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  BEHOLD, THE MAN!
  by Miles J. Stanford
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of abiding in Christ to
experience true happiness and spiritual fulfillment.

Topics: "Abiding In Christ", "Experiential Faith"
Scripture References: Ephesians 2:6, Philippians 3:20, Colossians 3:2-3, Hebrews 12:2

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Miles J. Stanford emphasizes the importance of abiding in the Lord Jesus
Christ for true happiness, highlighting that many Christians struggle to
experience joy because they do not fully rest in Him, who is triumphant
over all circumstances. He urges believers to not only understand their
position in Christ but to draw near to Him, recognizing Him as the only
One who can make their faith experiential. Stanford encourages focusing
on the glorified Lord Jesus as the present Object of our hearts in
heavenly glory, as our hearts will never be satisfied until He becomes
our primary focus.

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CONTENT
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"[God] hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly
places in Christ Jesus " (Ephesians 2:6).

There aren't many truly happy Christians simply because there aren't
many who really abide in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Our risen Lord is the source of our happiness as we rest in Him-
triumphant over circumstances; not hopelessly underneath them. Happy is
the abiding believer, "hid with Christ in God" (Colossians 3:3).

"I must not only see my position in the Lord Jesus, but I must come near
to the One who set me there. Many are

disappointed that after hearing with delight and receiving the truth of
their position they are not more affected by it.

"The reason is that they rest too much in the position and have not
occupied themselves increasingly with their risen Lord; have not drawn
nearer to Him, and recognized Him as the only One who can make it all
experiential in them." -J.B.S.

"Is the living Person now in heavenly glory really the Object of our
hearts? For some time after I knew the Savior I used to think of Him as
One who had lived and died on earth long years ago, and I well remember
the day when I knelt down with a dear brother who prayed that we might
know the Lord Jesus as a living Person in heavenly glory, and it dawned
upon me that there was a present Object for my heart in heaven. Our
hearts will never be satisfied until that glorified Lord Jesus becomes
our Object bright and fair. "

"Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth"
(Colossians 3:2).

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/miles-j-stanford/behold-the-man/
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