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<v SPEAKER_00>Good morning, and thank you for beginning your day with us.

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<v SPEAKER_00>This past Sunday, we looked at one of my favorite passages of scripture.

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<v SPEAKER_00>In Philippians chapter 1, Paul says that for him to live is Christ and to die is game.

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<v SPEAKER_00>If he were to die, then he would be face to face with Jesus.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And if he lives, then he continues to live for Christ.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Pastor Aaron pointed out that this was a win-win situation.

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<v SPEAKER_00>I want to look at Galatians 2.20 this morning to talk briefly about the one who lives in us and how it influences us.

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<v SPEAKER_00>In Galatians chapter 2, verse 20, Paul says this: I have been crucified with Christ.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.

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<v SPEAKER_00>In the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Paul is saying here that it is Christ who lives within him that is guiding and directing him every single day.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It doesn't mean that Paul is some shell without a personality, but it does mean that Christ is living within him and perfecting him and guiding him.

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<v SPEAKER_00>What you see is that as Paul trusts in Christ, it is Jesus that works in and through him.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And it's the same for us.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It is only through Christ's expression of love, of giving himself up to a death on the cross, that we can have salvation and we can have this life in Christ.

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<v SPEAKER_00>So this morning I want to briefly encourage you to ask yourself, how well are you living your life in Christ?

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<v SPEAKER_00>Are you trying to control everything and live by your own rules and standards?

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<v SPEAKER_00>Are you living in true surrender to Christ?

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<v SPEAKER_00>Being willing to do all that He is guiding you and directing you to do.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Well, that's all that I have for you this morning, and I hope that it was encouraging to you.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Let's strive to magnify Christ and share the gospel in our homes, in Wimberly Valley, and beyond.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Peace.