In this powerful sermon, Gary Wilkerson passionately illustrates how God's ability transcends human limitations. He focuses on God's promise to do exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think, encouraging Christians to bring their struggles, pains, and hopes to Jesus. Through scriptural references and real-life examples, Gary highlights the importance of faith and trusting in God's infinite power and grace, even when circumstances seem insurmountable.

 "Priest" is not a word you hear very often in the evangelical church, but in Hebrews Jesus is referred to as our great high priest. He is a supernatural high priest who is not limited by the natural world. Jesus is a sympathetic high priest who deals mercifully with our sin. Through His Sonship we are adopted and grafted into the family of God and we become the Father's beloved children. He is a supplicating and suffering high priest who acts as our advocate before God. Christ is our one and only source—of hope, joy and eternal salvation.

God is a God of mercy, far beyond your mercy, far beyond mine. There is an incredible depth, an immeasurable depth to the provision that He has made for our failure, our day to day failure, our struggles and our trials. Jesus did not come because He felt some legal obligation to redeem us. He came because He is a God of mercy, a God of compassion! Mercy will fill our churches, mercy will touch our pastors again in New York City, mercy will cause the churches in Christ in this city to start feeding the hungry again, mercy will bring the presence of God into our prayer meetings.

In Genesis, we see that, because of man's sin in the garden, pain and sorrow will be multiplied in the earth all the days of our lives. Many preach today that the atonement—Christ's sacrifice on the cross—now means no more sorrow, sickness or poverty, but that is not the case. We don't need a Savior to make us wealthy or to keep us healthy. We need a Savior because we are totally depraved sinners headed to hell. Don't confuse the covenant promises of God with His mercy and favor. In His love and grace toward us He does provide, heal and bring us joy; but we are not promised that there will never be pain, sorrow or difficulties in our lives.

You and I must contend for truth. We must get into this book [the Bible] and make the choice that these words are going to guide my life. These words rightfully divided; these words in full balance. Scripture interpreting scripture, studying, understanding; this is the guide for my life!

Christ won the victory for us on the cross—now what? Does that mean that we will not have problems or have to face difficulties? Not at all. You can count on your enemies gathering against you, but stand firm in your faith. Your victory is not your own, but comes from a Deliverer. God is not asking you to be a hero, He is your hero. The giant—Satan, sin and death—was defeated by Christ. Trust in the strength and delivering power of Jesus.

Have you been set free? Are you living day to day like you are free in Christ? Or are you racked with guilt, shame and condemnation? When you accepted Christ as your Savior you were set free. You became a new creation. And Jesus implanted His righteous in you. It isn't something you're working toward or something that comes and goes based on how righteous you're feeling. Beloved, it's time to walk in the freedom and victory that Jesus won for you on the cross.

The guarantee I have of the future is that my heart stays open and that God can speak to me because He knows the end from the beginning. If I refuse to walk in truth and humble myself before God, none of this will ever belong to me. Can God go after that issue of the heart? Can God go after that practice in your life? Can He? Or will you reject His counsel?

Jesus told the disciples that it is for our advantage that he went away because in his place the Holy Spirit would be our helper. The Holy Spirit's role is to convict the world of their sin and impending judgment from God, but for believers he convinces us of the righteousness that we have in Christ. Nicky Cruz reminds us that it's time to believe that the gospel of Jesus Christ still has the power to change and transform lives!