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  THE TRUE CONVERT
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: A true convert prizes Christ above all else, prioritizing Him
over ordinances, saints, and even heaven itself.

Topics: "Desire for Christ", "Value of Christ"
Scripture References: Psalm 73:25-26, Matthew 13:44, John 6:35, Philippians 3:8, Colossians 2:9-10

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DESCRIPTION
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Thomas Brooks emphasizes that a true convert values Christ above all
else, declaring that while ordinances, saints, and heaven are sweet and
precious, Christ surpasses them in glory and worth. The believer's
deepest longing is for Christ, desiring not only to possess Him but to
be filled with His fullness. Brooks contrasts the desires of the
ambitious, the pleasure-seeker, and the covetous with the singular
desire of the believer, which is solely for Christ. This sermon calls
believers to prioritize their relationship with Christ above worldly
pursuits and pleasures.

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CONTENT
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The true convert prizes Christ above all.

Ordinances are sweet--but Christ is more sweet.

Saints are precious--but Christ is far more precious.

Heaven is glorious--but Christ is infinitely more glorious.

The first thing that I would ask, if I might have it, says

the believer--is Christ. And the next thing that I would

ask, if I might have it--is more of Christ. And the last

thing that I would ask, if I might have it--is that I might

be satiated and filled with the fullness of Christ.

Let the ambitious man take the honors of the world--my

desire is to have Christ. Let the voluptuous man swim in

all the pleasures of the world--my desire is to have Christ.

And let the covetous man tumble up and down in all the

gold and silver of the world--my desire is to have Christ--

and it shall be enough to my soul.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/the-true-convert/
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