Grace Bible Church – Winchester, Kentucky

Ephesians 3:16-17 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, Let me ask, did you get that last part of Ephesians 3:17 “that Christ may dwell in your hearts”. In, Psalms 15, the Psalmist ask the question, Lord who may abide in your tabernacle?” Or Lord who gets to go home with you and stay. Years ago, a minister by the name of Robert Boyd Munger who died in 2001, wrote a little book that I love that was called My Heart-Christ’s Home. The book asks the question if Christ came to live with us, which in reality He has, how would our life change? Munger does a walk through in his house with Jesus. He first took the Lord through the study, and the Lord tells him that this is a wonderful room where you can get alone and study my word and spend time in prayer. He then takes Him into the dining room-the room of appetites and desires, a place to satisfy all of our wants. Then there was the living room that had a fire place and big sofa. The Lord said this is a wonderful room let us meet here every morning because it is secluded and quiet and pray. Then there was the recreation room where you go for fun and fellowship. Now is there are certain associations or activities that I thought Jesus would not agree with? So, if I was going out and the Lord stopped me at the door and asked, are you going out? Then I want to go with you, that changes a lot of things. Then there was the bedroom where Jesus brought up some things about purity and sexual things. But then, there was the hall closet, and it was locked. He asked why I had it locked? Then He said there was a funny odor coming from it. I as a Christian had not chosen to open it and to take out all the putrefying stuff and give it to Him. It was then that what I needed to do was to transfer the title of my home to Christ, and you could see the Lord’s face light up. Pastor Lee Cruse how each of us need a good house cleaning and to turn the deed and title over to our Lord.

Time For A House Cleaning?

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Brandon Pence
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Ephesians 3:16-17: “that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love.

Let me ask, did you get that last part of Ephesians 3:17? “That Christ may dwell in your hearts.” In, Psalms 15, the Psalmist ask the question, “Lord who may abide in your tabernacle?” Or Lord who gets to go home with you and stay.

Years ago, a minister by the name of Robert Boyd Munger, who died in 2001, wrote a little book that I love that was called “My Heart-Christ’s Home.” The book asks the question: If Christ came to live with us, which in reality He has, how would our life change?

Munger does a walk through in his house with Jesus. He first took the Lord through the study, and the Lord tells him that this is a wonderful room where you can get alone and study my word and spend time in prayer. He then takes Him into the dining room-the room of appetites and desires, a place to satisfy all of our wants.

Then there was the living room that had a fire place and big sofa. The Lord said, “This is a wonderful room let us meet here every morning because it is secluded and quiet and pray.” Then there was the recreation room where you go for fun and fellowship. Now is there are certain associations or activities that I thought Jesus would not agree with? So, if I was going out and the Lord stopped me at the door and asked, “Are you going out? Then I want to go with you.” That changes a lot of things.

Then there was the bedroom where Jesus brought up some things about purity and sexual things.

But then, there was the hall closet, and it was locked. He asked why I had it locked. Then He said there was a funny odor coming from it. I as a Christian had not chosen to open it and to take out all the putrifying stuff and give it to Him. It was then that what I needed to do was to transfer the title of my home to Christ, and you could see the Lord’s face light up.

Pastor Lee Cruse, how each of us need a good house cleaning and to turn the deed and title over to our Lord.

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