The comfort of God and the presence of God are inseperable. God is in the midst of everything and provides you with a purpose. God meets you with mercy and comfort when you need it and then your purpose is to turn around and share that experience with others.

Comfort begins and ends with God. He loves you, He walks with you, He never leaves you, never forsakes you.

How do we stand, when we do not understand?

Paul tells us we live for the future, we do not live for today.

Daily living for God's glory:

1. Choose to live for God's please, God's glory.

2. Evaluate everything you do against our greater purpose. Ask yourself, "Is this God honoring?"

3. Walk in the Spirit. Allow the Spirit to grow your desire for the future.

Walk in love and imitate God.

Abstain from evil in all you say and do.

In order to imitate God we live and love as Jesus did.

**Please forgive some sound issues at the beginning of the sermon, around the 5:30 mark you can hear Pastor Kevin clearly.

You need to contemplate the love of Christ that passes all understanding.

When you contemplate and meditate on it, it motivates, it helps and it brings change. The more you know about the love of Christ the more you're going to hate the things that don't honor Him. The more it will impact you and motivate you to change and walk a life pleasing to the Lord.

Rememer who you were, what you lacked?

You used to be far off, but now you are brought near. You are brought near by the blood of Christ.

Our union with Christ gives us new relationships, we are no longer slaves and foreigners, we are fellow citizense with the saints. We are members of the household of God.

God is responsible for your salvation. God acted simply because of His own gracious and merciful character.

You were created in Christ to accomplish good works.

Who doesn't want to be happy?

Delight and meditate on God's Word. Let God's Word guide you in your planning, in your lifestyle and in your values.

• There are some pauses in the audio of the sermon this week due to some issues during recording.

Where is the priority of the Son, Jesus Christ in our lives? Is the Son our focus in our life? in our relationships?