Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

You Can Be a Successful Christian

21 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this sermon excerpt, the speaker addresses the common doubt of not being "good enough" to be a Christian. He emphasizes that Christian identity does not depend on personal performance but on Christ’s acceptance, which instantly imparts the Holy Spirit and a new nature to the believer. This divine empowerment makes the believer a "God’s responsibility" and a "God’s project," leading to an internal transformation that creates discomfort when attempting to return to former sinful habits such as alcohol, drug use, or unforgiveness. The speaker urges listeners to come to Jesus, receive the Holy Spirit, and experience this inner change that naturally steers them away from sin.

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I don't know if I have what it takes to be a good Christian. None of us do. You're saying, well, I don't know if I have what it takes to walk like a child of God. None of us do outside of him. It's not that you have to perform and then be accepted. It's that once he accepts you, he gives you the power to perform. Once he accepts you, he puts his spirit in you. Once he accepts you, he gives you a new nature. You become God's responsibility. You become God's project. So never mind with this, well, I don't know if I can make it. I don't know if I have what it takes. My friend, you come to Jesus, he's going to fill you with his Holy Spirit. That means he's going to live within you. And then suddenly, once you receive him, you're going to say to yourself, you know, I used to like going there, but something within me, when I walk over there, I can't quite be as comfortable as I once was. Or, or I used to say this and talk like this and joke like that, but now when I say those words and I speak in that way, there's something within me that's causing me to feel uncomfortable. When you go to pick up that bottle, you're going You're gonna feel that weight. When you go to pick up that needle, you're gonna feel that weight. When you go to hold on to that unforgiveness, you're gonna feel that weight. God will change you. Just come to him. Just come to him.