You're listening to David Platt Messages, a weekly podcast of sermons and messages of

Pastor, author, and teacher David Platt. Today's episode is a rerun of one of our most

listened to messages of all time. I want us to look at one verse today. One verse, Galatians

2, verse 20. And in this one verse, I want to show you what I've

called at the top of your notes, the secret to the Christian life. And I say it's a secret, not because

I've come up with something new that nobody's ever heard. The truth that we're about to look at is

all over the Bible. In many ways, it is the core of Christianity.

But I believe many Christians, many true followers of Jesus, have missed this or are missing

this on a daily basis. So I want to show it to you, and I want to do two things. First, like I

mentioned, I want to call many people today in this room

and other campuses to start a Christian life. I like to put your faith in Christ and for some to be

baptized if you've never been baptized as a follower of Christ. And then I want to lead us and other campus pastors of other campuses

to pray based on this verse. So let's do this. Let's read it out loud together. So I'm going to put

it up here on the screen because this one verse summarizes maybe more than any other verse in the

entire Bible, the confession of any and every Christian. So let's say it

together. Galatians chapter 2, verse 20. I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live,

but Christ who lives in me. And 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. All right. So here's the deal. Every Christian I know.

I'm talking true Christian,

not just somebody who says they're a Christian,

anybody can say that and mean all sorts of things.

I'm talking every true follower of Christ

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