Nicely said...dear friend..I've been torn as i feel regular depletion but heard an author reference the parable of the talents...at times I see so many others bearing good fruit.
Have to trust that the Lord knows us all intimately and has a plan for each based on the abilities and grace given to each of us
Amen! Thank You, Abba Father, for speaking to me through this beloved son of Your's. "To be sanctified daily, hour by hour--- that we may be perfect just as our Father in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:45.
Give us THIS day our DAILY bread!
DAILY bread..
Ha, now is see mana every day, picking up your cross evry day and puting up the amor evry day verses.GOD has many ways to teach me,feed me,cloth me spiritually and in amazing ways too!
Thank you father GOD for building my faith stronger. I understand that it takes time. Because each new day is a struggle and I pray daily for strenght. I am just so sad and sorry that it took so long for me to understand this.
Remember the greatest commandment. Keep it in mind while watching this. Stay awake, be diligent. God is the living God, NOW. God as your sole focus is your foundation. As the floods of time pass, when you put your focus and love on Him, time and events will not dissipate your attention towards Him or His Spirit which dwells in you; the floods can not destroy your house built on this rock solid foundation. Psalm 91.
I AM. SO PROUD OF YOU. MAY THE SOVEREIGN LORD CHRIST BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I needed to hear this message cuz I was like Lord remove the fear, remove the anxiety, I don't like struggling, and the biggest one for me is about him coming back and there's anxiety their what I realize is that he's draw me close to trust him in this process of sanctification. That is not about me but it's just finished work of Jesus Christ and I can trust him where it says he that began the work will also bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. God bless you John Piper God bless you man
Emmanuel Everett dude I needed that so much. I feel like I’m losing my mind because I’m not perfect and it scares me to death. It feels like I’m doing something wrong or I’m not saved. Something I’ve learned also is that don’t believe every UA-cam comment where people are acting sinless. It will break you down.
It is the LORD GODFATHER in CHRIST WHO Shall Perfect the Lifes of Christians Everlastingly, because Christians can not Perfect Themselves Everlastingly.GOD Bless
One battle does not win the conflict especially when who we fight is not only Satan but ourselves.
ONLY JESUS
Don't you know
Salvation is real
No matter how broken
Only Jesus can heal
Believe in Him
He died for you
In His righteousness
You'll be made new
His love for you
Knows no bounds
For all eternity
He wants you around
Come to Jesus
To enlighten and heal
His gift for you
In heaven is real
God bless this man!! 🙏♥️
Amen . a Process of sanctification daily
Pastor John, I really needed to hear this. Like, a lot.
Thank you for this encouraging message! I needed this today! I thank God for reminding me of His faithfulness and that He is my Bread of Life and Living Water that I must be filled daily to be restored and only by Jesus Christ will I be filled!
PREACH!! I needed to hear this today! I love John, He gives you nothing but nourishment from the Word!!! Amen!
WHAT is the SPECIFIC PROCESS in sanctification? HOW des a person get renewed, sanctified, transformed? Are churchgoers afraid that the DEVIL is in the DETAILS?
Worth cannot be appreciated without waiting
Praise the Lord for His amazing word! Praise Him for His daily, perfectly measured deluge of grace to us. Thank you John Piper for always faithfully expounding God's word. Christ is our Joy!
Love this guy.
Humble wisdom
absolutely brilliant... thanks.exactly explained what I go through as a new believer.
Boy I love Jesus And Pastor John for guiding my spirit with the holy spirit praise yahwah
Lord have mercy on me , I need your help
Thank you God for your mercies are new every morning😭😭😭
Forever grateful to hear God speak❤❤
Woooooh how much i needed this
New Mercies Everyday!!! Willfullly and knowingly sinning is not condoned. This life is a "Press!" The "only" perfect Jesus has gone before us.
God is awesome! Seriously, hardly do you hear preaching like this, thanks Piper! Love ya!
What a powerfully eloquent way of stating that which, we who've been Christians for any length of time, experientially know to be true. If I'm to to live by the power of Christ and walk with Him day by day, taking up my cross daily and denying self daily, then I need to show up and power up in faith with a daily (or moment by moment) reliance on Jesus through prayer and bible study every day, as well as constant fellowship with others in body of Christ.
Woah. Lightbulb!
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Powerful, God glorifying message, thank you again😊
It is *VITAL* to understand that God's whole Plan is to demonstrate that following His ways ultimately leads to life and healing while following the Adversary's ways ultimately leads death and destruction. If you look at the *character* of those He chose in Scripture, they are, almost without exception, the biggest losers that He could find who would still listen and obey. They had almost been destroyed by the Adversary's ways, but God chose them specifically to display His power to turn things around even for the most unlikely, unlikeable, impossibly broken people.
This message reminded me why I need to meet the LORD every morning. Each day is a creation of God in which apart from Him we can just totally waste it and forgot how He renewed us. I praise and thank God for His grace and mercy every morning❤️
It's sad that we need this message!
Pray for the 77 people who gave this a Thumbs Down.
Praise the Lord!
Amen pastor!!!
I love how the brothers and sisters are clapping and showing their faith in an outward way,it's encouraging.
Beautiful simply beautiful.
This is so incredibly real, powerful, and encouraging! Thank you for delivering this Word!
I don't know how to feel about this message on one hand it's absolutley correct and on another it's discouraging to think perfection cannot be achieved while in the body on earth
Thank you for the reminder. I saw this year's ago and I appreciate the video.
He mentions the pain in your head against the yesterday's dosage... I'm blown since I suffer from migraines and this guy talks about the one thing that makes depressed.
I knew it!! Now I "NEW" it!! ✝️
I really like this guy he has practical wisdom and common sense with a side of cool 😎 he’s an intellectual thinker and he drops the seed of the word of God like rain like who needs an umbrella when he’s preaching let it rain Jesus let it rain 🌧 I subscribed because anyone who stays around this kind of word and teaching is bound to grow in the grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 🙏 #UA-camEMember God is great 👍 in this Man
This was really an eye opener. Glory to God!
Pastor John never ceases to amaze me. Thank you. You blessed me
Beautiful words. May God bless his preaches.
So good.
A thousand Amens to that. All glory be to God!
God is good
I don't think I've ever realized the reality of or how important the sanctification process is...
What a great insight! So true!