The natural mind, however, cannot receive these spiritual truths. To the natural mind, “seeing is believing.” But to the spiritual mind, “Believing is seeing.” It’s backwards. Not knowing this backwards kingdom economy causes us lots of frustration as Christians. Listen to Pastor Mike conclude our Resurrection Sunday series on how we can believe the right truths about Jesus.

To consecrate is to purify and dedicate to a special purpose. Our Lord already consecrated us by His wondrous sacrifice on the Cross. He is now with us always, doing the will of the Father in us.

Galatians 2:20 reminds us that “the life we live is by the faith of the Son of God.” We don’t even live by our own faith. It is the faithfulness of our great Lord and God that carries us and gives us the grace to see victory, healing, and salvation.

“As believers, you and I live below the line, but we aren’t really below-the-line people. We are of God’s kingdom. But we live in a realm of temporal appearances that differ from what God sees in the unseen and eternal. Spiritual growth is a process of replacing temporal appearances with eternal reality, and living out of it” (Rest of the Gospel, p. 32).

Matthew 28:19, "Go therefore, and make disciples." That word for "go" in Greek connotes "leaving to die" or "departing this life, as in death." Listen to Pastor Mike discuss the significance of this death in the life of a believer.