STANDING TALL IN CHRIST — LIVING, NOT PERFORMING

Opening (2–3 minutes)

Brothers and Sisters,

I stand before you today as a daughter of God, a Mother, and a woman who has learned—sometimes the hard way—that truth is not something we perform… it is something we live.

I want to begin with a simple question:

👉 Does Christ need to be promoted… or does He ask us to become like Him?

Because the answer to that question changes everything about how we live, how we speak, and how we represent His name.

Scripture Foundation (3–4 minutes)

We read in:

“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” — 1 Corinthians 15:22

Christ is life.
He is not a product.
He is not a brand.
He is not something we need to sell to the world.

He already is.

And because He is, He invites us—not to advertise Him—but to:

  • Follow Him
  • Live like Him
  • Become like Him

Christ Did Not Perform — He Transformed (5–6 minutes)

When we study the life of Jesus Christ, we see something very important:

He did not seek attention.

  • He healed quietly
  • He withdrew from crowds
  • He told people, “Tell no man”

Why?

Because He understood something we often forget:

👉 When something sacred becomes spectacle, it can lose its Spirit.

Christ never needed the approval of the crowd.

He wasn’t building a following.
He was building disciples.

There is a difference.

  • A following watches
  • A disciple becomes

The Temple Lesson (4–5 minutes)

There is a moment in Christ’s life where we see His strongest reaction:

When He entered the temple and found people turning it into a place of buying and selling.

That moment matters.

Because what upset Him was not gathering—it was misalignment.

They had taken something sacred
…and turned it into something transactional

👉 And Christ said, “My house shall be called a house of prayer.”

Today, we have to ask ourselves:

Are we keeping His house—our homes, our lives, our hearts—sacred?

Or are we allowing the world’s way of doing things to creep in?

Living Christ in the Home (5–6 minutes)

Christ taught us how to live, not just what to say.

He showed us:

  • How to love
  • How to forgive
  • How to stand firm without becoming cruel
  • How to lead without controlling

And it starts in the home.

Because if Christ lives anywhere on this earth today, it is here:

👉 In the way we treat our family
👉 In the way we respond when we are disrespected
👉 In the way we hold boundaries with love

Not everything needs to be said loudly.

Some of the most powerful testimonies are never spoken—they are felt.

Witness vs Performance (4–5 minutes)

There is a difference between:

  • Witnessing Christ
  • and Performing Christ

Witnessing says:

“Come and see.”

Performance says:

“Look at me.”

Christ never said, “Look at me.”

He said:

👉 “Follow me.”

That is quieter.
That is harder.
And that is real.

Accountability and Agency (3–4 minutes)

One of the greatest gifts God gave us is agency.

And with that comes accountability.

Christ does not force us to follow Him.
He invites us.

That means:

  • We choose how we represent Him
  • We choose how we treat others
  • We choose whether we live in alignment or not

And we are accountable for those choices.

A Personal Witness (3–4 minutes)

I have learned in my life that I don’t need to fight to be heard.

I don’t need to prove who I am.

Because I know who I am.

👉 I am a child of God.
👉 I was taught by my Father.
👉 I am guided by the Holy Ghost.

And I know that when I live in alignment with Christ—not perfectly, but honestly—He is with me.

Not in performance.
But in truth.

Closing (2–3 minutes)

So I return to the question:

👉 Does Christ need to be promoted?

No.

He asks something far greater.

👉 He asks to be lived.

He asks us to:

  • Love as He loves
  • Stand as He stands
  • Speak truth as He speaks
  • Create homes where His Spirit can dwell

Because that is how the world changes.

Not through noise.

But through light.

Final Testimony

I testify that Jesus Christ lives.

That He is the Son of God.
That He is our Savior.
That He does not need our performance—but He desires our hearts.

And I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.