Are You Being Fake or Real? |Herbert Cooper - Audio

John 19:28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” (ESV)   Psalms 69:21 They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst they gave me sour wine to drink. (ESV)   Colossians 2:9 For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. (NLT)   Hebrews 4:15-16 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (ESV)   1. Jesus knows your feelings    1A. Jesus knows how you feel about disappointment   1B. Jesus knows how you feel about the death of someone you love   1C. Jesus knows how you feel when someone gossips and lies about you   1D. Jesus knows how you feel when you are betrayed   1E. Jesus knows how you feel when people doubt you   2. Jesus knows your temptations    Proverbs 29:25 Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the Lord means safety. (NLT)   2A. FEAR OF BEING EXPOSED   2B. FEAR OF REJECTION   2C. FEAR OF BEING HURT   2D. FEAR OF FAILURE   2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (NKJV)   3. Jesus knows you can approach the throne of grace with confidence   Hebrews 10:19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, (NIV)   Ephesians 3:12 Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence. (NLT)   1 John 3:19–22 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 22 and receive from him anything we ask because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. (NIV)   4. Jesus knows if you come confidently to the throne, you will find help in your time of need   1 John 3:21–22 Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 22 and receive from him anything we ask because we keep his commands and do what pleases him. (NIV)   Galatians 6:2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (NIV)