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  WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE NEEDED FOR THE CHURCH TODAY？
  by Pat Emerick
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the importance of holding up Christ in
our worship, lives, and communities as the key to drawing people to Him
and strengthening the body of Christ. It highlights the need to talk
about His greatness, works, and glory without compromising the message
by softening it to avoid offending others. When Christ is the center of
everything, everyone is drawn to Him, making it crucial to prioritize
lifting Him up above all else.

Topics: "Lifting Christ High", "The Power of Worship"
Scripture References: John 12:32, Colossians 1:18, 1 Corinthians 1:23, Philippians 2:9

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This sermon emphasizes the importance of holding up Christ in our
worship, lives, and communities as the key to drawing people to Him and
strengthening the body of Christ. It highlights the need to talk about
His greatness, works, and glory without compromising the message by
softening it to avoid offending others. When Christ is the center of
everything, everyone is drawn to Him, making it crucial to prioritize
lifting Him up above all else.

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CONTENT
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In our worship, in our lives, in our communities, the single most
important thing that will draw men and women to Christ and to strengthen
the body of Christ is to hold up Christ, to have Jesus be everything, to
be able to talk about his greatness, to tell of his works and to explain
his glory, not bringing him down, but bringing those up to him. There's
a temptation in our modern Christianity to want to soften the message,
because, well, you know, you don't want to be telling people that they
should stop sinning, or you don't want to be telling, because you're
going to offend them. No, no, we hold up Christ.

When he is the center of everything, everyone is drawn to him. That is
absolutely the critical issue. So many things else is being held up, but
if we hold up Christ, then the world will know, and they will all come
to him.

I think that's the most important thing.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/ffO-ZmTciM8.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/pat-emerick/what-is-the-most-important-message-needed-for-the-church-today/
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