Resurrections cost
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: In Philippians 3:13-11, the Apostle Paul speaks about how he considers everything he had gained as loss for the sake of Christ. He counts everything as rubbish in order to win Christ and be found in him. The resurrection of Christ has at least three dimensions: it promises us eternal life, validates the messianic and divine nature of Jesus, and allows us to live in resurrection power now in this life. However, living in resurrection power comes at a cost. The Apostle Paul knew how to live in the power of the resurrection, but it was not easy. He paid a heavy price in suffering, adversity, and trials throughout his life and ministry. Despite this, he was able to write a letter full of joy, peace, and encouragement while in a Roman prison.
Paul had to suffer and face many trials to achieve the power and authority he had in preaching the Gospel. He had to give up his past achievements and credentials to follow Christ, and this required sacrifice and suffering. Likewise, if we want to know Christ and experience the power of His resurrection, we must be willing to give up things we love and value and submit to divine discipline and training. This may require discomfort, sacrifice, and bleeding, but it is necessary to achieve spiritual growth and victory in the Christian life.
The speaker emphasizes the importance of sacrificing and dedicating oneself to the Lord in order to experience the power of the resurrection. He says that there is a price to pay for a life of fruit, effectiveness, victory, and power, and that it involves continuous dedication, self-dispossession, and self-surrender. He encourages everyone to confess and surrender their lives to the Lord, and to participate in the sufferings of Christ in order to know the power of his resurrection. He also invites those who have not yet given their lives to Jesus to do so, and reminds them that it is a great privilege and blessing that will transform their lives.
The speaker urges people to give their lives to Jesus and come forward to the altar for prayer. They lead a prayer of surrender and ask people to invite the Holy Spirit into their lives. The speaker declares the filling and baptism of the Holy Spirit and encourages people to worship and adore God. The message is about the transformation and empowerment that comes with accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior.
Paul had to suffer and face many trials to achieve the power and authority he had in preaching the Gospel. He had to give up his past achievements and credentials to follow Christ, and this required sacrifice and suffering. Likewise, if we want to know Christ and experience the power of His resurrection, we must be willing to give up things we love and value and submit to divine discipline and training. This may require discomfort, sacrifice, and bleeding, but it is necessary to achieve spiritual growth and victory in the Christian life.
The speaker emphasizes the importance of sacrificing and dedicating oneself to the Lord in order to experience the power of the resurrection. He says that there is a price to pay for a life of fruit, effectiveness, victory, and power, and that it involves continuous dedication, self-dispossession, and self-surrender. He encourages everyone to confess and surrender their lives to the Lord, and to participate in the sufferings of Christ in order to know the power of his resurrection. He also invites those who have not yet given their lives to Jesus to do so, and reminds them that it is a great privilege and blessing that will transform their lives.
The speaker urges people to give their lives to Jesus and come forward to the altar for prayer. They lead a prayer of surrender and ask people to invite the Holy Spirit into their lives. The speaker declares the filling and baptism of the Holy Spirit and encourages people to worship and adore God. The message is about the transformation and empowerment that comes with accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior.
Philippians Chapter 3, verses 13 to 11. Read it with me somehow, I think it's on. Well listen to it or read it in your Bible. It says the word of the Lord, and these are the words of the Apostle Paul speaking to his readers in the city of Philippi. The Apostle Paul says:
“... But as many things were gain to me, I have estimated them –in other words, I have considered them- as loss for Christ's sake. And indeed I still count all things as loss because of the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. For the love of which I have lost everything and have everything as rubbish to win Christ and be found in him, not having my own righteousness which is by law, but that which is by faith in Christ. The righteousness that is from God through faith....”
“... But as many things were gain to me, I have estimated them –in other words, I have considered them- as loss for Christ's sake. And indeed I still count all things as loss because of the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. For the love of which I have lost everything and have everything as rubbish to win Christ and be found in him, not having my own righteousness which is by law, but that which is by faith in Christ. The righteousness that is from God through faith....”
