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Answer God's Call
Mar Mari Emmanuel
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Mar Mari Emmanuel

Answer God's Call

Mar Mari Emmanuel passionately calls believers to repent, return to Jesus, and live a life fully surrendered to God's love and holiness.
In this heartfelt devotional sermon, Mar Mari Emmanuel urges believers to recognize God's unfailing mercy and to repent from sin. He emphasizes the importance of turning away from worldly temptations and embracing a life fully surrendered to Jesus Christ. Through vivid illustrations and compassionate exhortations, the speaker encourages the church to cultivate inner beauty and holiness, reminding them of God's relentless love as a Father who never gives up on His children.

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How many times do we sin in a day? How many times do we say the wrong things in a day? How many times do we think wrongfully about someone in our heads in a day? Endless. Yet every time I come filled with sin and I ask the Lord for mercy, He is the good God. He is the ever merciful God.

The way I treat Him, it is not the way He treats me. I treat Him so harshly, yet He treats me so softly and tenderly. I deny Him, He never does.

I sell Him, He buys me with His blood. I walk away, He chases after me and says, where are you going? Don't leave me. I love you.

You're my son. You're my child. You are my life.

Come back to me. I love you. Doesn't matter what you've done.

Just repent. Just come back. Turn your face back to me.

Don't give me your back. Don't face the world. The world is placed in the bosom of Satan, the red dragon, the killer, the murderer, the liar of all lies.

Don't go to the world and leave your Christ. Where are you going? Star City Casino? Where are you going? Clubbing? Going to dark alleys? Taking the white powder? Drinking alcohol? Gambling? Womanizing? Stop it. Stop it.

Stop it. Come. Never ever find anyone that loves you like Jesus.

No one. Not mom, not dad, no brother, no sister, no husband, no wife, no no one. Jesus is the only one that truly loves you.

What are you doing with your life that I, Jesus, gave you? Are you selling me like Judas Iscariot did? Are you denying me like Simon did? But what did I do? I forgave Simon and I reinstated him again to be the leader in my church. Come back and see what I'll do for you. Repent.

Turn your back to the world and face the creator of both worlds, heaven and earth, Jesus Christ. Face him. Son, stop going out for the wrong reason, for the wrong places.

You belong to one place. That place is called Jesus Christ of Nazareth. It's not the city.

It's not going out half naked. Daughters, you're my daughters. Girls, you're my daughters.

Don't ever reveal your body to no one except when you are married to your husband. You are beautiful in the Lord's eyes. That's what matters.

You do not need for people to see you beautiful. You don't have to prove it to no one. You need to prove it to Christ.

And the way you prove it to Christ is when you let him beautify your heart, your inner person, not the external person. Stop making your face look beautiful for a change. Make your heart beautiful for Christ.

Put the makeup within, not without. Put the makeup internally, not externally. I'm not saying stop putting makeup externally.

Don't get me wrong, but don't let that be the only focus. Don't. You are beautiful because God created you this way.

Thank him for it. And say, Lord, all I want is for you to see me beautiful from within because I know, Lord, you're after my heart, not after my face. I give you my heart.

You make it beautiful to be worthy of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords to dwell in. Make me a dwelling place for you. Make me another heaven.

Where Christ is, heaven is. Be his heaven. That's why the church fathers, they refer to the Holy Mother as the second heaven.

Why? Because when the Lord taught the Lord's Prayer, the Our Father, he said, every time you pray, you say, Our Father who art in heaven. So heaven is a place associated with God. So since God, the Logos, the Word, came and dwelt in the womb of the Holy Mother, wherever God dwells, that place is heaven.

Since God came and dwelt in the womb of the Holy Mother, therefore Mary became the second heaven. Be his heaven. Be his heaven, my beloved.

Go out, but take the Lord with you. Laugh with the Lord. Eat with the Lord.

Drink with the Lord. But the Lord doesn't drink alcohol. The Lord doesn't take drugs.

The Lord doesn't destroy this temple. This body is not yours. It's God's.

You cannot destroy something that is not yours. This is a copyright. Only God has permission to change it.

You have no right to put tattoos to modify just because you want to do it. This body is not yours. I don't know why the Holy Spirit is talking because looks like there are people that need to hear this.

I wasn't preparing to say this. I prepared for a different topic. God wants you.

Just come back. If you've got a tattoo already on, it's all right. Come back.

Don't put any more. You've been living in sin. It's all right.

Come back. Just don't go there anymore. You've been mixing with the wrong people, so-called friends.

It's okay. Stop. Come back.

Don't mix anymore. Don't. Whatever you've been doing, stop it.

Come back and say, Lord, fix me, Lord, because I can't fix myself. I tried. Every time I tried, I failed even more.

This time, I surrender. I'm asking you, Lord, to take over. I'm giving you the freedom, Lord, to take me from head to toe, inside and out.

I'm all yours. I give you the permission to do as you wish and as you please and as you will in my life. Do it now, Lord.

Don't ever hesitate to give the Lord the freedom to work in your life. Don't ever stop it. Don't ever hesitate.

Don't ever delay it. Don't ever delay it, because God is the Father and the Father loves the children no matter what the children do to the Father. The Father's heart will always be the Father's heart.

Children misunderstand the parents. And not every father is a father, my beloved. I'm talking about those who have dedicated their life for their children.

And when I say a father, I'm talking about the mother as well. Parents, dad, mom, give their life for their children. Children, so many times, they disrespect, misunderstood, misunderstand the parents.

In fact, when the parents come and say something to their children, the children become annoyed, angry, upset, and they say, Mom and Dad are the worst enemies of mine. Children say wrong things against the parents. Children hurt the parents, but the parents will always be parents.

When my son cries once, I cry a million times. When I hear him aching, I run like crazy. What's wrong? Let God hurt me and not hurt you.

When your child is out in the street, you can't sleep until he comes back home, because that heart has true love in it, not a fake one. God is the Father who is all love for you and all of us. We are nothing without God, all of us.

Sermon Outline

  1. I
    • Human sinfulness and God's endless mercy
    • God's tender love despite our denial
    • Call to repentance and returning to God
  2. II
    • Rejecting worldly temptations and sinful lifestyles
    • The unique and unmatched love of Jesus
    • Warning against following the world's ways
  3. III
    • True beauty comes from a heart transformed by Christ
    • Living as a dwelling place for God
    • The significance of purity and honoring God with our bodies
  4. IV
    • God as the loving Father who never abandons His children
    • Encouragement to surrender fully to God's will
    • The importance of immediate obedience and trust in God's love

Key Quotes

“I treat Him so harshly, yet He treats me so softly and tenderly.” — Mar Mari Emmanuel
“No one. Not mom, not dad, no brother, no sister, no husband, no wife, no no one. Jesus is the only one that truly loves you.” — Mar Mari Emmanuel
“Make your heart beautiful to be worthy of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords to dwell in.” — Mar Mari Emmanuel

Application Points

  • Regularly confess your sins and seek God's mercy to experience His forgiveness.
  • Reject worldly temptations and focus on cultivating a heart pleasing to God.
  • Surrender every area of your life to Jesus and trust Him to transform you from within.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does it mean to answer God's call?
Answering God's call means repenting from sin, turning away from worldly temptations, and fully surrendering to Jesus Christ.
How does God respond when we sin and repent?
God responds with mercy, love, and forgiveness, always welcoming us back no matter how many times we fail.
Why is inner beauty emphasized over external appearance?
Because God values a heart transformed and beautified by Him more than outward physical appearance.
Is it ever too late to come back to God after sinning?
No, God always invites us to return and promises restoration regardless of our past.
How can I practically surrender my life to God?
By giving God full permission to work in every part of your life and trusting Him to guide and transform you.

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