The authority for Pastor John's remarks come from the scriptures today in Galatians chapter 6, 11 through 18.

See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand? Those who desire to make a good

showing in the flesh try to compel you to be circumcised, simply that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

For those who are circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, but they desire to have you

circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.

But may it never be that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world.

For neither is circumcision anything nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.

And those who will walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them.

And upon the Israel of God. From now on, that no one caused trouble for me, for I bear on my

body the brand marks of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit brethren. Amen.

Let's pray together. There isn't anything greater in all the world, Lord. No event has ever happened

more significant than the death of the son of God on the cross of Golgotha, Calvary.

And so as I undertake to speak about it and exult in it, would you grab me your help so that there's

some correspondence, Lord, between what I say and the weight of the truth.

And I pray for those in our midst here

who love the cross, that they would see it and love it more and I pray for those who feel indifferent

toward the cross right now that they would be awakened to the infinite value of what happened there and what

significance it has in their lives above all other things. And so I pray that people would come to Christ, see him and be drawn

into fellowship with him and make their lives one long tribute to the cross.

In his great and holy name, I pray, amen.

So here we are at the third message in the series, Education for Exultation, and today,

Exultation in the cross.

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