Jesus is the Lord of our lives.   The cross represents the price paid, forgiveness.   Jesus had to die.  On the cross Jesus was left naked, beaten, horrendous sight.  No death was more scandalous.  Blood poured from the flesh torn.  The effect of the scouring in Pilates palace was dreadful.  Before the cross, he went to the garden to pray to His Father this was before the torture. By the time he died on the cross, it was finished.  Jesus experienced the shame, degridation on the cross. Isaiah 52:14 Isaiah 53:2 Isaiah 53:3-12 When someone is under a struggle we point and say they must have done something wrong, even when they did not. Jesus was bruised, suffered, whipped; yet on the cross he completed the work of the cross. Jesus has paid the price.  To think you are not good enough for God; is to not understand how important you are to God. We cannot understand how deep God's love is. We thank you Father for the message of the cross.

"...Why do so many New Year’s resolutions ultimately fail? I believe because those commitments are too often dependent on time, and not the task. There would be more success if the urgency of the task was paramount rather than the focus on some arbitrary start time..."  Excerpt from AMT/Now is the Time/Editorial by Edward Chan Click here to read further

Santification and Justification Sanctification- imputed right; makes us fit for heaven. Perfection in God's sight is not obtained by achieving higher level of good works. You can only surrender your life to Jesus Christ and let him deal with our sin on the cross.  We are to know grow up. People are without excuse. Hebrews 10:14 Romans 1 - consequence of not dealing with God. The difference between people who really want to be in God's church and grow up.  One word - commitment.  What I do in my life here affects the whole body of Christ.  You cannot be accountable when you are not committed to a group of God's people. God has made us fit for heaven.    We are fit to be in the family of God because He brought us in to be in His family.  He wants us to grow up. Living life with other Christian people daily.  Look at actions - what people value comes out not by our words but by our actions.  We are to grow up. Discovering our Maturity. 1. Spiritual maturity

Exodus 19:22 In Levitical times, the priests could not come before the Lord  until they were sanctified.  They did need to perform a lifetime of good works.  They were sanctified by a blood sacrifice on the altar. For us to come and worship God we must be justified and sanctified.   Every born again Christianbare priests. A pastor, a teacher of the church is to equip believers to be ministers. A priest is a 'bridge builder '.  If you're foundation is not built on Jesus Christ, then the work will topple. Who takes care of your sin?  Jesus Christ.   While you are trying to deal with your sin, you will continue to sin. We are to give it to God and walk in the Spirit.   We are to take our steering wheel of our life and give it to Jesus. He wants us to grow in life and fulfil our purpose.   We are all bridge builders.   Revelation 1:6 - 'and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.' W