Sermons

Knowing ourselves is one of the pressing issues that mankind encounters. No one seems to have an answer to this need. Psychics aim to offer certainty in exchange for money, yet certainty is elusive. Paul's statement from Romans 1 sheds light on this issue, " For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles." Knowing God is the key to understanding ourselves. Among foolish people, it is no wonder that suicide is growing. The ancient Greeks exhorted people to "know yourself." Jesus knew Himself and that His time had come. He knew the time of His death had come, and He would be returning to His Father. We don't usually know our time, but in a real sense, we died with Jesus (Col. 3). We came from God, and we will return to Him. God the Father gave all things into Jesus' hand. We have all benefits from Jesus and the Holy Spirit, who helps us understand God's free gifts (1 Cor. 2: 12). Our awareness of self is tied to God Almighty. No one has known the mind of the Lord, but we have the mind of Christ...a new understanding of self with the mind of Christ.