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So, we've been talking about getting out of the rut.

In our Series has been run Trot or Revival.

And where are you at in your own walk with Christ?

You know, where are we at as a church along that Spectrum?

And last week, I concluded my message by talking about how Jesus Christ is the one who gives us the hand up out of that rut, or as aw Tozer called it, the circular grave, where we continually wear that same hole into the ground, deeper and deeper.

And we're going to explore that fact that Jesus is the key of getting out of that, right?

A little bit deeper today, as we talked about that.

In John chapter, 14, verses 21, 23 and 24.

Jesus said, whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me.

The one who loves me Will Be Loved by my father and I too will love them and show myself to them.

Jesus replied, anyone who loves me will obey my teaching.

My father will love them and we will come to them and make our home with them.

Anyone who does not.

Love me will not obey my teaching these words.

You hear are not my own.

They belong to the father who sent me.

You know, that passage essentially what Jesus is teaching was that when we obey the words of Jesus in faith and in love proving that we love him.

He shows himself to us.

And, you know, we have to acknowledge that there are two subjects acting.

Here.

When we obey his word, we prove that we love him and he shows himself to us.

There's a lot of he and we there in that, you know, and who is this, he that we're talking about.

Well, you know, the default answer always in church is Jesus, right?

That he is, Jesus Christ, Our Lord.

And, you know, there are two, divinely established means for getting out of the rent faith in our Lord.

Jesus Christ and obedience to his Has always given us to get out of a spiritual and emotional.

and when I say, you know, Faith in our Lord.

Jesus Christ.

I want you to understand that I'm talking about, irrevocable total commitment to the person of Jesus Christ.

That we are completely committed to him.

It's not something that you can go back on.

It's not something that you only apply to certain parts of your life.

When you have a complete commitment to Jesus Christ.

Everything is included.

Everything is offered to Jesus in faith.

And you no faith in Jesus, is not something you do with hesitation or reservation.

You know, it shouldn't be like you're a contestant on a game show and you're looking and you'll be like, I guess I'll pick door number two.

That's not how it is with your faith in Jesus.

When you choose to have faith in Jesus.

It means you her giving a complete total commitment to Jesus Christ.

It is a permanent personal commitment to follow Jesus, and to obey the teachings that we see in Scripture.

Now, let me be clear when we talked about this, that faith in Jesus is not the same as commitment to your church or denomination.

You're all too often.

I think we get those things confused.

Nice app for 2 hours yesterday.

Over 2 hours, talking with Another church nearby that is beginning, the whole process to leave the United Methodist Church.

The funny thing is as they embark on that Journey.

They have all the same questions.

We had at the beginning.

They're getting the same response.

We got from the questions and interesting.

As I walked that through with them, that this is one of the points.

We talked about a lot.

That your commitment isn't just to a certain local church or to a certain denomination, even though it's important for you to be committed to your local church into your denomination.

But when we really talk about your face.

That's in Christ.

And only in Christ.

And you know, I think that we often forget that when we gather here is a church on Sunday morning that this is more than just a social Gathering or a club that we're all a part of.

Church is meant to be a Divine assembly.

Kind of weird to think about but to think that we are a Divine assembly here this morning and this Divine assembly.

It was put together by God himself.

God has the people that he wants to be here here.

For a reason.

Somehow in God's Divine wisdom, which is always beyond our understanding.

He's collected this group of people to accomplish his purpose in this place in this community.

You know, the other thing we talked about inside met with that group.

Is that your face is not in a building.

A brick-and-mortar structure.

Cuz it's not.

The congregation is not a building.

This building is just a resource, just a tool to be used and that is what it is.

And that's how you have to see it.

Your faith is in Jesus.

Not a building.

Your faith is in Jesus.

Not a denomination.

Your faith is in.

Jesus, not.

Just one particular congregation.

You know, your faith is in, Jesus, not your church leaders.

You know, you should trust your church leaders.

You should look to them for guidance.

But that's not who your faith is in.

Your faith is in Jesus, and that's where it needs to be.

Because you know, all too often when we describe our face to people, what are the first two things that we say.

The church we attend and what denomination?

It's part of fright.

That's usually when people ask us about our faith, the first two things we state.

and yes, you know, we should be committed to the mission of this our local church, and we should be committed to helping carry out the larger purposes of Whatever denomination, we're apart of.

But our real commitment is to Christ.

All too often.

I think we forget that all too often that is not where we first go when we talked about our faith.

But you know, there's not going to be any membership card that you carried in your wallet that gets into heaven.

You can hope it will, but it won't.

Not even if you have a Sam's Club and a Costco membership, will it get you in?

It won't if you read the fine print of your Amazon Prime account.

It's not included.

One thing they can't ship for free.

You know, complete and total commitment, and to trust Jesus is the one way that God provides to get into heaven, but that's also the way that he provides for us to get out of the rut when we were in it.

Is all too often.