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What's the difference between being religious and being transformed? In this episode, we explore Paul's dramatic encounter with Jesus on the Damascus Road and what it reveals about the difference between external credentials and internal transformation. If you've been wondering why doing all the "right things" doesn't feel like enough, this episode is for you.Main Scripture Passages Discussed:Philippians 1:21 - "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain"Philippians 3:3-11 - The cornerstone of this episode1 Corinthians 15 - Why the resurrection matters for salvation1 Peter 1:3 - New birth through Christ's resurrection1 Peter 4:12-16 - Suffering as privilege, not painGalatians 2:20 - Crucified with Christ2 Corinthians 3:17-18 - Transformation into His imageLuke 14:26-27 - Cost of discipleshipJohn 15 - Abiding in the vineRomans 6:14 - Freedom from sin's mastery through graceKey Concepts Explained:Religious Performance vs. Authentic TransformationThe Role of Internal Fuel (Resurrection Power)Spiritual Formation as a Progressive JourneyThe Holy Spirit's Role in Reshaping CharacterMetamorphosis (Greek word for spiritual transformation)Regeneration and New Birth in ChristResources Mentioned:George Barna's "Maximum Faith" research on American ChristianityThe Book of Philippians (full series)Grand Point Church Connect GroupsReflection Questions:What "credentials" are you relying on instead of Christ?Are you running your spiritual race on full or empty?How can you experience the resurrection power of Jesus more fully this week?Where is God calling you to value His mission more than your comfort?

10/26/25 What is true of Jesus is true for us: Human history will not end in Death and despair, but in resurrection and reconciliation with the Father.

Luke 23:1-25. From the series The Crucified God: Understanding the Suffering of Christ. Learn more about Redeemer Church at redeemerclt.org.

We're going to return to Matthew twenty-seven today, as we near the end of our series through this wonderful account of the Lord's life. And you're about to hear a detailed description of all that Jesus suffered at the cross, and even before it, taking on the punishment our sins deserved. It was His great love for mankind that drove Him to do this. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1368/29

2025 It Is Written Bible Conference at Ozark Gospel Church - Friday Night - Bro. Chris Vallance preaching a sermon titled "Christ and Him Crucified" - 1 Corinthians 1:17-31 - -10/17/2025

This section of The Evergetinos is among the most luminous and convicting in its entire corpus. It speaks with the voice of a Father who has entered deeply into the mind of Christ; where justice is transfigured by mercy, where the love of neighbor becomes inseparable from the love of God, and where even material loss becomes a gate to eternal life. The Elder's teaching exposes the great inversion of values that defines our time. In an age obsessed with self-preservation, power, and vengeance, the Christian is called not simply to resist these tendencies, but to live from an entirely different center. His measure of life is no longer self-interest or fear, but the eternal horizon of the Kingdom. The Elder begins with a piercing truth: God's commandments are light. It is only our attachment to self-will that makes them seem heavy. In modern terms, we could say that the weight we feel in forgiving enemies, in relinquishing possessions, or in enduring wrongs, comes not from the Gospel itself, but from our clinging to the illusion of control and possession. The commandment of Christ is light because it is love; and love is only heavy to one still bound by pride. The parable of the gem-engraver is a mirror for us. The man, faced with imminent danger, discards all his treasure to preserve a fleeting life. We, knowing the eternal stakes, cannot part with even trifles to save our souls. The Elder's irony cuts deeply: a worldly merchant becomes a philosopher in action, while we who claim the Kingdom behave as fools. Has the Christian fallen below the moral and spiritual clarity of the pagans who could endure insult or misfortune with composure? The Elder's words imply as much, for true wisdom is to value what endures, and to let go of all that perishes. We live amid a civilization that sanctifies vengeance, calls anger justice, and worships material gain. The Christian, if he is truly of Christ, stands as a contradiction to this world. His meekness will appear as weakness; his patience as passivity. Yet the Elder shows that it is precisely this self-emptying love that manifests divine power. To endure injury without resentment is to share in the Cross. To pray for the one who wrongs us is to participate in the compassion of the Crucified. The image of the Body, so carefully developed by the Elder, destroys the illusion of separateness that fuels violence. To harm my brother is to wound Christ Himself; to harbor anger is to cut myself off from the Body's life. The Christian is thus called to a supernatural realism: to perceive the unity of all in Christ and to respond to injury with the same tenderness one shows a diseased limb of one's own body. One does not amputate a member in anger; one tends it with healing concern. So must we treat the sinner who has harmed us. In the closing examples, the Elder incarnates this teaching. The monk who relinquishes his books rather than quarrel over them, the ascetic who frees the brigands who attacked him — these are not tales of naiveté but of divine wisdom. They show that peace of heart and fidelity to Christ outweigh any claim to justice or property. The true betrayal, as Abba Poimen tells the frightened hermit, is not the crime of the brigands but the monk's own fear and loss of faith. The victory of Christ is not in punishing evil but in overcoming fear through love. St. Ephraim's brief counsel at the end grounds this lofty teaching in ordinary charity. Justice begins in the smallest acts; in returning what is borrowed, in honesty, in remembering that we “owe no man anything, but to love one another.” The ascetical heroism of forgiveness begins with these humble fidelities. In an age of terror, noise, and material excess, the distinctive mark of the Christian is not moral superiority or rhetorical witness, but peace that disarms the world. The Evergetinos reminds us that the Gospel's revolution lies in meekness; in the refusal to let hatred dictate our actions or possessions define our worth. If we have not yet attained even the calm of the pagan sage or the detachment of the shipwrecked merchant, then our first step is repentance: to rediscover the lightness of the commandments and to trust that the Cross, embraced without vengeance, is still the truest power in the world. --- Text of chat during the group: 00:02:23 Bob Čihák, AZ: P. 291, G 00:08:34 Fr. Charbel Abernethy: www.philokaliaministries.blogspot.com 00:10:48 Fr. Charbel Abernethy: Page 291 G 2 00:10:57 Fr. Charbel Abernethy: http://www.philokaliaministries.blogspot.com 00:19:21 Bob Čihák, AZ: P. 292, # 2, 2nd paragraph 00:21:44 Rick Visser: We think we can have both, temporal and eternal. 00:24:02 Anthony: Prosperity gospel also came from sectarians reading the Hebrew Scriptures in a carnal manner. 00:27:45 Janine: Blessed are you poor 00:28:00 Adam Paige: Happy Are You Poor: the simple life and spiritual freedom (Thomas Dubay) 00:28:27 Rick Visser: All of us here in the class are in the top 10% of the wealthiest people in the world. 00:36:26 Jessica McHale: I got rid of just about everything. I have two boxes, one clothes, one religious items. I have never felt free-er. 00:36:44 Rick Visser: Reacted to "I got rid of just ab..." with ❤️ 00:37:56 Myles Davidson: Reacted to "I got rid of just ab..." with

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Luke 22:54-71From our series The Crucified God: Understanding the Suffering of Christ. Learn more about Redeemer Church at redeemerclt.org.

We are nearing the end of our verse by verse journey through Matthew. And we come to the climax of the story of Christ, where Jesus does what He came to do, dying on the cross for our sins. But what led up to this is also significant. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1368/29

The teaching of the Fathers on vengeance and anger does not allow us to linger in the comfortable ambiguities of human justice. It tears at the fabric of self-justification. Their words bring us face to face with the scandal of divine love—the Cross as the only standard by which we are to measure our dealings with others. The heart that desires retribution, or even to “set things right,” cannot bear the full light of that Cross without trembling. St. Diadochus unmasks the subtle ways we clothe self-interest in piety. We say we fear becoming “a cause of sin” for those who wrong us, but in truth we simply wish to protect our possessions, our security, our image of control. Once we let go of blessing and guarding the heart, we begin to move toward the vestibules of the law courts; our concern for righteousness becomes indistinguishable from the world's hunger for vindication. To stand before such courts is already to have abandoned the tribunal of mercy. The law of God cannot be kept by means of the laws of men, because mercy does not seek the restoration of things but of persons. The one who endures injustice praying for his oppressor becomes an image of the Crucified, who desired not the return of what was taken from Him but the return of those who took it. Abba Isaac pushes the wound even deeper: to fight over what gives comfort after renouncing the world is blindness. The one for whom the world has died accepts insults with joy, not because they are pleasant, but because they reveal how little of the old self remains to defend. It is not the act of being wronged that kills the soul, but the refusal to see in it a call to die before death. Only those who have lost every hope of worldly consolation can bear this pain without resentment. Such poverty of spirit is rare, but in it the mind shines with tranquil radiance. The Gerontikon illustrates the same wisdom through living examples. Blessed Zosimas warns the generous Dionysia that zeal to avenge an insult can destroy every virtue she possesses. Her almsgiving, though abundant, is nothing if it is not shaped by meekness. To lose composure over a trifling thing is to become a slave of that thing; even a needle or a book can master the heart that has not been freed. The true servant of God has one Master alone. All these sayings converge on the Cross. There, vengeance dies and love is revealed in its purest form. Christ prays for His murderers, not from sentiment but from truth; He alone sees that their real torment is not what they do to Him, but what they do to themselves. The disciple who bears wrongs without retaliation participates in this same divine sight. He no longer divides the world into victims and oppressors, but into the healed and the unhealed. To forgive is to choose the side of healing. To live by this ethos is to live cruciformly. It is to judge nothing and no one, to accept every wound as a summons to prayer, and to see in every thief a brother whose salvation God has entrusted to our mercy. The Cross does not destroy reason; it stretches it until it becomes translucent with grace. In that light, vengeance appears not only impossible but absurd. Only love remains—terrible, meek, and eternal. --- Text of chat during the group: 00:02:23 Fr. Charbel Abernethy: Philokaliaministries.blogspot.com 00:10:43 Fr. Charbel Abernethy: Page 289 Hypothesis XXXVII 00:11:44 Fr. Charbel Abernethy: https://philokaliaministries.blogspot.com 00:14:16 Fr. Charbel Abernethy: https://philokaliaministries.blogspot.com 00:18:17 Anthony: THEY SHOULD TEACH THIS IN LAW SCHOOL. 00:18:40 Myles Davidson: Reacted to "THEY SHOULD TEACH TH..." with

Luke 22:39-46From our series The Crucified God: Understanding the Suffering of Christ. Learn more about Redeemer Church at redeemerclt.org.

1 Corinthians • Week 6 • 1 Corinthians 1:17, 29-31, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5, Acts 7:54-58, Romans 1:14-16, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8

In this talk at a gathering at a local restaurant (thus the country music in the background) Paul Axton presents the manner in which Christ defeats cosmic and personal trauma through the work of predestination. The Erasure of Cosmic and Personal Trauma in the Lamb Crucified from the Foundation of the World

Dave Myers discusses Galatians 2:20—“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”

Abba Mark's teaching pierces the heart because it strips away our worldly sense of “justice” and places us before the wisdom of the Cross. The lawyer's questions are not unlike our own: What do we do when wronged? What about fairness? What about the law? But the Elder directs him beyond human reasoning toward the spiritual law of Christ. For the world, the offense is external, and the “solution” is measured by punishment and recompense. For the ascetic, the wound of injustice exposes what is hidden in the heart. If resentment rises, then the wrong is ours as much as the other's. To forgive is not indulgence or naiveté—it is participation in the very judgment of God, who alone knows how to weigh every soul. Vengeance, on the other hand, is a kind of blasphemy: it accuses God of judging wrongly, and so it becomes a heavier sin than the original injury. Here the Evergetinos reveals the paradox of the Gospel: to suffer wrong with gratitude is not weakness but true knowledge. To pray for those who wrong us confounds the demons and makes us sons of the Crucified. The magistrate may punish, but the monk endures; the court may balance debts, but love “endures all things.” The Elder's words burn away excuses. To forgive is not optional—it is the very condition of our own forgiveness. To harbor vengeance is to live in fantasy, enslaved to illusions of fairness. But to embrace affliction as one's own and to entrust judgment to God is to step into the reality of mercy, where the only true justice is love. --- Text of chat during the group: 00:06:42 Adam Paige: Philokalia combined volume 1 to 5 by Nun Christina is indeed 825 pages long 00:06:54 Anna: I'm looking for The Philokalia St. Peter of Damascus 00:07:57 Bob Čihák, AZ: One of our current books is “The Ascetical Homilies of Saint Isaac the Syrian, revised 2nd Edition” 2011, published by Holy Transfiguration Monastery, https://www.bostonmonks.com/product_info.php/products_id/635 . This hard-covered book is on the expensive side but of very high quality. 00:09:53 Bob Čihák, AZ: P. 287, D 00:17:59 jonathan: st nick 00:18:02 Adam Paige: Jolly ol St Nick 00:18:30 Una: Santa Clause! 00:25:56 Nina and Sparky: It is a hard teaching, but it matches 1 Cor 6:7 Now indeed [then] it is, in any case, a failure on your part that you have lawsuits against one another. Why not rather put up with injustice? Why not rather let yourselves be cheated? 00:26:19 Nina and Sparky: Sorry, It is Forrest! 00:31:35 Rick Visser: Should we not protest injustice? 00:37:44 Anthony: The decision of the Opus Dei Priest in the movie There Be Dragons has been one of my examples 00:38:21 Maureen Cunningham: What happens if you do not like them . How can you love them ?? 00:41:08 Bob Čihák, AZ: Yet Christ threw over the tables of the money changers in the Temple, and maybe did even more? 00:43:35 Maureen Cunningham: Nelson Mandela  when went prisons. They were so hateful 00:44:57 Catherine Opie: I used to be an avid protestor and activist until one day at an anti nuclear protest outside the French Embassy in London I realised I was getting angry with people and pointing the finger at others when I lacked a great deal myself and am far from perfect. So who am I to rage at others?  After my conversion to Catholicism I have realised its not up to me, I certainly am not to participate in evil or condone it and can stand firm in my principles and do positive things to help others. But that it is simply necessary to pray for those who commit evil and injustice to others just as I would pray for those suffering injustice. I find I am less angry and wound up when I know I can offer these things up to God and that its way above my job description to save the world. Activism is such a distraction. And we can be manipulated by the agendas of man through our emotions. 00:46:10 Rick Visser: Simone Weil said: "The greatest and most efficacious vehicle for social and political change is sacrificial love." 00:46:22 Catherine Opie: Reacted to "Simone Weil said: "T..." with ❤️ 00:47:18 jonathan: A Priest once told me, once you have the heart of Christ, then you can go flip tables, until then, be quite, be gentle and be peaceful. Blessed are those persecuted for my sake. Blessed are the meek, and poor in spirit. 00:47:37 Bob Čihák, AZ: Reacted to "A Priest once told m..." with

Today, we tackle an enemy most men never face head-on—your own flesh.Comfort? Make no mistake, comfort is killing us. The flesh isn't harmless. It isn't neutral. It's a beast that wants to drag you to Hell. Scripture says, “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” (Galatians 5:24) Not managed. Not excused. Crucified.The world says feed your cravings. Jesus says—kill them.The cost? Daily death. Agony. Public humiliation. Cancel culture backlash. But the reward—oh, the reward—is life, freedom, peace, and resurrection power.What will you do? Will you crucify your flesh today—or let it control you tomorrow?Buckle up. This isn't self-help fluff. This is raw, real, rooted in the living Word. Let's go to war."For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live." – Romans 8:13Episode Highlights:01:30 - The flesh is evil, it's destructive, it's not neutral, it's not harmless, and it's not something that you can just simply manage on on your own. The flesh is the enemy of God. And if you're not actively crucifying it, I don't care how many times you've been to church or how many Bible verses you've memorized or how loudly you can sing Amazing Grace, your flesh is going to drag you straight into destruction. I understand that might sound harsh, but believe me, I didn't write the Bible. The Word of God is crystal clear about this. The flesh and the spirit are at war with each other. And unless you crucify the flesh, like literally nail it to a cross, you're not going to experience the life that Christ died to give you.13:00 - The flesh isn't neutral and it's not just weak, it's hostile to God. That word hostile means enemy. The flesh hates God. It refuses to submit to God. In other words, when you walk in the flesh, you're aligning yourself with God's enemy. You're standing in opposition to the very one who made you... The acts of the flesh are obvious. Sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery, idolatry and witchcraft. Hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy, drunkenness, orgies and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. 57:11 - Again, remember, please, this is not optional. This is not only for super Christians. This is Christianity 101. Jesus didn't say, if you feel like it, deny yourself. He didn't say, if it's convenient, pick up your cross. No. What did he say? He said this. Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. That is the standard. That's the cost.  Connect with Paul M. NeubergerWebsite 

Luke 22:24-38From our series The Crucified God, in which we journey with Jesus from his return to Jerusalem to his death on the cross. Learn more about Redeemer Church at redeemerclt.org.

SouthCrest Church Sunday message, 10/5/25. Senior Pastor Matt McFadden steers  our Bible journey into Paul's admonishment to the Galatians—and us—in Galatians 3. In this chapter our foolish attempt to attach works to our salvation is called out. Was the cross not enough? Did Jesus labor in vain? No! Our salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.

Send us a textEver feel the tug to add “just one more thing” to feel truly saved? We go straight at that impulse through Galatians 5–6, tracing Paul's fierce defense of justification by faith alone and exposing the many modern add-ons that sneak in as spiritual upgrades—baptism as a condition of salvation, calendar rules as gates, or flashy gifts as proof of new birth. The message is bracing and freeing: the law can diagnose your sin, but it can't cure it. Only Christ can, and He has.From there, we unpack Paul's vivid contrast between the works of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit. The list of vices is not a scold; it's a verdict that life apart from the Spirit ends in ruin. Then comes the turn: against love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control there is no law. These graces are not a to-do list but the Spirit's harvest in people who belong to Jesus. No condemnation can stick to them.We anchor on Galatians 5:24–26 and ask what it really means to “crucify the flesh.” Romans 6 helps: through union with Christ, we died with Him and were raised to new life. Sin's dominion has been broken, even if its temptations remain. We also highlight a neglected jewel: Christ's active obedience. He fulfilled the law for us; His perfect righteousness is credited to us by faith. That's why sanctification can be pursued without becoming a secret strategy to re-earn God's favor. We don't work for life; we work from life.If this resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend who's wrestling with grace versus performance, and leave a quick review to help others find conversations that keep the gospel clear and the heart anchored in Christ.Support the show

Send us a textWhat if the most powerful works are the ones no one sees? We open the door to a deep, honest look at the fruit of the Spirit and why love, joy, peace, and self-control outlast any checklist. From Paul's challenge in Galatians 5 to the wisdom of James and Hebrews, we unpack the difference between faith that performs and faith that produces. Along the way, we confront performative generosity, explore the quiet dignity of secret obedience, and ask a hard question: are we chasing applause or transformation?Our conversation makes a sharp turn at the crossroads of circumcision and crucifixion. The early church wrestled with adding badges of belonging to the gospel; Paul answers by pointing to the cross that kills the old self and raises a new life in the Spirit. That insight reframes everything. Obedience isn't a burden to earn favor; it's the desire of a heart already adopted, led by the Spirit, and disciplined like a true disciple. We share practical tools for daily dying—recognizing temptation early, praying Scripture, phoning a friend, taking a walk, fasting with purpose—and anchor the fight with simple, sturdy truths: resist the devil and he will flee; the Lord delivers the righteous from all their afflictions.You'll hear stories that contrast hollow spectacle with humble faithfulness, and you'll get a roadmap for navigating anger, cravings, and discouragement without turning grace into an excuse. Faith is not a fog; it's substance and evidence that holds when feelings waver. If you're longing for a life that is less about managing appearances and more about real inner change, this one will meet you where you are and walk with you toward freedom.If this resonates, follow and share it with someone who needs encouragement today—and leave a quick review to help others find the show. Your support helps this conversation reach more hearts hungry for the real thing.Support the show

Send us a textWhat if the battle you're fighting has already been won—and your job is to remember, resist, and receive? We open with identity, pushing back on the loud story the flesh tells and replacing it with what Jesus actually says about us: overcomer, beloved, secure. From there, we build a toolkit for the real moments—anger flares at home, anxiety spikes in traffic, a familiar temptation knocks late at night—and show how one steady verse, a short prayer, or a wise boundary can redirect the heart before it unravels.Across personal stories and Scripture, we slow the timeline and talk honestly about process. Fruit grows; it doesn't pop out overnight. Sanctification looks like study and meditation, fasting and communion, and imperfect practice inside a patient community. We dig into the “thorn” God doesn't remove and why it can become a tether to grace rather than a reason to quit. We swap “go to the phone” for “go to the throne,” and then let God send the right friend. We lean on Galatians 5, James 4:7, and 1 John 5:4, recognizing that conviction is a sign of life, not a verdict of failure.If you've ever asked, “Am I even growing?” this conversation offers grounded hope and working steps: write your recall verse where you'll see it, set boundaries before you need them, rehearse past victories God gave you, and approach the throne like Esther—beloved, welcomed, heard. Press play, take notes, and pass it to someone who needs a quiet reminder that growth is slow, love is sure, and victory is borrowed. If this helped, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review to help others find it.Support the show

Send us a textEver notice how easy it is to confuse influence with impact? We dive into Galatians 5 to challenge the subtle drift toward antinomianism—treating grace like permission slips—and return to the simple, demanding call to walk by the Spirit. That means watchfulness, Scripture-shaped conscience, and fruit you can actually taste: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Along the way, we confront the noisy economy of provocation and envy that so often defines Christian spaces online, and we ask a harder question: what if obedience—not applause—was the real measure of success?Our conversation tackles spiritual warfare in plain terms, translating “be on watch” into everyday disciplines that help us anticipate temptation and respond with humility. We speak candidly about social media vanity, the lure of camera-ready engagement, and the way “algorithms” can steal our focus from the only providence that matters. You'll hear stories of lost accounts, unhelpful DMs, and the quiet relief of choosing quality over quantity—choosing depth, patience, and small rooms where people actually grow. We revisit the wisdom of the Old Testament, from Jeremiah's tears to Solomon's “vanity,” to reframe expectations: God has always done the most with the least, and He still does.What emerges is a practical map for discipleship in a distracted age: correct without humiliating, withdraw from empty debates, pray with confidence in God's will, and entrust outcomes to the Lord who gives the increase. If you're tired of chasing clout or discouraged by meager numbers, this episode offers a reset. Walk steadily. Grow the fruit. Let providence handle reach.If this resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs encouragement, and leave a review to help others find the conversation. Then tell us: where do you sense the Spirit prompting a quieter, truer step this week?Support the show

A new MP3 sermon from The Bible Provocateur is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: LIVE DISCUSSION: Crucified in Christ (Part 4 of 4) Speaker: Jonathan Eubanks Broadcaster: The Bible Provocateur Event: Debate Date: 10/1/2025 Length: 39 min.

A new MP3 sermon from The Bible Provocateur is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: LIVE DISCUSSION: Crucified in Christ (Part 1 of 4) Speaker: Jonathan Eubanks Broadcaster: The Bible Provocateur Event: Debate Date: 10/1/2025 Length: 39 min.

A new MP3 sermon from The Bible Provocateur is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: LIVE DISCUSSION: Crucified in Christ (Part 2 of 4) Speaker: Jonathan Eubanks Broadcaster: The Bible Provocateur Event: Debate Date: 10/1/2025 Length: 39 min.

A new MP3 sermon from The Bible Provocateur is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: LIVE DISCUSSION: Crucified in Christ (Part 3 of 4) Speaker: Jonathan Eubanks Broadcaster: The Bible Provocateur Event: Debate Date: 10/1/2025 Length: 39 min.

Message: Mark Christian, Senior MinisterPassage: Colossians 1 Peter 2:21-24; 3:18, Isaiah 53:1–10; Mark 15:1–39Series: I Believe: Words That Make Us

Pastor Marco continues his study through Luke.

Crucified, Died, and Was BuriedMark 15Message Slides For the bulletin in the PDF form, click here. SufferedCrucifiedDiedBuriedHOME CHURCH QUESTIONS1. What are some examples of suffering you have experienced in your life? It was mentioned that we often expect to live long and not suffer. Do you agree? Why do we think like this? 2. What are some examples of Jesus' suffering throughout His life and at the end of His life (for example, in Mark 15)? Why should it encourage us to consider that Jesus suffered in some of the same ways we suffer? What is a specific example of suffering in your life and how has Jesus experienced something similar? 3. What are some unhelpful or unhealthy responses to someone who is suffering? What are some biblical ways to respond to someone who is suffering? Why is it encouraging to consider that God enters into our broken world and suffers for us? How should this impact the way we think about suffering? 4. What aspects of the crucifixion from Mark 15 (or from the sermon) stand out to you? Explain. 5. One motivation for God sending His Son to die on the cross was to demonstrate His justice and righteousness (see Romans 3:25). Do you tend to think about God's justice as a motive for the cross? Why is it important we keep this in mind? What are some consequences if we don't? 6. The cross both humbles and encourages us at the same time. Do you currently need to be reminded to be humbled because of what your sin required at the cross? Or do you currently need to be encouraged by God's love and what He was willing to provide at the cross? Explain. 7. Imagine you are talking with someone who says he/she believes Jesus died, but this person doesn't believe it matters or makes any difference. How would you explain the meaning of the cross and why it is important in your life?Mission Highlight - The Aid Andhra in IndiaWith a population of over 350,000, the Adi Andhra are a marginalized people group in southern India, primarily speaking Telugu and practicing Hinduism. Though some have gained education and moved to cities, many still live in poverty as landless rural laborers. Less than 1% follow Christ, and few have heard the gospel in a way they can truly understand. While the full Bible and other ministry tools are available, access and outreach remain limited. They need sustainable resources, education, and most importantly, the hope of Christ.FinancesWeekly Budget 34,615Giving For 09/14 23,974Giving For 09/21 35,518YTD Budget 415,385Giving 362,151 OVER/(UNDER) (53,234)Women's RetreatLadies, we are getting away for rest and encouragement October 24-26. Mark your calendars to be part of this meaningful time together. Early Bird registration ends today. For all the details, go to fellowshipconway.org/women.New to Fellowship?We are so glad that you chose to worship with our Fellowship Family this morning. If you are joining us for the first time or have been checking us out for a few weeks, we are excited you are here and would love to meet you. Please fill out the “Connect Card” and bring it to the Connection Center in the Atrium, we would love to say “hi” and give you a gift. Join a Home ChurchHome Church small groups are about building a deep community where we are transformed into the image of Christ and serve a broken world for the sake of the gospel. If you are not in a Home Church, we encourage you go to fellowshipconway.org/homechurch or stop by the Connection table in the Atrium. Equipping OpportunitiesEquipping Ministry exists to equip and release our church body to deepen their understanding and experience of God & His word, develop genuine, Spirit-led living, and consistently invest in making disciples. Check out this Fall's opportunities at Fellowshipconway.org/equipping. Fellowship KIds at Schaefer's Pumpkin Patch | October 4 | 10 aM - 12 PMJoin us for a morning of fall fun! Enjoy games, a petting zoo, hay rides, and food trucks. Grab your hay ride tickets at the booth and meet us by the tractor at 11:00 AM for a ride with other Fellowship families. Don't miss out—it's going to be a blast!Special Pack OCC | Pack • Pray • Send — Be Part of the Mission!On Monday, October 6, join us at Fellowship for a powerful Operation Christmas Child Packing Event! Together, we'll pack 2,800 shoeboxes to share the love of Jesus with kids in hard-to-reach places. Sessions: 11 AM–1 PM or 6–9 PM (childcare available in the evening for 6 years and under) Let's fill every box, pray over every child, and send the Good News across the globe!Fellowship Kids Father/Son Camp outCalling all dads and sons! Get ready for an awesome weekend just for you. We're planning a fun father and son camp out on October 10-11, at 53 Wasson Road in Conway. We'll have games, a campfire, and plenty of time to hang out. If camping isn't your thing, you can still join us for all the activities on Friday night. Saturday breakfast is included. Register at fellowshipconway.org/register. Men's Fellowship BreakfastMen, join us for a great breakfast and fellowship on Wednesday, October 8, at 6:00 a.m. here in the Fellowship atrium. No sign-up is needed. Come with your Bible ready to eat, fellowship with other men, and start your day off right through prayer and Biblical insight. Questions? Contact Michael at mharrison@fellowshipconway.org.Fellowship Women's Hike - Saturday, October 11Ladies, we are going for a hike at Woolly Hollow on the Huckleberry Trail. We will meet at Fellowship and take off together. Will you join us?

Luke 22:14-23From our series The Crucified God, a look through the final act of Luke, in which Jesus returns to Jerusalem and journeys to the cross. Learn more about Redeemer Church at redeemerclt.org.

Isaiah 52:13-53:6; Psalm 103; Romans 5:1-11; Matthew 16:13-25

Listen to a powerful message of hope from Ps Luke de Jong (Senior Leader) as he continues our Encounters With Jesus series. Speaking out of Luke 23, Ps Luke shows us how forgiveness from Jesus is one of the greatest encounters we can have with Him._To find out more about LIFE, visit us at lifenz.org

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John 18:33-19:16 | Luke Peterson

Luke 22:1-13. From the series The Crucified God, which carries us through the final act of Luke, in which Jesus returns to Jerusalem and journeys to the cross. Learn more about Redeemer Church at redeemerclt.org.

Pastor Marco continues his study through Luke.

APOSTLES CREED STUDY #6September 14, 2025I believe in God the Father Almighty,Maker of heaven and earth.I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,and born of the virgin Mary.He suffered under Pontius Pilate,was crucified, died, and was buried;he descended into hell.The third day he rose again from the dead.He ascended into heavenand is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.I believe in the Holy Spirit,the holy catholic church,the communion of saints,the forgiveness of sins,the resurrection of the body,and the life everlasting. Amen.KEY THEMES:1.INITIAL THOUGHTSa. b. c. Look at this section through the lens of apologetics.Unbeliever's Q: “How could a loving God send anyone to hell?”When we recognize our sin, the real question is: “How can a just,righteous, and holy God let sinful people into heaven?”d. The Person of Jesus Christ… His title, authority, divinity, andhumanity. We have examined his “resume” as Savior.e. He also experienced real suffering (passion). This section of theCreed focuses on what we call “Christ's ministry of humiliation.”f. WSC 27: Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist? “Christ'sg. humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a lowcondition, made under the law, undergoing the miseries of thislife, the wrath of God, and the cursed death of the cross; in beingburied, and continuing under the power of death for a time.”For a full account of Jesus Christ's humiliation, read: Matthew 272.SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATEa. A jarring change of tone! From glory to suffering.b. What about His years of teaching? The Creed's focus is on theATONING work of Jesus Christ, not all his life.c. This section of the Creed answers the question: “Why was Jesusconceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary?” Tosuffer and die in our place! (The Passion of Christ)d. Why is Pilate mentioned?i. This is real history! (not a saga or parable or illustration)ii. Pilate was the “Persona Publica” – Public Office. John 19:53.CRUCIFIEDa. Crucifixion was the most agonizing and humiliating form ofexecution. It was for outcasts and the worst of criminals.b. Physical and spiritual suffering… “My God, My God, why haveyou forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46)c.Deuteronomy 21:23, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree.”d. The Covenantal fulfillment of Christ's crucifixion. Isaiah 53.4.DIEDa. Death is required for atonement. Christ couldn't just shed bloodto atone for humanity's sins. He had to die.b. Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death…” Jesus paid it all.c. d. Hebrews 2:14-15 – Jesus defeats Satan's curse of death.2 Corinthians 5:14-15 – Jesus' death satisfied the sins of all.e. Christ understands death, which is our final and greatest comfort.5.BURIEDa. Burial confirms the reality of Jesus' death. He had a resurrection,not a resuscitation.b. His exaltation begins earlier with Jesus' words, “It is finished.”c.Joseph of Arimathea: Jesus' body is treated with great care,wrapped in spices and linens. Isaiah 53:9d. Christ's resurrection and ascension don't make sense withouteach of these elements laid out for us in the Apostles' Creed.6.FINAL THOUGHTa. b. What the Sufferings of Christ mean for you and meO Sacred Head, Now Wounded – Bernard of ClaiSupport the showRedeemer Church Murfreesboro PCA is 'together trusting the real God to redeem real people"

Luke 20:9-19From the series The Crucified God, which carries us through the final act of of Luke, in which Jesus returns to Jerusalem and journeys to the cross. Learn more about Redeemer Church at redeemerclt.org.

John 18:28-19:16 | Pilate Orders Christ To Be Crucified_08.31.25 by Calvary Chapel Lynchburg

Friends, this year, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross falls on a Sunday, so we have the great privilege of reflecting a bit more deeply on this marvelous and, frankly, disconcerting and odd feast. The Roman cross was a horrific, terrifying symbol of tyrannical power. And yet the first Christians emerge exalting the cross of Jesus. They don't hide it or pretend he died some other way; on the contrary, Saint Paul says, “I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.” How do we begin to explain this?

The King Mocked and Crucified

Romans 6:5-6 — What does it mean when Christians say to “put off the old man”? Sometimes, Christians can get carried away with the notion of the “old self,” saying they need the old self to die and be crucified. However, in this sermon from Romans 6:5–6 titled “The Old Man Was Crucified,” Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones says that the old self is indeed gone and was crucified with Christ. Paul says that because the Christian is united with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection, any old self that was under the reign of sin has also died. Although the Christian was not physically with Christ during those acts, they were spiritually with Him. Even now, they are spiritually with Christ and growing. Instead of saying that the old self needs to die, Dr. Lloyd-Jones explains that the Christian needs to shed old characteristics of sin. They should no longer live like the old self because He has already died. Paul guarantees that it has already been done and Christ's people are no longer slaves to sin.

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