What we believe is not evidenced by our words.

We know how to say religious talk and Christianese.

No, no, what we believe is lived out with the souls of our feet, with the palms of our hands, how we walk the thing out.

I am asking you, are you aware, do you realize?

No, I'm saying God is with you.

Go with me in your Bibles, please, to 2 Corinthians 3.

That's where we're going to launch this morning.

We're going to go very, very topical today.

In other words, over the next little while, we're going to be going from one scripture to the next,

settling in to our theme. So it's important that we get what we've already done back on our minds.

So number one is what? God is present to present the perfect

present for the present. But the question is, will I be present in his presence? Will

I truly be there or am I going to write all my stuff and do all my stuff but my mind

is in a thousand

places?

Number two is this.

We can affect the direct deposit our present makes into our future.

Number three is this.

Jesus is always present in our present.

Say that after me.

Jesus is always present in our present. Now this one was huge. Number four, Jesus, say it with me. Jesus is always present in our present. Now, this one was huge. Number four,

Jesus, say it with me, is the preeminent present if we'll fight to be present in his presence.

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