Sermon- Prof Joseph Osafo

Title: The Shift (cont.)

Verses- Ephesians 2:1-5, John 5:24, Colossians 2:13, Romans 6:4, 1 John 3:14, 1 Corinthians 13:11

It is never the will of God that you go down. It is His will that you succeed, as a testament to His grace. Events we view as negative, cannot take away from this fact. Only the product of the process can truly show how gracious God is.

It is not you building up yourself, but Christ who is at work in you.

All through the scriptures referenced, there are allusions of shifts from one state to another. From death to life, from old to new, from stale to vitalized. The Christian faith is an invitation to pursue a life different from what you knew.

Knowing that there was a shift is fundamental for a walk with Christ.

In the kingdom, there are no geniuses. Everyone is subjected to the rudiments of understanding who God is. You must go through the fundamentals. All the fathers of faith went through this process, and so are we. They were all shadows of God's manifestation, Jesus, who we strive to be like each and every day.

Shifting is a change of state. When you believe in Jesus, your state of being is altered, and you are passed on from death to life, and the life of Christ is eternal. It signifies a transition. You were, but today you are. The Christian life is progressive, so you cannot stay at where you are.

In the new testament, there is no intermediary between man and Christ. We behold Christ ourselves. We are invited into a place of revelation. Don't let anyone make a living out of your fear.