癤?011 April 10th
Sunday Sermon at Yoido Full Gospel Church ??Seoul, Korea
Speaker: Senior Pastor Rev. Younghoon LEE

With Christ
(Gal 2:20)

The apostle Paul, who believed in Jesus and was born again, confessed, "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me." This is not only the faith confession of Paul's life, but also the confession that shows us born-again children of God the secret of how to live a victorious Christian life.

1. A faith where I die
In order to live a successful Christian life, we should first be crucified with Christ. The biggest obstacle of the Christian life is 'I'. Even after we have accepted Jesus, our self egos do not die, but we continue to live doing our own will, going our own way, so our lives are filled with problems. Therefore we must crucify our old selves every day. Paul won the greatest victory in the worst situation, because he died each day. We must die with Christ every day. When we are crucified with Christ, true freedom and joy will overflow in us.

2. A faith where Christ lives in me
When I am crucified with Christ, a tremendous change takes place in me. My old self dies and now Christ lives in me. The life that Christ lives in me is the life where I die and Jesus is revealed in my life. It is the life where I die, and the Lord becomes Lord of my life, and He controls and leads me. It is also the life where I die and glory is given only to the Lord. When we live this kind of life, a life that Christ lives in me, God's marvelous work overflows in our lives.

3. A faith where I lives by faith in Christ
In order to live a life where I die and Christ lives in me, we should first live by faith in Jesus Christ. Since the Lord loved us and gave Himself up for us, we should also offer him ourselves by loving the Lord. Since the Lord loved us and gave us His life, we should devote ourselves to the Lord and live our lives to glorify him. When we march on with this kind of faith based on the love and sacrifice of Jesus Christ, we will overcome any circumstance.

The love and sacrifice that the Lord showed on the cross is the essence of our Christian life. When we die with the Lord every day on His cross and He lives in us, we are able to live a victorious life, enjoying the amazing grace and blessing of God.