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[1916.78 --> 1929.40] we do not face them alone. We are together as a body. We are together as a family, brothers and sisters.
[1929.40 --> 1936.24] And so whatever it is that you are struggling with, however it is that you are manicuring your sin and
[1936.24 --> 1948.54] temptation, you are not alone. Be with us. Join us on this journey of life and faith and of making it real.
[1948.54 --> 1958.20] To be hearers and doers of the word is to face temptation. When we make our faith real, it will be hard.
[1959.06 --> 1967.98] But God has equipped us through new birth and new identity as holy. So reframe the discussion of sin
[1967.98 --> 1977.50] and temptation in the categories of what it means to be holy. God has given us his word to grant life and
[1977.50 --> 1987.50] to power and has given us the power to defeat sin and temptation in life. And we are not alone.
[1987.50 --> 1999.52] You are not alone. We live this real life faith together in community and that changes everything.
[2001.12 --> 2009.82] It's my prayer that today you experience the grace of God in a way that is more real than you have in
[2009.82 --> 2017.28] the last days or weeks or months or years. And maybe this is the first time, maybe this is the time
[2017.28 --> 2023.08] innumerable of your experience of that grace, but if it is, would you bless God for it?
[2024.96 --> 2032.46] Would you bless God for what he has done for you in Jesus? Amen. Let's pray together.
[2032.46 --> 2047.74] Lord our God, we bless you. We bless you for our new identities. We bless you for making us holy and for
[2047.74 --> 2053.72] the journey of being made holy. Lord, we need you.
[2053.72 --> 2064.62] When temptation comes our way, we need you. And so speak truth in your word. Speak truth in your word
[2064.62 --> 2072.84] through this community of faith. And may we together love and support one another so that as we go,
[2074.84 --> 2082.10] as we face the battles of temptation, we might know the joys of new life in you.
[2083.72 --> 2095.26] This is our prayer. Lord Jesus, be our blessing. In Christ's name we pray. Amen. Amen.