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Bible StudyDon't just take our word for it . . . take His! We would encourage you to spend time examining the following Scriptures that shaped this sermon: .Sermon OutlineThe life Jesus givesThe community Jesus wantsThe way to a Jesus kind of communitySermon QuestionsWhat are the differences between bios, psychē, and zoē?What does the term "lifestyle savior" suggest to you? Can you spot any in your own life?What would it look like to take just one step deeper into life together with other apprentices of Jesus here at St Andrew's?Resources ConsultedDavid Ford, The Gospel of John (Baker Academic, 2021)Richard Bauckham, "The Lord's Day," in DA Carson (ed.), From Sabbath to Lord's Day (Wipf & Stock, 1999), pp.221ffRaymond Brown, The Gospel according to John (Doubleday, 1966)C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Mere ChristianityQuestions?Do you have a question about today's sermon? Email Sam Fornecker ().

The Three Resurrections (Various Passages) For the bulletin in PDF form, click here. Message Slides The Past ResurrectionThe Present ResurrectionThe Future ResurrectionDiscussion Questions1. Explain what we mean by the resurrection of the past, the resurrection of the present, and the resurrection of the future. Which of these three do you think about most/least? Why?The Past Resurrection 2. We have good reasons to believe Jesus rose from the grave. What are some of the most convincing arguments? 3. What are some key passages that talk about Jesus' resurrection? Why is it important we affirm this historical event when Jesus rose from the grave?The Present Resurrection4. What are some of the benefits we can experience today because of Jesus' resurrection? 5. In Eph 1:18-23 Paul talks about how we can experience resurrection power today. How have you experienced resurrection power in your life? What area in your life needs to experience this benefit today?The Future Resurrection6. 1 Cor 15:20 refers to Jesus' resurrection as the “firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.” What are you looking most forward to about experiencing the future resurrection and having a resurrection body? Why is it important that we think and talk about this future hope we have in Christ?7. DA Carson said, “I am not suffering from anything that a good, general resurrection can't fix.” What are you looking most forward to being “fixed” by our future resurrection in Christ?8. Is it helpful to you to think about the resurrection of the past, present, and future? Explain. Mission Highlight - Pray for the Unreached: The Bon Gula ChadThe Bon Gula people of Chad number approximately 3,800. Though they are nominally Sunni Muslim, most fiercely adhere to their traditional Marghai religion including sacred sites and revered animals. Only 0.42% are Christian adherents, and they have no Christian resources available in their language. With no access to the message of the gospel, the Bon Gula remain deeply unreached. Pray for workers to reach the Bon Gula, for Christian resources to be translated into their language, and for a movement to Christ to take root among them.FinancesWeekly Budget 35,297Giving For 04/06 41,352Giving For 04/13 26,958YTD Budget 1,447,183Giving 1,414,996 OVER/(UNDER) (32,187)Fellowship on the Lawn - Gather together as one united faith familySunday, May 4, at 4:00 p.m. here at Fellowship. We have completely revamped our church-wide gathering to make it a very family-orientated event. We will have a live band, a DJ, a time of organized games for families with prizes, food trucks, and Kona Ice. There will also be Baggo, Pickle Ball and even more for the adults. ”This is a “Can't Miss Event”. We hope to see you there!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. VBS 2025 | June 23-27 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pmJoin us in ancient Egypt! You'll explore Pharaoh's palace, experience thrilling “real-life” dramas, play high-energy games, sample tasty snacks, and hear unforgettable music. Plus, you'll meet lots of new friends! VBS is for children currently in kindergarten through fourth grade - invite a friend for free! Register by June 6, at fellowshipconway.org/register. The cost is $5 per child. HIGH SCHOOL SENIORSSeniors 2025, Fellowship wants to honor you for your graduation from High School. We ask all graduating seniors that call Fellowship home to complete a simple form for Senior Sunday on May 18th at fellowshipconway.org/register. Also, please send five pictures of your senior for the slideshow to be shown during both services to Michael Mercer at mmercer@fellowshipconway.org by April 27. Luncheon for WidowsThe widows of Fellowship are invited to a Spring Luncheon at the home of Ambra Austin on Thursday, May 15th at noon. We look forward to a time of fun, fellowship and feasting! Please RSVP by May 1st to Ambra at 501-730-6795. Imperishable: a 4-Week Study of 1 peterJoin us for Imperishable, a four-week study of 1 Peter led by Heather Harrison. We'll meet Wednesday nights beginning May 28, at 6 p.m., here at Fellowship. Text Shanna at 501-336-0332 to reserve childcare. Register at fellowshipconway.org/register.Fellowship 101We invite you to join us on Sunday, June 8, at 9:00 a.m. to learn more about Fellowship. This is a great opportunity to hear about our mission, values, and ministries. If you're new to Fellowship, join us in the conference room (first floor) to hear what God is doing and where He is taking us. During this time, you will meet some of our ministry leaders and get to ask questions. Register at fellowshipconway.org/register.Baby dedicationMark your calendar for May 11 to dedicate your children to the Lord. More information to come.

Segment 1: • True Joy in Christ: Your flesh will always desire its own way, but God's way is better. • DA Carson's Legacy: Retiring as he battles Parkinson's, his life reminds us to persevere in faith. • Self-Denial = True Development: Following Christ means denying yourself—not as a loss, but as the best way to flourish. Segment 2: • A Nation in Decline: Falling birthrates and rising youth suicide rates signal deep dissatisfaction. • Christianity's Response: The gospel doesn't change—God has you here for a reason, and true hope is found in Him. • Feminism is Loud, the Church is Silent: Why aren't we preaching the joys of marriage, family, and biblical living? Segment 3: • Supreme Court Debate: Justice Alito questions whether transgenderism is truly immutable—where's the evidence? • Culture in Freefall: Satanic prayers at city council meetings, AI-driven megachurch sermons, and growing moral confusion. • Meanwhile, the Church Sits Silent: With Jordan Peterson attracting young men in droves, why aren't pastors leading the charge? Segment 4: • AI and the Church: Technology is advancing, but does it truly serve us, or are we outsourcing too much? • The Environmentalist Religion: A worldview out of balance—Christianity offers a better way to care for creation. • Biblical Wisdom for Today: The Bible explains everything we see unfolding—are we paying attention? ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn't be more thankful for you if we tried!

Paul shows us the goal, experience, and source of renewal in this passage. Ephesians Pillar NT Commentary, Campbell. "A Call to Spiritual Reformation" DA Carson.

Paul shows us the goal, experience, and source of renewal in this passage. Ephesians Pillar NT Commentary, Campbell. "A Call to Spiritual Reformation" DA Carson.

In this episode, D. A. Carson discusses the importance of faithful biblical interpretation and the challenges facing the evangelical church today. D. A. Carson is Emeritus Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is a cofounder and theologian-at-large of the Gospel Coalition and has written and edited nearly two hundred books including 'The Gospel and the Modern World: A Theological Vision for the Church' from Crossway. Read the full transcript of this episode. ❖ Listen to “D. A. Carson on His Life, Vision for Ministry, and Biggest Influences”: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show! Complete this survey for a free audiobook by Kevin DeYoung!

Today's episode is from a Q&A on March 5th, 2024 when we invited Dr. Carson for our Sizemore Lecture. Dr. Carson is Emeritus Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL. In addition, Dr. Carson is cofounder and theologian-at-large of The Gospel Coalition. He has edited and authored numerous books. He and his wife, Joy, have two children.

Today’s episode is from a Q&A on March 5th, 2024 when we invited Dr. Carson for our Sizemore Lecture. Dr. Carson is Emeritus Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical The post Episode 307: Q&A Special with D.A. Carson appeared first on Preaching and Preachers Institute.

Get notes on this podcast here:  https://churchleaders.com/podcast/496480-d-a-carson-tgc-theological-vision-ministry.html Dr. D.A. Carson joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to talk about the origins of The Gospel Coalition, the importance of a theological vision for ministry, and leadership lessons from 1 Corinthians. Dr. Crawford Loritts joined us last week to talk about the key traits of leaders who are not only influential but who also last in ministry. Check out our conversation with him here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/494181-crawford-loritts-church-leaders-ambushed-priority.html    ► Listen on Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-churchleaders-podcast/id988990685 Visit ChurchLeaders Website: https://churchleaders.com Find ChurchLeaders on Facebook: https://facebook.com/churchleaders Follow ChurchLeaders on X: https://x.com/ChurchLead Follow ChurchLeaders on Instagram: https://instagram.com/churchlead/ Follow ChurchLeaders on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/churchleaders/   “The Cross and Christian Ministry: Leadership Lessons from 1 Corinthians” by Dr. D.A. Carson "Worship by the Book" by Rev. Mark Ashton, R. Kent Hughes, Dr. Timothy Keller, Ed. Dr. D.A. Carson The Gospel Coalition  

1 John 5 v13 specifically states we can know if we have eternal life. -'I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.- He writes to believers so that they can have assurance of salvation in Jesus Christ.- To know is to enter into a personal reliance upon Jesus Christ, enter into a personal relationship with him. It is not mere mental assent or acquaintance. It is a imitate relationship establish by faith through the working of the Holy Spirit. -Christian assurance is -a Christian believer's confidence that he or she is in right standing with God, and that this will issue in ultimate salvation.- -D A Carson, Reflections on Christian Assurance--This truth of assurance of salvation in Jesus Christ is necessary for God's righteous honor and for our knowing how to live as Christians and how to handle our failures. 1 John 1-5-2-2- 1 John 5-1-13

1 John 5 v13 specifically states we can know if we have eternal life. 'I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life." He writes to believers so that they can have assurance of salvation in Jesus Christ. To know is to enter into a personal reliance upon Jesus Christ, enter into a personal relationship with him. It is not mere mental assent or acquaintance. It is a imitate relationship establish by faith through the working of the Holy Spirit. Christian assurance is "a Christian believer's confidence that he or she is in right standing with God, and that this will issue in ultimate salvation." (D A Carson, Reflections on Christian Assurance)This truth of assurance of salvation in Jesus Christ is necessary for God's righteous honor and for our knowing how to live as Christians and how to handle our failures. 1 John 1:5-2:2; 1 John 5:1-13

In this episode, D.A. Carson expounds on 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 and explains what the role of the elder is in a local church. For more articles, books, and podcasts, please visit 9marks.org

Pastor Garrison GreeneTEXT: John 13:34-35BIG IDEA: We ought to love one another as we have been loved.OUTLINE:1. The Elevation of the Command2. The Exercise of the Command3. The Evidence for our CredibilityRESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Character of Christ: The Fruit of the Spirit in the Life of Our Savior by Jonathan Landry Cruse; The Gospel according to John (The Pillar New Testament Commentary by DA Carson; Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Episode 100!I need to say that again.Episode 100!Almost two years into the journey and we're still only  15 books into the 66 book epic that is the Bible.Still, why rush. You see a lot more from a slower bus.You join us at the start of the Book of Ezra, an exiled Jew who has returned to Jerusalem to rebuild its temple, a project that is not without its obstacles.Fun fact: Ezra probably also wrote the Books of Kings and Chronicles.Chapters covered: Ezra 1-4Written and produced by Chas BayfieldMusic by Michael Auld and Jon Hawkins MusicCover art by Lisa GoffThanks to:The NIV Zondervan Study Bible edited by D A Carson, Zondervan, 2017The Holy Bible Thompson Chain Reference Edition edited by Frank Charles Thompson, Hodder and Stoughton, 1986The NIV Study Bible edited by Kenneth Barker, Zondervan, 1984Life Application Study Bible edited by Dr Bruce B Barton, Kingsway, 2011Holy Bible NIV Version edited by Biblica, Hodder and Stoughton, 2011The New Compact Bible Dictionary by T Alton Bryant, Zondervan, 1987Unlocking the Bible by David Pawson, Collins, 2007The Lion Handbook to the Bible by David Alexander, Lion Hudson, 2009The New Bible Dictionary by J D Douglas, Tyndale House, 1982The Compact Bible Dictionary by Ronald Youngblood, Nelson, 2004The Bible Application Handbook by J I Packer and Derek Williams, Eagle, 2001 The Bible From Scratch by Simon Jenkins, Lion Hudson, 2009The World Jesus Knew by Anne Punton, Monarch, 2001I Never Knew That About Scotland by Christopher Winn, Ebury, 2007Trivia For the Toilet by Gavin Webster, Barnes and Noble, 2006 Biblegateway.orgGotquestions.orgQuora.comBiblecharts.orgLivescience.comInterestingliterature.comBiblicalarchaeology.orgAnswersingenesis.org  I am also hugely grateful for the pearls of wisdom shared by various speakers at events that I have attended and whose wisdom has helped me enormously, to the organisers of New Wine and Greenbelt Festival where I have been able to listen in and to wise and godly friends who have explained things in a language which I can understand. Thank you to: R T Kendall, former pastor at Westminster ChapelDr Jamie Davies, tutor in New Testament, Trinity College, BristolRev Stephen MacLean, pastor at Cricklewood Baptist ChurchMike Yaconelli (1942-2003), former pastor of Grace Community Church, Yreka CASteve Chalke, minister of Oasis Church, WaterlooNicky Gumbel, founder of the Alpha CourseCanon J John, founder of the Philo TrustJohn Grant, former moderator at the London Baptist AssociationTony and Brenda Lenthall, missionaries and friends.John Peters, Vicar of St Mary's Bryanston SquareTony Campolo, pastor and writer.Shane Claiborne, Christian ActivistSandy Millar, former vicar of Holy Trinity BromptonPeter Owen Jones, vicar, writer and broadcasterStuart Burgess, former Methodist chaplain to Birmingham UniversityRico Tice, Associate minister at All Souls Langham PlaceDamon and Sharron, missionariesJohn Griffiths, advertising strategist and Bible fanaticJon Leach, strategist and atheistKeith Van der Shaw, minister of Bay Church, Blackman Bay, Tasmania.Dan Hedley, minister of Snug Church, TasmaniaThe men in Andy Bosveld's shed. And all my non-Christian friends and colleagues whose doubts have helped me shape the content and style of this podcast

This episode emphasizes the importance of prayer during the pandemic, urging listeners to plan and commit to daily prayer, seek good examples for prayer, and learn from biblical figures like David. It also introduces avenues for joining a prayer community through social media platforms. (Blast from the past,) In D.A. Carson's book, Praying with Paul, Doctor Carson encourages us to: Plan to pray. Remember the importance of prayer. Make a time to pray. Choose well models of godly prayer. Your podcast principle encourages us to study the prayers of David, most pointedly from the Psalms. Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64 Or go to www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'Cheyne Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard www.frponprayer.com freerangeprayer@gmail.com Facebook - Free Range Preacher Ministries Instagram: freerangeministries All our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition. For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.com Our podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 Instagram Season 006 Episode 045

D.A. Carson joins Michael to discuss his latest work, The Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. Links Mentioned: Dictionary of The New Testament Use of The Old Testament by D.A. Carson To read the show notes, click here.

‘Many of the ways we are running our churches and ministries and many of the ways we are exercising leadership within our churches, has become a significant hindrance to the growth of the church.'Andrew Heard's about to be released book Growth and Change will be the ‘must read' book for pastors for 2024.In his opening preface Gospel Coalition founder  DA Carson - says ‘I am usually loath to proclaim that such and such a book is the best in it's field … but if there is one book that happily serves as the exception to the rule, Heard's book is it.Change is painful.  Why don't we want to change?We cannot be content to just be faithful, if we mean faithfulness has no regard for the growth of God's church.The younger leader is more likely to succumb to the dangers relating to a passion for growth.  However for older leaders,  ‘As we age, it is possible to get stuck… We have battled for so long under the weight of small things, that our vision has shrunk to become no larger than the day to day needs of the church.'How do we get unstuck? ‘Leading change requires significant emotional, relational and creative energy. But most church leaders have very little in the tank…'Pre order ‘Growth and Change' http://www.thepastorsheart.net/podcast/growth-and-changeSupport the show--To make a one off contribution to support The Pastor's Heart's ministry go to this link, or to become a regular Patreon supporter click here.

David's rule begins as he crushes army after army, builds his citadel in Jerusalem and adopts his best friend's son.It all starts off so well...Chapters covered:  2 Samuel 6-9Written and produced by Chas BayfieldMusic by Michael Auld and Jon Hawkins MusicCover Art by Lisa GoffDownload Snakes and Angels, a Secular Walk through the First Five Books of the Bible, here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Snakes-Angels-Secular-through-First-ebook/dp/B0CGR6PHQ4/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=snakes+and+angels&qid=1696807532&sr=8-2All of the books and websites below have proven invaluable to putting together this book. Many of the books belong to my in-laws, Lesley and Geoff Tilley in Kingston, Tasmania where a large chunk of the Vible was pulled together. The NIV Zondervan Study Bible edited by D A Carson, Zondervan, 2017The Holy Bible Thompson Chain Reference Edition edited by Frank Charles Thompson, Hodder and Stoughton, 1986The NIV Study Bible edited by Kenneth Barker, Zondervan, 1984Life Application Study Bible edited by Dr Bruce B Barton, Kingsway, 2011Holy Bible NIV Version edited by Biblica, Hodder and Stoughton, 2011The New Compact Bible Dictionary by T Alton Bryant, Zondervan, 1987Unlocking the Bible by David Pawson, Collins, 2007The Lion Handbook to the Bible by David Alexander, Lion Hudson, 2009The New Bible Dictionary by J D Douglas, Tyndale House, 1982The Compact Bible Dictionary by Ronald Youngblood, Nelson, 2004The Bible Application Handbook by J I Packer and Derek Williams, Eagle, 2001 The Bible From Scratch by Simon Jenkins, Lion Hudson, 2009The World Jesus Knew by Anne Punton, Monarch, 2001I Never Knew That About Scotland by Christopher Winn, Ebury, 2007Trivia For the Toilet by Gavin Webster, Barnes and Noble, 2006 Biblegateway.orgGotquestions.orgQuora.comBiblecharts.orgLivescience.comInterestingliterature.comBiblicalarchaeology.orgAnswersingenesis.orgI am also hugely grateful for the pearls of wisdom shared by various speakers at events that I have attended and whose wisdom has helped me enormously, to the organisers of New Wine and Greenbelt Festival where I have been able to listen in and to wise and godly friends who have explained things in a language which I can understand. Thank you to:R T Kendall, former pastor at Westminster ChapelDr Jamie Davies, tutor in New Testament, Trinity College, BristolRev Stephen MacLean, pastor at Cricklewood Baptist ChurchMike Yaconelli (1942-2003), former pastor of Grace Community Church, Yreka CASteve Chalke, minister of Oasis Church, WaterlooNicky Gumbel, founder of the Alpha CourseCanon J John, founder of the Philo TrustJohn Grant, former moderator at the London Baptist AssociationTony and Brenda Lenthall, missionaries and friends.John Peters, Vicar of St Mary's Bryanston SquareTony Campolo, pastor and writer.Shane Claiborne, Christian ActivistSandy Millar, former vicar of Holy Trinity BromptonPeter Owen Jones, vicar, writer and broadcasterStuart Burgess, former Methodist chaplain to Birmingham UniversityRico Tice, Associate minister at All Souls Langham PlaceDamon and Sharron, missionariesJohn Griffiths, advertising strategist and Bible fanaticJon Leach, strategist and atheistKeith Van der Schoor and the men in Andy Bosveld's shed

In this sermon, Carson explores the theme of suffering and addresses the question of how believers can find stability and solace in the midst of difficult circumstances. He draws from biblical passages that deal with suffering and the faithfulness of God, offering insights and encouragement to those grappling with life's challenges. Date Preached: January 26th, 2016 Preached at Bethlehem 2016 Conference for Pastors and Church Leaders in Minneapolis, Minnesota. All rights for this sermon belong to Desiring God Minisitries. For more details, click here. Check out these Study Bibles: ESV MacArthur Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/47Go6H7⁠ CSB Study Bible: ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3PhEln3⁠ NASB MacArthur Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3sreyzO⁠ ESV Study Bible: ⁠https://amzn.to/3P6Kd23⁠ ESV MacArthur Study Bible with Premium Leather: ⁠https://amzn.to/45lpwVN⁠⁠⁠ CSB Spurgeon Study Bible with Genuine Leather: ⁠https://amzn.to/47LX7dp Check out our Socials: Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://t.ly/Tw5tt⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/@Expositorysermons⁠⁠⁠ Watch YouTube Shorts: ⁠Y⁠⁠ouTube.com/@expositorysermons/shorts⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe our YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/@ExpositorySermons⁠⁠⁠ If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at ⁠⁠⁠expositorysermons@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/expositorysermons/support

Mark Dever asks D. A. Carson for a tour of both how he writes and what he's written.

Ephesians 4:1-16 // Christians come together, not because they form a natural collocation, but because they have been saved by Jesus Christ and owe Him a common allegiance. In the light of this common allegiance, in light of the fact that they have all been loved by Jesus Himself, they commit themselves to doing what He says—and He commands them to love one another. In this light, they are a band of natural enemies who love one another for Jesus' sake. ~ DA Carson

Why can prayer be such a struggle for Christians? What can we do to become more prayerful people: individually and in our churches? In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) is joined by Andy Geers, CEO of Discipleship Tech, to talk about his experience of creating PrayerMate and how we can become a more prayerful people. This episode was recorded on location at Word Alive 2023. 00:00 - Introduction01:50 - Thinking about prayer09:06 - Why is payer such a struggle for Christians?17:49 - Prayer accountability23:50 - What is PrayerMate?25:55 - Helping churches become praying churches Resources mentioned in this episode PrayerMate (prayermate.net) A Call To Spiritual Reformation, D A Carson (10ofthose.com) You can watch a video of this episode and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website. About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC's official podcast, where you'll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners. You can access video podcasts by subscribing to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the FIEC YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. About FIEC: We are ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠a fellowship of Independent churches⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ. Being part of FIEC links you to a growing number of Independent evangelical churches and there are now more than 50,000 people who are part of churches affiliated to FIEC. Follow FIEC on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter

John 19: 28-42 // Andrew JonesJesus lived a completely human life, but not just any human life. He lived a poor and oppressed life. He suffered rejection, ridicule and hatred. His best friends abandoned him. He was lied about, beaten and spat on until his death. He died a human death, but not just any human death. He died the most heinous and evil deaths any human could ever die. Jesus died that death for you. He did not have to die to prove he is God, but he does prove that. He did not have to die for the beauty, splendor and glory of a new creation, but he did that too. What Jesus could not have without dying, was you. Our sin, our rebellion, could only be solved by him. Jesus wants you, and me, to know that no matter how bad things get, no matter how much loss, grief and pain we can endure, Jesus can take the worst of it, and bring life out of it. From the foundation of the world, Jesus knew the cost of our sins, and he chose to pay it anyway.Sermon Notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49049017 Prayer Requests: https://ccefc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/2509/responses/new23.04.02

We have no shortage of pastors and leaders who have fallen, whether into sin, great moral failure, or crime. Why is this? There are telltale signs a leader is going astray, do you know them? Why do Christian pastors and leaders fail? What can we do about it? Also, should these leaders be restored? On today's episode, we talk about all these questions. We have words for fallen leaders who wish to be restored. We also have some counsel for the church, family, and victims associated with the fallen pastor. Our goal with this episode is to challenge the BS, offer personal insights, and help leaders avoid these tragic behaviors and errors we see. We want people to learn from our lives, walk in the truth, humble themselves, and become whole. We also want to minister to the hurting church. While we don't have all the answers, we're doing our best to fight against this increasing trend. Here's the article by DA Carson, "Can Fallen Christian Leaders Ever Be Restored?" https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/fallen-christian-leader-restored/   Follow us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/bumperstickerfaith   Find us on Instagram @bumperstickerfaith Won't you please consider becoming part of the BS Crew? To find out more and join, go to https://www.patreon.com/bumperstickerfaith.   Feel free to comment and be sure to share. Thanks for listening. Our website: www.bumperstickerfaith.com   Join the BS Crew: https://www.patreon.com/bumperstickerfaith   Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bumper-sticker-faith/id1607763646   Or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OZgz7PIQPEmMKSaj75Hc7   Music is by Skilsel and Olexy

In todays episode I will be responding to a popular holiness podcast that discusses holiness standards, specifically the issue of hair length for men and women. This particular episode was full of misleading, misogynistic, false, and sometimes outright cultish tactics. I pray this episode is a blessing and hopefully answers some common objections raised by fundamentalists preaching when it comes to this difficult passage. Three things to remember when reading this setting of Scripture are submission, distinction, and worship. The Bible is a book intended to be both read and studied. This is an example of a bad reading of scripture, leading to bad study, and ultimately bad conclusions. If you are interested in doing better study I have three book recommendations for you: "Exegetical Fallacies", DA Carson https://www.amazon.com/Exegetical-Fallacies-D-Carson-ebook/dp/B00CZALQ1A/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=exegetical+fallacies+by+d.a.+carson&qid=1676767460&sprefix=exegetical+%2Caps%2C151&sr=8-1 "How To Read Your Bible For All It's Worth", Gordon Fee, Douglas Stuart https://www.amazon.com/How-Read-Bible-All-Worth-ebook/dp/B00GS084YA/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=how+to+read+your+bible+for+all+its+worth&qid=1676768065&sprefix=how+to+read+your+bible+for%2Caps%2C305&sr=8-1 "How To Eat Your Bible", Nate Pickowicz https://www.amazon.com/How-Eat-Your-Bible-Approach/dp/B08ZWH9BJJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15DOL5S6SV2NZ&keywords=how+to+eat+your+bible&qid=1676768097&sprefix=how+to+eat+your+%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-1 Follow Us On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLostMissionPodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/don-vanzant/support

Are You Greater Than David & Isaiah? | D.A. Carson by Christ Covenant

For decades, D. A. Carson has been a pillar of Evangelical scholarship. He is a renowned Bible scholar and commentator who's written more books on the Bible and theology than most of us will ever read. D. A. Carson is Emeritus Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is a cofounder of the Gospel Coalition and has written or edited nearly two hundred books. To read either of the books he discusses in this episode, follow the link for "Letters Along the Way: From a Senior Saint to a Junior Saint" and "Memories of an Ordinary Pastor". Read the full transcript of this episode. If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show! Complete this survey for a free audiobook by Kevin DeYoung!

They may have made it safely out of Africa.They may have food.but now the Israelites are thirsty.Here in the Book of Exodus, the people set out from the Desert of Sin, following wherever God leads them. With nothing to drink, they vent their frustration at Moses. Moses too is unhappy: he wishes that they would simply trust God and not test him by these outbursts of anger.Seriously worried that some of them might actually pick up rocks and hurl them at him, Moses begs God to throw him some kind of a lifeline. Credits:Written and produced by Chas BayfieldMusic by Michael Auld and Jon Hawkins MusicCover art by Lisa GoffChapters covered: Exodus 17-20The inspiration and information:All of the books and websites below have proven invaluable to putting together this book. Many of the books belong to my in-laws, Lesley and Geoff Tilley in Kingston, Tasmania where a large chunk of the Vible was pulled together. The NIV Zondervan Study Bible edited by D A Carson, Zondervan, 2017The Holy Bible Thompson Chain Reference Edition edited by Frank Charles Thompson, Hodder and Stoughton, 1986The NIV Study Bible edited by Kenneth Barker, Zondervan, 1984Life Application Study Bible edited by Dr Bruce B Barton, Kingsway, 2011Holy Bible NIV Version edited by Biblica, Hodder and Stoughton, 2011The New Compact Bible Dictionary by T Alton Bryant, Zondervan, 1987Unlocking the Bible by David Pawson, Collins, 2007The Lion Handbook to the Bible by David Alexander, Lion Hudson, 2009The New Bible Dictionary by J D Douglas, Tyndale House, 1982The Compact Bible Dictionary by Ronald Youngblood, Nelson, 2004The Bible Application Handbook by J I Packer and Derek Williams, Eagle, 2001 The Bible From Scratch by Simon Jenkins, Lion Hudson, 2009The World Jesus Knew by Anne Punton, Monarch, 2001I Never Knew That About Scotland by Christopher Winn, Ebury, 2007Trivia For the Toilet by Gavin Webster, Barnes and Noble, 2006 Biblegateway.orgGotquestions.orgQuora.comBiblecharts.orgLivescience.comInterestingliterature.comBiblicalarchaeology.orgAnswersingenesis.orgI am also hugely grateful for the pearls of wisdom shared by various speakers at events that I have attended and whose wisdom has helped me enormously, to the organisers of New Wine and Greenbelt Festival where I have been able to listen in and to wise and godly friends who have explained things in a language which I can understand. Thank you to:R T Kendall, former pastor at Westminster ChapelDr Jamie Davies, tutor in New Testament, Trinity College, BristolRev Stephen MacLean, pastor at Cricklewood Baptist ChurchMike Yaconelli (1942-2003), former pastor of Grace Community Church, Yreka CASteve Chalke, minister of Oasis Church, WaterlooNicky Gumbel, founder of the Alpha CourseCanon J John, founder of the Philo TrustJohn Grant, former moderator at the London Baptist AssociationTony and Brenda Lenthall, missionaries and friends.John Peters, Vicar of St Mary's Bryanston SquareTony Campolo, pastor and writer.Shane Claiborne, Christian ActivistSandy Millar, former vicar of Holy Trinity BromptonPeter Owen Jones, vicar, writer and broadcasterStuart Burgess, former Methodist chaplain to Birmingham UniversityRico Tice, Associate minister at All Souls Langham PlaceDamon and Sharron, missionariesJohn Griffiths, advertising strategist and Bible fanaticJon Leach, strategist and atheistKeith Van der S

With more than 50 books and hundreds of articles, not to mention scores of edited works, Don Carson has written a lot. In this retrospective on life and books and everything, Kevin asks Dr. Carson about his father, how he sees the state of the church, and what books he especially enjoyed (or didn't enjoy) writing. From Bible commentaries to books on current events to a grammar on Greek accents, Kevin explores the why, what, and how of Don's remarkable writing career. Timestamps: Intro and Sponsor [0:00-1:40] Guest: D.A. Carson [1:41- 5:48] Book Discussions: Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor [5:49-18:33] For the Love of God devotionals [18:34-24:48] The Gospel According to John commentary [24:49-33:58] The Gagging of God [33:59-45:55] The Intolerance of Tolerance [45:56-48:42] Sponsor 2 [48:43-49:32] Most and Least Favorite Books [49:33-56:25] How to Write Like D.A. Carson [56:26-1:02:19] Exegetical Fallacies [1:02:20-1:04:50] The Theme of Carson's Writing [1:04:51-1:09:30] What Book(s) Does the Church Need? [1:09:31-1:13:46] Books: Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor: The Life and Reflections of Tom Carson   For the Love of God: A Daily Companion for Discovering the Riches of God's Word, Volume 1  For the Love of God: A Daily Companion for Discovering the Riches of God's Word, Volume 2  The Gospel according to John (The Pillar New Testament Commentary (PNTC))  The Gagging of God  Praying with Paul Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament   The Enduring Authority of the Christian Scriptures   Exegetical Fallacies  Christ and Culture Revisited  An Introduction to the New Testament   Hermeneutics, Authority, and Canon  Collected Writings on Scripture 

BIG IDEA: Jesus gives the most essential of God's commands.OUTLINE:1. We Are To Love God With Our Whole Selves2. We Are To Love Our Neighbors As OurselvesRESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Love In Hard Places by DA Carson; Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus In Mark by Daniel Akin; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Let's Study Mark! By Sinclair Ferguson; ESV Expository Commentary Vol. VIII: Mark by Hans Bayer; Mere Christianity by CS Lewis

Jacob and his family have made a break for freedom from his uncle, Laban.Driving sheep goats and 11 children is a slow process, and after seven days, Laban and his men finally catch up with the fugitives. Jacob has no fighting men with him, just his wives, their handmaids and his children.Laban meanwhile has his sons and after seven days of chasing, the men's blood is up. Out of aces and needing to diffuse the situation with his furious in-laws, Jacob turns to face Laban.CreditsAll of the books and websites below have proven invaluable to putting together this book. Many of the books belong to my in-laws, Lesley and Geoff Tilley in Kingston, Tasmania where a large chunk of the Vible was pulled together.The NIV Zondervan Study Bible edited by D A Carson, Zondervan, 2017The Holy Bible Thompson Chain Reference Edition edited by Frank Charles Thompson, Hodder and Stoughton, 1986The NIV Study Bible edited by Kenneth Barker, Zondervan, 1984Life Application Study Bible edited by Dr Bruce B Barton, Kingsway, 2011Holy Bible NIV Version edited by Biblica, Hodder and Stoughton, 2011The New Compact Bible Dictionary by T Alton Bryant, Zondervan, 1987Unlocking the Bible by David Pawson, Collins, 2007The Lion Handbook to the Bible by David Alexander, Lion Hudson, 2009The New Bible Dictionary by J D Douglas, Tyndale House, 1982The Compact Bible Dictionary by Ronald Youngblood, Nelson, 2004The Bible Application Handbook by J I Packer and Derek Williams, Eagle, 2001 The Bible From Scratch by Simon Jenkins, Lion Hudson, 2009The World Jesus Knew by Anne Punton, Monarch, 2001I Never Knew That About Scotland by Christopher Winn, Ebury, 2007Trivia For the Toilet by Gavin Webster, Barnes and Noble, 2006 Biblegateway.orgGotquestions.orgQuora.comBiblecharts.orgLivescience.comInterestingliterature.comBiblicalarchaeology.orgAnswersingenesis.orgI am also hugely grateful for the pearls of wisdom shared by various speakers at events that I have attended and whose wisdom has helped me enormously, to the organisers of New Wine and Greenbelt Festival where I have been able to listen in and to wise and godly friends who have explained things in a language which I can understand. Thank you to: R T Kendall, former pastor at Westminster ChapelDr Jamie Davies, tutor in New Testament, Trinity College, BristolRev Stephen MacLean, pastor at Cricklewood Baptist ChurchMile Yaconelli (1942-2003), former pastor of Grace Community Church, Yreka CASteve Chalke, minister of Oasis Church, WaterlooNicky Gumbel, founder of the Alpha CourseCanon J John, founder of the Philo TrustJohn Grant, former moderator at the London Baptist AssociationTony and Brenda Lenthall, missionaries and friends.John Peters, Vicar of St Mary's Bryanston SquareTony Campolo, pastor and writer.Shane Claiborne, Christian ActivistSandy Millar, former vicar of Holy Trinity BromptonPeter Owen Jones, vicar, writer and broadcasterStuart Burgess, former Methodist chaplain to Birmingham UniversityRico Tice, Associate minister at All Souls Langham PlaceDamon and Sharron, missionariesJohn Griffiths, advertising strategist and Bible fanaticKeith Van der Shaw, minister of Bay Church, Blackman Bay, Tasmania.And the men in Andy Bosveld's shed. 

Summary of the Apostles' CreedThe Apostle's Creed is a summary of the Christian faith that depicts the full story of scripture. The Apostle's Creed contains one of the most concise summaries of the Christian faith in straightforward scriptural language. It follows the narrative arch of scripture from creation to incarnation, crucifixion to resurrection, Pentecost to life everlasting.The Apostle's Creed reminds us that our story and church are rooted in an ancient faith. There is no singular author by which this creed can be traced, rather it is the work of the Western Catholic Church. Though, it seems to have grown out of Peter's confession in Matthew 16:16. Its origin is as a baptismal confession, those that are laying down their life to join Christ in his death and resurrection (Romans 6:4) confess this as their new reality and guiding story.The Apostle's Creed is not simply a routine repetition of doctrine but rather our pledge of allegiance to one God– Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is not a routine repetition of doctrine. It is a liturgical poem meant to move our heart as a pledge of allegiance to the triune God revealed in the person of Christ.The "Secular", is not a place of anti-religion or neutrality, it is the space of contested belief. Everyone in the Secular Age experiences what Charles Taylor calls "cross-pressure"; We have all come to realize that what we believe cannot be taken as the default of society anymore. “I don't believe in God, but I miss him." – Julian Barns, Nothing to be Frightened ofAs we wrestle with our doubts, I think Jesus' encounter with Thomas in John 20 offers us the most beautiful glimpse into God's reception of the doubter. “So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to the disciples, "Let us go to Judea again." The disciples said to him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?" Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him." After saying these things, he said to them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him." The disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover." Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, "Lazarus has died, and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him." So Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him." – John 11:6-16 (ESV)“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going." 5Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?" – John 14:1-5 (ESV)“Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, and place my hand into his side, I will never believe." –John 20:24-25 (ESV)In the midst of Thomas' disappointment and doubt, God, in Jesus, draws close. “Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." 27Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe." 28Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" –John 20:26-28 (ESV)Jesus invites us to come to him, fully human; full of hope and cold hard facts. Doubt is not the opposite of faith; unbelief is. “Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." –Matthew 28:16-20 They worshiped and doubted– and changed the world. Even at the Great Commission, the disciples held doubt and faith together. “We don't believe instead of doubting; we believe while doubting. We're all Thomas now.” – James KA Smith, How (not) to be SecularThomas embodies the human condition; full of faith and trust one moment and full of questions and doubts the next.To say, “I believe in God” is not made, without doubt, it is to trust in the midst of doubt. The biblical concept of faith is not an illogical leap but a trust in the nature of God. “...Christian belief is [not] an irrational leap into the dark. It is more like tasting a dish that you have never tried. You have seen other people enjoying it; you have read the reviews; the chef swears you'll like it. There are good grounds for trusting, but you will never know for sure until you try it. “Taste and see that the Lord is good,” sings the psalmist (Ps 34:8). The first act is an act of trust that gives rise to ever-increasing [confidence], which in turn nourishes a deeper and a more knowledgeable trust.” –Ben Myers, The Apostles' Creed: A Guide to the Ancient CatechismFour ways in which we can cultivate a life of faith amid the cross-pressures of our moment. 1. Rethink success, not as certainty or control, but as trust. The biblical concept of faith is trusting in the nature of God. 2. Doubt your Doubts. We should be equal opportunity doubters, not just of belief but of disbelief as well. 3. Strive for Emotionally Health. Wrestling with anything, including doubt, becomes exponentially more complicated when we struggle with our emotional health. “Sometimes doubt is fostered by sleep deprivation especially in those who are overworked or are students… it comes from bad habits, zealous perfectionism, and bad time management… The point is that as human beings our mind, body, matter, spirit all work together and if you push yourself to the limit you are inviting depression, breaking down, and looking at the world through dark, gloomy habits, and then the godliest thing you can do in universe is get some sleep!” –DA Carson, Scandalous4. Lean into the community of God. God is not unknown, he can be known. Joining in the songs of the saints, dinner with your microchurch, and the stories of God's activity creates an environment in which faith can grow.

Amen. If you're in the room, you can have a seat. If you're at the Frederick campus, it's good to have you guys. You can have a seat and if you're online, you probably already have a seat sitting on the couch. So it's good to have you, um, with us and man. Good to see everybody. I know it's summer. It's a little crazy, but great things going on. We had a worship night this last week and uh, tons of people came. And one of the things, if you were there, uh, one of the things that was coolest to me is we sang nine songs and of those nine songs, eight songs were songs that our team has written about things flowing right out of this place. And it was just fantastic. So, um, man, every time you come in worship, just know this team, man, they are doing some great things. Great guys, great ladies that are just leading us and uh, super thankful for that. Hey, one thing, there's a lot that you're doing this summer, but as we go through summer, we're gonna come ramping out into the fall and we wanna make sure that you're ready. And so I wanna give you an opportunity to just give you one announcement before we get in the message about something that's coming in September, that if you don't sign up for now, you're gonna miss out. And so if you've been around this place very long at all, you know that we do something every September calls, shine prom and it is one of the most awesome, wonderful, beautiful, most exciting joyous times of the year. It's one of the best days we have. And so our shine prom is this. We do a special needs prom for our special needs friends. It's, it's teenagers all the way through adults. And uh, we just allow them to be the, the king or the queen of the prom for a night. And we've got hundreds of volunteers, literally from both campuses, um, that sign up to help out with this. And so what I wanna do today is just give you an opportunity to let you know that signups for volunteering are opening are open right now. And usually what happens is when I say that somebody, everybody gets out their phones or the people who've been around here, get out their phones because they know it will fill up like today and tomorrow. So if you want to sign up and help out with shine prom, there's all kinds of opportunities. Volunteer wise to do that. You should do that today at latest tomorrow because they will fill up fast and it'll be awesome. It's September 16th. We're having at both campuses. And so the Nyah campus man sign up and help us out at Nyah Frederick campus, sign up, help us out at Fred. If you're online and you haven't been here, you should jump in for this one. It's gonna be a fantastic thing. And then if you have a special needs child or adult or a young adult, um, or if you know someone who does you'll want to get them registered fast because there are limited spots, um, available for that. All right. So jump in, do that today. It'll be great. I want you to get to Matthew chapter five. Um, we're gonna go to verse seven, the next B attitude in our series, Jesus manifesto. Would you believe me if I told you, would you believe me? If I told you that God will treat you the way you treat others, I'll say it again. Would you believe me? If I told you that God will treat you the way you treat other people? Well, my oldest daughter, my oldest daughter, grace is 18 years old. Getting ready to be 19. She's got a sister Mattie who's 16 getting ready to turn 17. I'm getting old guys. It's him. And, uh, they're growing up and it's crazy watching 'em grow up. I was looking at some pictures the other day and uh, remembering when they were really young and a story came to mind. Um, my oldest, when she was four years old, she's always been like the most energetic, most active, just, I mean, the kid is crazy all the time, just always running and going. And when she was younger, um, there would be some emotion that would come out with that. And I remember you probably know this as is different. Your kids react differently to different situations. And so when grace, you just so active, so energetic and so much emotion would come out joy and also frustration when she would get frustrated with her little sister, we just started noticing that she would not just react emotionally. She would react physically. And so it would happen all the time. Like there would be moments where Maddie would just kind of do something, you know, take a toy or whatever. And instead of saying, give me that back. She'd just smack my, my oldest would just rear back and just smack her. And it might be the shoulder. It might be the chest, push it. Sometimes it was a slap right? Upside the face. And we'd just sit her down and we'd say, grace, you can't do that. Mom would look her in the eye. Dad would look her in the eye. I mean, we would ground her. We would like put her in timeout. We would spank her, everyone. We would say, we just like, here's the deal. You can't do that. Like you don't treat other people that way. We'd, we'd teach her the golden rule. Right? You treat other people the way you want to be treated. That's just a good wise way to live. Well, we were camping one time and as I said, grace is four years old and Maddie's two and we're camping and Maddie did something and grace just turned around and just whack. What she didn't realize is mom was standing right there and we had dealt with this so much that mom just in the moment reaches down, grabs her little chin, turns it to her and gives her the slightest little right there. And you would've thought you would've thought that she did the worst thing ever in the world. Now, if you're ready to call CBEs or whatever, just know the statute of limitations has like expired. So don't do that. But, but she just reached out, grabbed that little chin. It was literally about that hard. And grace looked at her with this just you can't do that. You know, it was that idea. She didn't say it was like, you can't do that. You're my mom. And you see the lips start quivering and the tears start coming and she starts tearing up and Jen just gets down. She looks at her and says, you look, you need to understand. I'm going to treat you the way you treat Maddie. Would you believe me if I told you that in one area of your life, not in all areas, but in one area of your life that God will treat you the way you treat others. Now it's a good thing. I didn't say all. And because some of you that, that would be like little whiplash there in the moment because you would be like, I know how I treated some people this last week. The looks that I gave the silence that I gave, the emotional reaction, the words that I said, I didn't say all areas, but there is one area of your life where God does say, I will treat you the way you treat other people. Matthew chapter five, verse seven next, be attitude in our Jesus manifesto series. And I'm gonna give you a warning right now, as we start that this teaching is a difficult teaching. It's not easy. And there will be a moment where there might be a few of you at this campus. A few of you that's at the other campus at Frederick. There might be a few of you online that are like, I'm gonna turn this off. I'm gonna get up and walk out. I would encourage you just to stay seated because here's what I know is my experiencing life is the best things for us in life are usually on the other side of the most difficult things for us in life. Matthew chapter five seven says this blessed or the merciful for they will be shown mercy, say it again, blessed or the merciful for they will be shown mercy. Now that sounds pretty easy. Doesn't sound too difficult yet, pastor, what are you talking about? That's that's not the, that's not the difficult part yet, but understand that Jesus identifies mercy. The idea of not giving someone what they do deserve the idea of mercy. He identifies that as the fundamental expression of your relationship with God of my relationship with God, merciful people reflect the acceptance of God, acceptance of unworthy people, acceptance of people in the wrong accept of people who have hurt people. They accept everyone based on the understanding that I have received mercy. I have received forgiveness. Therefore I am to express the same mercy and forgiveness that I've been given question. So if God says blessed of the merciful for they will be shown mercy, then what does he say about those who don't show mercy, Matthew chapter 1821 and 22. Start off a story that Jesus tells. And, and I think when we talk about this idea of mercy, when you study throughout scripture, you don't just get the idea of mercy. Mercy flows into the idea of forgiveness and Jesus knew that would be hard for us. And so he tells this story in Matthew chapter 18, where it starts off with a conversation with a guy named Peter, which we're all very familiar with. And I don't know what had happened with Peter right at the moment. But he comes asking this question about forgiveness. I don't know if he'd run into something, he's got an issue with somebody he's in business with or whatever, but he comes to Jesus and he says, then Jesus came or Peter came to Jesus and asked Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me up to seven times. And I dunno about you, but I asked the question, but why did he say up to seven times? Well, he said it up to seven times because that was the normal teaching of the day. The rabbis, the pH sees the teachers of law. All of that, what they taught people was you are to forgive seven times, but after seven times draw the line and you are not required to forgive anymore. That person, sins against you. You can push them away. You can just cast them out. You can be done with that family member. You can just cut that business deal off. You can say, I'm done with that. Peter is saying is the line seven times? And Jesus response raises the bar. He answered. I tell you not seven times, but 77 times the number is irrelevant. The idea is everything here. What Jesus is saying is there's no line, not seven times, but 77 times or in another passage. It's 70 times sevens. Again, the number is irrelevant. Jesus is saying when it comes to forgiveness and extending mercy, because of what you have received, there is no line. There is no easy forgiveness. I'll forgive up to this point. But after that point, if you do this or they've done that, or that has happened to me, then I draw that line and I will not step over that line. And forgive Jesus is saying, I didn't draw a line and you shouldn't either. I knew he would struggle. He knew Peter would struggle. I can see him just saying that to Peter. I can see Peter just going what? Just saying, okay, let me give you an example. He dives in says, therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king. So Jesus tells a parable, understand this parable says king. What he's saying, what he's getting ready to tell. He's telling a parable about a fictional story with a real life application. And he's saying there's a couple characters in this parable. I am the king. You are the servant. Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. As he began the settlement, a man who owed him 10,000 bags, 10,000 bags of gold was brought to him since he was not able to pay the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that. He had be sold to repay debt that this servant fell down on his knees before him be patient with me, he begged and I will pay back everything. The servant's master took pity on him and he canceled the debt and he let him go. Now there's a lot in that part of the parable right there. So I jumped online this week and I started just kind of study it out. I was like, okay, what can I learn from this? I learned two really important things. First, the reason the guy had to borrow 10,000 bags of gold was because the price of a gallon of gas in pallet. That was terrible joke, man, this guy liked it right there, but that was terrible now seriously. So I was checking out, I was like 10,000 bags of gold. Like, what is that today's money? What would that be? And so I just found the price of gold per ounce. You do the math and here's, what's really interesting. Would you do the math with that? Your calculator can't even calculate the number. Have you ever done that? You do one of those math raw and it just comes like with that E at the end, or it's like one of those 10 to the like 32nd power type numbers. What Jesus is saying here is, again, the number is irrelevant. He's saying this guy owed a debt that would be impossible to repay in his lifetime. And so, again, we're talking about the king of Jesus and we are the servants. He's saying you owe me a debt like Peter, get this. We're talking about forgiveness here. You owe me a debt. Your sin puts you at odds with me. It puts distance between you and me and you owe a debt that you can never repay, but I'm gonna pay for it. I'm gonna pay for it. And Jesus did when he went to the cross and he didn't just get, he didn't give us justice. What we did deserve. He didn't even just give us mercy withholding. What we do deserve what Jesus did at the cross. And the resurrection is he gave us what grace. He gave us something that we did not deserve. He gave us grace and that grace through grace, he gave us forgiveness and brought, closed the distance with God and brought us back into fellowship with God. Jesus is saying, this story means something here. If I've responded to you this way, then how should you respond? And then he goes on and he says, but always hate that when these kind of stories with Jesus, that's swear, it gets hard. He says, but when the servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him and he began to choke him, pay back what you owe me. He demanded, I, I don't know about you, but you read that story. If you were to read that story for the first time, like if you've been in church for a long time, you've read that story. And it just does not have the impact as it would. If you read the first time. If I read this the first time I'm grabbing that big guy over there and that big guy over there, and that guy over there, and we're taking that dude out behind the woodshed, right? Because we're talking like, how much are we talking here? This guy's like a hundred bucks. And his debt to the king was like, billions. And so the story goes on and it says that the servants reacted the same way. They look at this guy and they're like, you were just shown mercy. He just forgave your debt. He got your family outta jail. You got all your possessions. And you just ran over to that guy who owes you a hundred bucks and choked him and said, pay me what you owe me. So they take him to the king. They bring him for the king. And the king looks at me and says all the same thing. He said, how much did he owe a hundred bucks? How much did you owe? And I forgave you. And then he looks at them and he says to his other servants, he says, take that one and throw him into prison to be tortured until he can repay the debt. Let's step back for a second. Was it possible to repay this debt? It was impossible. And Jesus gets to his point, verse 35. This is how my heavenly father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from the heart. That's hard. And this is how my heavenly father will treat you. If you do not forgive your brother or sister or family member or friends or boss or ex, if you do not forgive them from the heart. And we say, no, God treats us in this area. The way we treat other people, you're actually saying, God, wouldn't forgive me. You know, there's seven or eight times in the new Testament where God literally says through the writing of Paul or through the writing of Matthew or through the MI writing of John or Peter there's seven or eight times where he says, if you do not forgive, you will not be forgiven. And it's not talking in the context of the other person. It's talking in the context of our faith and our spirituality. And we say, no, he couldn't do that. He's a God of mercy. He's a God of forgiveness. Da Carson famous theologian says this. Jesus sees no incongruity in the actions of a heavenly father who forgives so bountifully and punishes. So ruthlessly and neither should we indeed it is precisely because he is a God of compassion and mercy that he cannot possibly accept those who are devoid of compassion and mercy and forgiveness are the chief evidence. Like it's the chief evidence of a follower of Jesus, that you are a person who has received salvation, that you are a person who has received God's holy spirit. It is one of the most hardest thing to give, but it is also the thing that says, yes, that is a follower. Jesus. It is the chief evidence of our salvation. Jesus is saying you were forgiven in the same way. And to the same extent that you forgive others, somebody you sit there and you say, okay, if that's a Jesus manifesto and this whole mercy thing is really talking about forgiveness. And if you're telling me that, I gotta forgive the person who left me, I gotta forgive the person who abused me. I gotta forgive the person who did irreparable damage to someone. I love. I gotta forgive the person who you name it. Then you're probably some of you're probably saying I'm out and I would encourage you not to be because here's the thing. Again, the best things for us in life are usually on the other side of what's most difficult for us and God doesn't leave us there. He doesn't just say, Hey, this really hard. You should forgive. He says, this is really hard. And I'm with ya because it was really hard for me too. it caused a lot of pain for me too. It cost me a lot. But on the other side of what was really hard was what was best. So how do we do it? Some of you're sitting there and you say, man, I got a name. And you're saying, I don't even know how I would do that. So how do you do it? I, I, I don't know if I've got all the answers on that, but I would say, I think for us to understand how we do it, we've gotta understand what forgiveness is not like when you step back into a difficult situation, you gotta understand, this is what we're not talking about here. And I would say this forgiveness, number one, it's not easy. Like it's a part of life, but there's nothing easy. There's nothing immediate about forgiveness. And as we said, a part of life, if you don't wanna learn to forgive, don't get married, right? If you don't wanna learn to forgive, don't have kids. If you don't wanna learn to forgive, don't have friends. Like we're just all flawed people. And this thing is not easy. And it's incredibly difficult. Why? Because those people that have wounded us, they got names and they're real. And sometimes we've been really, really close to those people who have hurt us. And it becomes really, really difficult. And you've got a name like it may be that it's a mom, who's degraded you for years and you just never can get out from under that thumb. And it's just difficult. And maybe a dad who's got anger issues. It may be a spouse who cheated or left. It may be a person who abused you or someone that you love. It. It could be a friend who betrayed. It might be a church or another Christian that you're like, well, that's not like Jesus, but they, and it hurt. You see it has names. And here's what I'd say. I, I got a name I'm sitting there preparing this message two weeks ago and I'm working through this and I'm going, I, I think, you know, I think I've kind of worked through this. Like I got a name, but I think I've worked through that. I'm all good with that. But you know what? I began to notice. It's funny how God does this in the last two weeks that person's name has come up a few times. You know what, every time that person's name came up, I didn't have a physical reaction, but I did have an emotional reaction. And I noticed that there were some snide comments that were coming out of my mouth about that person, some sarcastic comments, some things where I just kind of, and, and even bringing up an extra thing that wasn't talked about in that conversation. And I'm going, I got a name and obviously I haven't let go of that little bit of wound that was there. And I'm guessing in your life, whether you sit at the Frederick campus, you're sitting online or you're sitting right here in this room, you got a name, but here's the thing. You know, what else I know is there are some people in my life, a couple people that I look back in my past and you know what my name's on their list. I guarantee it. And I bet that your name is on somebody's list. And because of what sin did to us, your name and my name was on Jesus' list. And he still went to a cross and he still shed his blood. And it was not easy, but it was the best thing. And the big thing that God is asking of us is he's saying you got a name. And if you keep dwelling with that womb, what you get is you get bitterness. And the big question about bitterness is, do you want to just remain bitter? Or do you just wanna get better? Do you wanna stay bitter? Or do you want to get better? There's nothing easy about forgiveness. And the other thing is there's nothing fair about forgiveness, like forgiveness. Isn't fair because you think about it. When you forgive some, someone else, it doesn't cost them anything. Like you got that name on your list, no matter what they do, it doesn't cost them. Who does it cost? It costs the forgiver Timothy Keller says. And the reason for God, he says this, and he's talking about God's forgiveness. And then he switches to our forgiveness. He says, God's grace and forgiveness while free to the recipient. Recipient are always costly to the giver from the earliest parts of the Bible. It was understood that God could not forgive without sacrifice. No one who is seriously wronged. Here's what switches. No one who's seriously. Wronged can just forgive the perpetrator. See when you forgive, that means you absorb the loss and the debt. You bear it yourself, all forgiveness then is costly and there's nothing about forgiveness. It seems fair. What seems fair? What seems fair is payback? What seems fair is revenge. But again, Jesus would say, yeah, the cross wasn't fair either, but it didn't bring fairness. It brought forgiveness. Like if you've ever wondered, like if you ever thought, man, I, I wondered if God was just, just be glad that he's not just, or he, the Bible says he is just, but glad when you, that he wasn't just, just that's the, that it wasn't the only thing because he, he was just about justice. You'd get what you deserved. And I would get what I deserve, but God is the God of forgiveness and mercy, which costs. And he did it not to bring fairness. He did it to bring forgiveness. So what is forgiveness, if we're gonna move from being bitter to being better, we've gotta ask ourself, what is this process? What is forgiveness? And I would say this number one, forgiveness is a process. It's not something you just check off your list. It's a process. And it's interesting when Peter came to Jesus and he said, Jesus, how many times should I forgive? Seven times? Jesus said 77 times. What if Jesus was saying, Hey, Peter, this thing is harder than you think it is. And it's a process. And that process may take you 77 steps. It may take 77 tries to just let go and, and be able to say, I, I forgive this person. And some of you're like, man, I, I don't even know what that looks like. What is, what is forgiveness? Actually look like. I was talking to a pastor friend of mine and he had a great definition. He said, you know what? Forgiveness is? This forgiveness is when you can look at another person, no matter what they've done. And you are able to say, I wish you will. It is well with my soul. And I wish you will. And man, that's a process to get there. That's a process of letting go. And it may be a process where you say, it's always a process where you say, I need supernatural help with this. Like, God, if you would help me with this. And he goes throughout scripture and he says, all kinds of things about forgiveness. And he says, one of those things is prayer God through it says, it says, one of the starting points of forgiveness is when you can begin to pray for someone else, he says, what do you do? He says, pray for your enemies and pray for those who persecute you in the Lord's prayer right before the end. He says, father, forgive those, forgive us. And forgive those who ascend against us. Pray father, forgive them for what they've done. And father, I release them to you for you to deal with them. And I wish them well. And forgiveness is a process. And it's a process that takes time. And it may not just be a process. That's a supernatural process where God helps you. He may actually work through some other people where you may need to jump in, share with other friends, share with your small group, but maybe even get some professional help and say, this thing is so big. What happened to me was so difficult and so big that I need some help from a counselor to help me through. And one of the interesting things this week, we're gonna jump onto our podcast, Rocky unscripted. And, uh, we're gonna have a guy named Michael Beamer. Who's a Christian counselor here in the area and we're just gonna talk to him about this idea, Michael, what do you do? Like when it comes down to forgiveness, like what are the steps like? What do you actually do to be able to say about another person? Not that I wanna hang out with you. Not that I wanna trust you. Not that I, but to set up boundaries enough, but still be able to say, I wish you will. You should tune into that second thing that I think forgiveness is, is it's healing. It is a process of moving from being bitter to getting better because not forgiving man, it's we all know it, but we don't realize it in the midst of the emotion, not forgiving is about the unhealthiest thing that we can do. And it's not just unhealthy for us. It's unhealthy for those around us, because what happens is that anger and emotion ends up. That's pointed at this other person usually blows back on other people. Have you, have you ever like been with a kid when they throw dust into the wind? You ever been walking around with your kids and my kids, if there's like sand or dust or whatever, they will reach down and pick up a handful of my little guys and they'll Chuck it, but they never think about the blow back. They'll Chuck that dust into the wind and it blows back on them. But it blows back on me too. Lack of forgiveness is the same way. The bitterness, the anger, the emotion usually blows back, not on the other person, but it blows back on us. Forgiveness is a process where we hand the power over to God, the power that someone else has had over us because of what they've done to us. We hand that over to God and say, would you deal with this? It is a process that leads toward healing and somebody sit there and you say, okay, great. That's great for the little work issues and little family issues that can be taken care of Byan adultery. Yeah. And you wanna go throughout scripture? I'd say that man adultery is discussed in scripture, like it's in the 10 commandments and Jesus even talked about it in the law. They talked about it. And it even says that adultery is grounds for divorce, but you know what else adultery is grounds for or an opportunity for is forgiveness that leads to healing. And he might say, but Sean, you, you don't know what abuse feels like. Okay. I hear you. Abuse is grounds for separation. Abuse is grounds for running. Abuse is grounds for calling the authorities. Abuse is grounds for separating ties, all of those things. But it's also an opportunity where God says, I want to heal you through forgiveness. And those things are hard to hear, but what would happen if God was able to take those wounds in our life and turn them into scars? I mentioned my 18 year old. I remember when she was a little bit older than the story I told she was just learning to ride her bike and, and dads and moms. You can, you can totally remember these moments, but I taught her to ride her bike. And we were out on kind of our first like family little bike ride thing together. And, and I remember she was kind of running out ahead and we'd always say, grace, come on back. But same, same thing I said earlier, she just has so much energy. She's always out there. She's always going. And, and I remember yelling at her and saying, grace, come on back. Don't go over the top of that hill. Well she did. And dad just like busted out, chased her. And I got up the top of that hill and I looked back, I looked down. And by that time, you, you know, the picture that I'm talking about, she is barreling down. This hill legs are out like this pedals are flying. You know, you know the picture cuz you've been there and I'm seeing her go straight toward this curve or this, uh, curve and a curve. And I'm just, I'm saying grace hit the brakes, hit the brakes. She does not hit the brakes. She hit that curb. She went over the handlebar. She hit her chin. First, her forehead, her elbows, her knees. There was blood everywhere. By the time I got her and I got there and I just scooped her up, left the bike, where about a block from the house. And I just walked her straight home. We went straight into the bathroom and she is screaming and the screaming got worse when the hydro hydrogen peroxide hit the wound. Right? And then later that week as we're working through and she's got scabs everywhere, you know what a scab does, what does it do? Is it dries up? And then they start playing and running around and they bend that thing and it hurts. And a week later week and a half later, and you just keep treating this thing and what happens all of a sudden that scab starts falling off. It hurts a little less. And it turns into what it turns into a wound that has, it turns into a scar that has a pretty good story attached to it. Right? And you look back on some of the things that happened in our life, what's interesting about scripture is God says, this is really hard, but here's the thing. You don't have to deal with this thing alone. Like I am right there in this. And what I'm right there in this to do is I'm in there to help you turn these wounds into what, into scars. And I'm here to help you take that bitterness and help it get better. And I think here's the thing about this whole forgiveness thing that gets really difficult, man. I will show mercy to those who have shown mercy. I will show forgiveness to those who show forgiveness. And we think there's way I could do that. You can and what God knows and why God pushes us on this so hard is because he says, it's one thing to live wounded. It's another thing to live scarred like because wounded people walk around in life and they keep experiencing the pain of those wounds. They keep reliving the situation. They keep saying in their mind what I do to that person, they keep wishing them harmed. They keep just getting angry, all of those things and they don't heal. It was interesting when Jesus came back from the cross and he appeared to his disciples the first time they were up in a room together and he looked at them and he said, look at my, what if you actually look at the Greek language, he didn't say, look at my wounds. He said, look at my marks. Look at my scars because here's the thing. Your wounds don't have to hold you there forever. God can help heal those wounds and he can turn them into scars. Right? And scars. They still have the memory. I'm alright with living scarred because scars still have the memory, but they don't constantly bring back the pain. And what's interesting about scars is if you look at Jesus, when he came back, man, he just didn't forget. We're not talking about forgetting about the whole thing. He didn't say what cross. He came back and said, look at my scars and its at the point of those scars, going back to where he was wounded, the point of what had healed into scars that unleashed the greatest power in history to forgive and to love and to change the world. And what if man, what if in our life, what God's saying is I want you to move from being better to just get, I want you to get better. It's gonna be a process. It's gonna take time. But out of that, I can actually use your scars to sell someone else, heal their wounds. If you'll be willing to allow me to, we're gonna take communion. And, and I wanna just encourage you just as you pull out your communion. I, I want to just to think through this whole thing for a minute, man, mercy, we'd love to say that. God, why don't you treat us the way you want to be treated? The golden rule God says I do in every way except this one. Because it's so much of a part of my character that I cannot accept someone who won't extend the mercy and grace that they've been extended. We're not talking about forgetting. We're not talking about re-engaging in a relationship. We're not talking, but we're talking about creating boundaries and saying, God, I'm just gonna let you deal with this so I can be well in my soul and wish someone else well, and there's, we're gonna take communion. And here's what I want you to do. I want you to give you an opportunity to do two things. First is this. I want you just to thank God for the forgiveness you've received because you were on his list Of those who'd sin against his son. And he sent his son to go to the cross. So you could be off that list and on another one, and then I wanna give you an opportunity to do something a little more difficult. And that thing is to start the process of forgiveness to potentially just say, God, I here's a name it's on my list. And some of you may struggle more than others. Some of you say, Hey, I don't really have a whole lot. Well just you spend your time with God thanking him for forgiveness. But for those of you who do what if he took that name and you just released it to God and said, God, here today, I give this to you. I know what to do with it, but I'm gonna start praying for this person and praying starts now God heal my heart and help me to be able over time to release them and wish them well. And then this week, pray it again and pray it again because here's what we live in. We live in this world that is just at war with each other. Like you look around politically right now, you look around relationally. Really right now you look around in every single way. We live in a war in a world that is at war with itself and what does it need? It needs a people who will extend the same mercy that they have received. And what happens in a world is over time. If every single person in this place would go out of this place and live that way, it would get noticed. And if more people begin to extend that mercy, it would get noticed. And there might be just a way that the way Jesus did it and the disciples did it. You're like, ah, I don't know if we could affect 12 people did. And it changed. The world might change your relationships. It might change your family and it might move you from being better to getting better. I'm gonna pray for you. And then I'm just gonna give you a little bit of time for you to take community, to do those two things. And we're gonna sing a song that I think we need to sing. Lord, I need you because we do because forgiveness takes faith. Let's pray, father, I, I just asked that right now you would remind us of the debt that has been forgiven for us. Father, remind us that no matter what has been done to us, the amount that has been done to you, you're the one saying this. And you've had to experience more put up with more and forgive more than any of us will ever imagine. And you say lesser to the merciful for, they wish that we see mercy. And so father, I pray that we will release somebody in today And that maybe in the process that you would release us, it's in Jesus name that we pray. Amen.

Last episode we saw how the controversy unfolded over translating "Son of God" and "Father" in reference to God in the Arabic-speaking world and among other large Muslim groups. Now we want to focus on what biblical theology is at stake in the translation of divine familial terms. For this we get the privilege of listening to D.A. Carson talk about some of the content in his book titled Jesus the Son of God: A Christological Title Often Overlooked, Sometimes Misunderstood, and Currently Disputed published in 2012 mainly to address the controversy. my books | twitter | music | Hebrew | academic articles | facebook | contact | download all episodes for offline

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We come to a passage that reminds us of how God unites us. In a year so filled with division and us-them narratives, Paul reminds us that Jesus has "torn down the dividing wall of hostility." What does that mean? And how can that bring us together? Let's talk about "being built together" on our sure foundation Discussion Questions where we came from Do you remember Paul's first command in the letter (vs.11-12)? What does Paul think they forgot so often? What does it look like for us to forget this today? In Genesis 12:3 and 17:1-14 God chooses to bless Abram and his decedents so they can be a blessing to all the nations. God renames Abram and commands him to be circumcised. Wouldn't all of this cultivate a sense of superiority among Abraham and his decedents? The same God then talks about any uncircumcised being cut off from him (17:14)? So is God inclusive or exclusive? How has Christ united circumcised and uncircumcised (v.14-15)? How have you seen Christ "kill the hostility" (v.16) between different cultures, especially in the Church? Where have you favored your own background (family, ethnicity, culture, traditions) over another; erecting a 'dividing wall' that Christ has torn down? Is there room to celebrate our past distinctives without a sense of superiority? how we were changed The Temple complex in Jerusalem had walled sections. What were the consequences for crossing over those divisions? In that vein, Paul is not referencing a figurative dividing wall or a figurative hostility. What does that hostility have to do with Jesus? How do you handle hostility in your life now – cause it, avoid it, bring peace to it? Is there an area in your life now, where you need to confess that you're walled-off, and adding to the hostility? In Acts 11:26, the church at Antioch is where they were "first called Christians." Recall from the sermon the historical setting of Antioch. How does the development of this new 'name' for followers of Christ demonstrate the very thing to which Paul is calling the Church? What had to change about their sense of self-identity? Can you identify as a “Christian – (fill in the blank), naming your occupation or worldly title? What does that look like, or what could that look like? DA Carson has written: the church is not made up of natural friends. It is made up of natural-born enemies. How can our ability to "love one another" show the world the very sort of love Christ has shown us on the cross? where we're going In v.19, what are the new unifying terms that Paul uses for these formerly disparate groups? How does this new present identity give us a new future horizon (v.21-22)? Consider the beauty of this vision of people from all tribes, tongues and nations (Revelation chapters 5, 7, 13-14, 20). Do you remain discouraged and defeated about division and racism, or are you hopeful about where all of this is headed – unity around Jesus? What is your role in all of this; wait until the end or do something now? How does the “foundation” and “cornerstone” (v. 20) relate to the discipline of how we live our daily lives? Ephesians 2:18 gives us a glimpse of the Trinity: God is One and yet diverse. There is relationship within Himself. Humanity is made in His image – in Their image (Genesis 1:26-27)! How should that affect the Church's sense of identity? Why might God insist we know him as a community rather than merely individually? GOSPEL: On the cross, Christ has taken upon himself the hostility we had toward one another and even toward God. The "far off" have been brought near. How does that joyful change lead us to treat those who are currently "far off" from God? If we are actively being "joined together", how can we help one another when we return to hostility - whether toward God or one another?

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When we say “Jesus Christ,” we should be thinking “Jesus the Messiah”: the promised Priest, King, and Prophet, the one God anointed to redeem us.

Christians are called to be different from the world, but engaged with the world. That's not comfortable, but it is essentially Christian.

The ultimate hope for all Christians is the new heaven and the new earth, where everyone will see God as King over all.

We must see how sacrifice works as a theme in all of the Bible in order to fully appreciate the cross of Christ.

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We think of our Bibles as two testaments, but the notion of covenant shapes much of how God has shaped the Scriptures.

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Tony Reinke continues his interview with guest, D.A. Carson on the topic of sonship.