Would you turn with me please to First Peter? First Peter the first chapter and the 18th verse,

we began some weeks ago on a series we're calling precious in his sight. And if you haven't been

with us, let me encourage you to go online and download the previous messages.

If you're in the building, you can also get a hard copy in the word supply.

Aren't we blessed that we can sow these things to others and not have to charge for them?

Amen. Well, it's only going to charge for them. Amen.

Well, it's only going to increase.

In 1. Peter 1 and 18, he said, for as much as you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things,

as silver and gold from your vain conversation received by tradition

from your fathers. But, in other words, but you were redeemed, are redeemed, with the precious

blood of Christ. Somebody say precious.

Now, there's been a negative connotation attached to precious.

And it's because, we're going to see this later on, I believe,

it's because the devil is a mocker.

And he's actually envious of us.

You ever heard anybody say, well, isn't that precious?

That's devilish.

That's a devilish tone because it's demeaning, it's belittling.

When the scripture says precious blood of Christ, what does it mean?

It means the value exceeds what you would think or imagine.

How valuable is the precious blood of the land?

Precious blood of Christ.

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