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Full Sunday Service (4/18/2025) Sermon: The Seven Last Sayings of Jesus On the Cross Scripture: Luke 23:34, etc. Speaker: Pastor John Core Resurrection Church Arizona (ResChurchAZ.com)
______________________________________________ *Matthew 14:25-33* Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, 'Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.' And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, 'O you of little faith, why did you doubt?' And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, 'Truly You are the Son of God.' ———————————————————————————— Jesus On Water Walks: His Fearless Looks Effortless (Tribute to Heart Wants What It Wants by Bebe Rexha) [Original written by: Bebe Rexha, Bonnie McKee, Ido Zmishlany, Jussi Karvinen, Liana Banks, Ray Goren, Ryan Williamson, & Sarah Solovay] Lyrics: Jesus On water, walks Water, walks Water, walks Water, walks Fearless looks effortless In His Father's name From above From above From above From above Worthy of praising So Pray to the God, who's faith, it soothes Master of the unseen Can heal like no one else can do Still dodging death Everlasting tune Dry bones writhing In His presence They're awakening So Be the arrow in His quiver Shout out words of prophecy Praise God cause He died for you on Calvary Jesus On water, walks Water, walks Water, walks Water, walks Fearless look effortless In His Father's name From above From above From above From above Worthy of praising So He's God Gonna praise His love He's God Gonna praise His love He's God He's the One to trust He's our truth ~ Jesus On water, walks Water, walks Water, walks Water, walks His fearless looks effortless Ducking fiery darts He's my escape He's led so many folks From death to life Never made one mistake Our souls, He won't mishandle He steals our pains Dry bones writhing Through His breath & presence He's awakening Be the arrow in His quiver Shout out words of prophecy Praise God cause He died for you on Calvary Jesus On water, walks Water, walks Water, walks Water, walks His fearless looks effortless In His Father's name From above From above From above From above He's worthy of praising He's God Gonna praise His love He's God Gonna praise His love He's God He's the One to trust He's truth ~ Jesus On water, walks Water, walks Water, walks Water, walks His fearless looks effortless He's our truth ~ Our truth ~ Truth ~ His fearless looks effortless He's our truth End Tribute written by Melissa SmithBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mel-s-music--3634451/support.
The death of cyberbullying, Trump rally reactions, Taylor Swift concerts, and a lifesize Jesus… On the net, it's a positive. ----- JOKES FOR HUMANS TOUR: https://johncristcomedy.com/tour/ 11/1 - Oxnard, CA 11/2 - Long Beach, CA 11/3 - Bakersfield, CA 11/7 - Savannah, GA 11/8 - Athens, GA 11/9 - Augusta, GA 11/10 - Bristol, TN 11/21 - Midland, TX 11/22 - Lubbock, TX 11/23 & 24 - Dallas, TX 12/6 - Toledo, OH 12/7 - Chicago, IL 12/8 - Davenport, IA 1/30 - Fayetteville, NC 1/31 - Greensboro, NC 2/1 - Shippensburg, PA 2/6 - Bowling Green, KY 2/7 - Indianapolis, IN 2/8 - Columbus, OH 2/13 - Rochester, NY 2/14 - Wilkes-Barre, PA 2/15 - Tysons, VA 3/7 - Branson, MO 3/8 - Kansas City, MO 3/9 - St. Louis, MO 3/21 - Lynchburg, VA 3/23 - Cincinnati, OH 3/28 - Grand Junction, CO 3/29 - Salt Lake City, UT 4/11 - Omaha, NE 4/12 - Wichita, KS 4/17 - Sacramento, CA 4/18 - Fresno, CA 4/19 - San Diego, CA 4/27 - Pensacola, FL 5/3 - Charlotte, NC ----- Catch the full video podcast on YouTube, and follow us on social media (@netpositivepodcast) for clips, bonus content, and updates throughout the week. ----- Email us at netpositive@johncristcomedy.com ----- FOLLOW JOHN ON: Instagram Twitter TikTok Facebook YouTube ----- SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS MIRACLE MADE: Save OVER 40% + 3 free towels with promo code NETPOSITIVE at https://trymiracle.com/NETPOSITIVE HENSON SHAVING: Go to https://HensonShaving.com and enter NETPOSITIVE at checkout to get 100 free blades with your purchase. (Note: you must add both the 100-blade pack and the razor for the discount to apply.) BLUELAND: Get 15% off your first order by going to https://blueland.com/netpositive ----- PRODUCED BY: Alex Lagos / Lagos Creative
See why the ON THE MOVE Vision must first begin with Jesus. Learn about the deeper meaning within the parable of the merchant and the pearl. Pastor Nate Keeler shares "Jesus On the Move" from Matthew 13:45-46. Please sign our digital Connection Card Downloaded the Children's Bulletin. License: CSPL066641 Size D #church #OnTheMove #Parable
Week 1: Blueprints for God's Design of Family The family is God's blueprint for human flourishing Individuals and the church Week 2: Laying The Foundation For Healthy Families Biblical values form a strong foundation for healthy families Individuals and the church Today is about: Quality Framing for Quality Families Framing is what gives the house… Structure Strength/resilience Holds up everything above it This isn't actually about building houses; it is about building STRONG, HEALTHY FAMILIES Like houses, they also provide: Structure Strength/resilience Holds up everything above it The framing that supports a healthy family is… MATURITY The reason we're talking about maturity is because… Maturity is modeled and grown in the FAMILY Family is the primary place where maturity takes place Testing of maturity/quality What is maturity? Maturity is a learned QUALITY Like a house that fell down — Lacked quality (Maturity) Diamonds Pressure Time Tough Does not break It does not get affected by things around it Quality takes time Quality is INTENTIONAL We have a quality problem when it comes to our culture Because we have a maturity problem The Christian family and Church must reflect back the QUALITY of Christian maturity to the culture that surrounds it Instead of the culture reflected in the family and church Paul to the Corinthians Colony of Rome A melting Pot of culture A key aspect to the city was The Temple of Aphrodite Many new Christian families were acting like they were before following Jesus “On the summit of this steep mountain stood the temple of Aphrodite, a symbol of the lust which pervaded the mind of the city” Paul writes to correct and focuses on CHRISTIAN MATURITY 1 Corinthians 1 26 Brothers and sisters, consider your calling: Not many were wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth. 27 Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. 28 God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world—what is viewed as nothing—to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, 29 so that no one may boast in his presence. 30 It is from him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom from God for us—our righteousness, sanctification, and redemption— 31 in order that, as it is written: Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord. 1: Christian Maturity is the Quality of Humility Choosing to be humble or get humbled Maturity is the ability to “GET OVER YOURSELF” A Child is SELFISH My toy My Feelings over yours We don't give into CHILDISH SELFISHNESS; we teach MATURE SELFLESSNESS A selfish person is an IMMATURE person They only take from those around them They don't have maturity Bring harm to those in a relationship with them God can't work with prideful hearts because they are a part of IMMATURE people As families, we teach HUMILITY to one another Peter says this about humility 1 Peter 5:5-7 5 In the same way, you who are younger (immature), be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because “God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you. 1 Corinthians 3:1-4 3 For my part, brothers and sisters, I was not able to speak to you as spiritual people but as people of the flesh, as babies in Christ. 2 I gave you milk to drink, not solid food, since you were not yet ready for it. In fact, you are still not ready, 3 because you are still worldly. For since there is envy and strife among you, are you not worldly and behaving like mere humans? 4 For whenever someone says, “I belong to Paul,” and another, “I belong to Apollos,” are you not acting like mere humans? 5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, and each has the role the Lord has given (God's Blueprints). 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So, then, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9 For we are God's coworkers. You are God's field, God's building. 10 According to God's grace that was given to me, I have laid a foundation (values) as a skilled master builder, and another builds on it. But each one is to be careful how he builds on it. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than what has been laid down. That foundation is Jesus Christ. 2: Christian Maturity is the Quality of Right Priorities Learning to take care of your body as you get older “If I knew then what I know now…” Christian Maturity is KNOWING WHAT REALLY MATTERS In life To our faith To us corporately To us individually The Corinthians were arguing over things that DON'T MATTER Who was taught by who Who was a better teacher Who was baptized by who Paul teaches that this was a SIGN of their IMMATURITY Focus on what matters A healthy family (Church or individual) teaches WHAT REALLY MATTERS People over things Purpose over pleasure Forgiveness over bitterness Generosity over jealousy Etc 1 Corinthians 10:23-24 23 “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything builds up. 24 No one is to seek his own good, but the good of the other person. 3: Christian Maturity is the Quality of Healthy Boundaries How close to sinning can I actually be? Try to rationalize all sorts of things… Immaturity thinking says… “How close to sinning can I get without actually sinning?” Maturity says… “Does this bring glory to God and benefit to those I lead around me? Paul's answer is… 1 Corinthians 10 31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. 32 Give no offense to Jews or Greeks or the church of God, 33 just as I also try to please everyone in everything, not seeking my own benefit, but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved. Healthy boundaries is the MATURITY to say NO To certain people To situations To yourself A sign of Immaturity is SELFISHNESS A child does not know healthy boundaries So, using our instructions from Paul, how can we build environments that PROMOTE MATURITY? Raising Mature Kids: 1: Your kids can't grow past your maturity level Make sure you are pursuing maturity 2: Teach how to exercise SELFLESSNESS Humility 3: Clear Expectations Submission to authority Value of hard work How to forgive and be forgiven 4: Consistency of Teaching Deuteronomy 6 6 These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart. 7 Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Maturity for Couples: 1: Submitting to one another Healthy Submission 2: Be willing to be challenged 3: Open and clear communication Healthy communication is a clear sign of maturity 4: Seeking restoration vs revenge Accepting compromise rather than compliance For Individuals: 1: Choosing Right Opportunities 2: Choosing life-giving relationships Friends Dating It is better to be alone than with someone who makes you miserable Final Call for Christian Maturity Hebrews 6 1 Therefore, let us leave the elementary teaching about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, faith in God, 2 teaching about ritual washings, laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
Welcome to COFFEE with Kim with Host Kim Crabill and Special Guests Cassie Byram and son Jonathan Byram. Topic: "Forty-Seven Days with Jesus" On the upcoming episode of “COFFEE with Kim,” Kim will host a unique interview featuring a mother and her son together, marking a first for our show! Join us as we introduce this exceptional duo who have recently completed a remarkable and inspiring project titled “Forty-Seven Days with Jesus.” This story is aimed at reminding each of us about the profound impact of the gospel in our daily lives. The guests, Cassie Byram and her son, Jonathan Byram, both renowned actors and singers, will recount the journey of creating the movie, their path to involvement, and particularly, their experience of collaborating as a mother-son pair. Enjoying the Conversation? Visit the COFFEE with Kim Show Page at www.up2meradio.com to learn more about the show, Host Kim Crabill, guests, to leave us a comment and subscribe to the show! This show is a production of Up2Me Radio in coordination with the Media Team of the Roses and Rainbows Ministry. Visit the ministry at www.rosesandrainbows.org
In this episode of Today with Jeff Vines, we hear about Jesus On the Way to the Cross - what happened to him and who he encountered on the way to his crucifixion.
In this episode of Today with Jeff Vines, we hear about Jesus On the Way to the Cross - what happened to him and who he encountered on the way to his crucifixion.
Samtal och musik från Triangelkyrkan i Enskede med Carin Dernulf, Charlotte Höglund och Eric Bibb. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Denna gudstjänst är en repris från sommaren 2021'Allt verkligt liv är möte' sade filosofen Martin Buber. Och ju längre jag lever ju mer övertygad är jag om att det är sant. När vi vågar närma oss varandra, när vi vågar göra oss sårbara för varandra, då kan mötet ske som ger livet färg och mening. Och det gäller både i relation till varandra och till Gud. We belong to the band.Carin Dernulf.Utan några omskrivningar säger jag rakt ut bara som det är.'Jesus hjälp mig idag,du vet vad jag behöver'.Bönen är som en gammaldags telefonkopplingoch “the mainline” är alltid öppen.Charlotte Höglund.Medverkande:Charlotte Höglund: text, läsning, bönCarin Dernulf: text, läsningEric Bibb: Sång, gitarr, berättandeUlrika Bibb: SångText:Lukas 24:13-32Musik:Don't You Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down (Eric Bibb, Charlotte Höglund)Along the Way (Eric Bibb)I'm On My Way to Canaan Land (trad)Jesus On the Mainline (trad)I Belong to the Band (Rev. Gary Davis)People You Love (Eric Bibb)I Want Jesus To Walk With Me (trad)Blott en dag (Lina Sandell/Oscar Ahnfelt)Needed Time (trad)Producent Katarina JosephssonTekniker Björn Söderholm, May-Britt Rylanderliv@sverigesradio.se
Jesus On the Road to Emmaus— Luke 24:13-35 1. From death to life 2. From foolishness to enlightenment 3. From gloom to joy
Doc Watson "Down In the Valley to Pray"Neko Case "Look For Me (I'll Be Around)"Steve Earle "Taneytown"Big Bill Broonzy "(In the Evening) When the Sun Goes Down"Big Maybelle "96 Tears"Mattiel "Looking down the Barrel of a Gun"Ry Cooder "Jesus On the Mainline"Ry Cooder "It's All Over Now"Glossary "The Natural State"Jimi Hendrix "Once I Had a Woman"Howlin' Wolf "Killing Floor"Valerie June "Heart On a String"Bob Dylan "Like a Rolling Stone"Sam Cooke "Bring It On Home To Me"George Jones "If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)"Wanda Jackson "Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On"Wayne Shorter "Speak No Evil"Linda Lyndell "What A Man"D'Angelo "Untitled (How Does It Feel)"Drive-By Truckers "Sea Island Lonely"Humble Pie "30 Days In the Hole"Mike Watt &The Black Gang "30 Days in the Hole"Reverend Gary Davis "Samson and Delilah"Grateful Dead "Brown-Eyed Woman"Widespread Panic "All Time Low"The Dixie Cups "Iko Iko"Willie Nelson "Stella Blue"The Valentinos "It's All Over Now"Lucero "Nothing's Alright"Pavement "We Dance"Aimee Mann "Suicide is Murder"Waxahatchee "Lips and Limbs"Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers "Those Who Sit And Wait"Cat Clyde "Papa Took My Totems"Wilco "Red-Eyed and Blue"Clem Snide "I Love the Unknown"Albert King "Don't Burn Down The Bridge"John Hammond "Down In the Bottom"Craig Finn "Rescue Blues"
"I am you and you are me and my love, we are free." Today I am speaking with Anna Brown. I first stumbled across Anna's work a couple of years ago on YouTube when I was recommended one of her videos on non-duality/Advaita Vedanta. From the first moment, I was struck by her presence. Her eye contact. Her words. Her energy. To this day, I honestly haven't had this kind of "connection" with anyone I've only seen on a screen. Anna carries such profound and deep wisdom around life, reality, spirituality, love, and connection within her that I had to have her on the show. Besides wanting to delve into Anna's deep understanding of non-duality, my intention for this conversation was also to get to know the person behind it, as well as get practical advice. How does one's life change when realizing that everything is one?
“Jesus On . . . The Difference Between Religion and Grace” by Brian King. Released: 2022. Genre: Religion & Spirituality-Christianity. The post Jesus On . . . The Difference Between Religion and Grace appeared first on Harvest Community Church - Eugene, Oregon.
“Jesus On . . . Learning to Manage Life” by Brian King. Released: 2022. Genre: Religion & Spirituality-Christianity. The post Jesus On . . . Learning to Manage Life appeared first on Harvest Community Church - Eugene, Oregon.
“Jesus On . . . The Point of Life” by Brian King. Released: 2022. Genre: Religion & Spirituality-Christianity. The post Jesus On . . . The Point of Life appeared first on Harvest Community Church - Eugene, Oregon.
“Jesus On . . . Spiritual Growth” by Brian King. Released: 2022. Genre: Religion & Spirituality. The post Jesus On . . . Spiritual Growth appeared first on Harvest Community Church - Eugene, Oregon.
MAWP Tacoma presents the MAWPCAST 1 Radio Program Season 4 Episode 123 Hosted by Potter and Sound Man Chris! We are back from Hiatus! This week we discuss flexibility in our formula. Dysfunctional freedom... Chris found a $6 Ibanez. The song that can't be played. The Bob Ross Conspiracy. Bike wrecks... Obi Wan Kenobi... Stranger Things... Real grossness vs gross grossness. Art appreciation. Chris pitches Star Wars shows. Great music available on our YouTube page. Streaming service reviews. What's on Apple TV? Ringworld, not Discworld. The Sex Pistols tv show... The Sex Pistols Band... Ozzy.... Journey... Fleetwood Mac... What makes a band a band? Bands vs Brands. Ozzy (reprise) and the ending of this weeks episode. As always we play tons of great music. Links to everything below! Like, subscribe and share to help support the show! Thanks! Subscribe to our YouTube! Check out our Website! Tweet us on Twitter! Follow us on Facebook! Look at us on Instagram! Watch us on Twitch! Listen to us on Bandcamp! Visit our Patreon! On this weeks episode we play these songs by the following bands: 1. Yeah Maybe "Lately" Ok Sure EP (Bandcamp) 2. Fluor Du Louve "Half Moon Bay" Sparkwood (Bandcamp) 3. Cole Z "Let Me Know" (Bandcamp) 4. Slingshot "Last Chance" Lost Single (MAWP Tacoma) 5. Batangas "Marcos y Narcos" Single (Bandcamp) 6. High "Shiny Ground" Mini Album (Bandcamp) 7. The Blokes "She's Just a Girl in Love" (PNW Bands) 8. Roswell "Hair Hang Down" (Bandcamp) 9. All Kinz "Believe What U Want" 5 Cut Sampler (MAWP Tacoma) 10. Lightweight Champs "Goldfish" Contenders (Bandcamp) 11. Metamorphosis "Genocide" Demo '93 (MAWP Tacoma) 12. Saint Hussy "Selling Stolen Dogs on Craigslist" Single (Bandcamp) 13. Jorge Burns "We Ain't Got Nothing Else To Lose" (Featuring K Do) Single (Bandcamp) 14. Deluge Country "Goner" Left-Handed Music EP (Bandcamp) 15. Dead Rebel Saints "Lost My Way" Throwing Stones (Bandcamp) 16. John Crown "Still Be Mine" (Featuring Phinisey) Imbalanced (Bandcamp) 17. Greenwater "Coffin Break" Greenwater EP (Bandcamp) 18. Sweet Creature "The Commodore's Messenger Service (Bass)" Roughs Spring 2021 (Bandcamp) 19. Mirrorgloss "Rain On Me" Yeah (Bandcamp) 20. Mantle Collapse "Good Lord 2" EP 1 (Bandcamp) 21. Jesus On the Moon "Old Man" Secondhand Living (Bandcamp) 22. The Meatbeaters "Aftermath" Just the Tip (Bandcamp) 23. Mic Daily and Ganjak "The Infiltration" (Featuring Big John) Enhanced Mechanics (Bandcamp) 24. Bluewolf "Journey" Solace (Bandcamp) 25. From here to Red "Welcome to Dicitionopolis" For those with plenty of time... (Bandcamp) 26. Thrash Forward "Speed Metal Hell" Thrash Forward (Bandcamp) 27. Dee J. Freeze and MC Poochie Pee "Classify This as a Def Jam" 12" Single (MAWP Tacoma) 28. Boss Martians "I Want More" Move! (Website) 29. Prophets of Addiction "American Dream" Nothing But the Truth (Website) 30. Odonian "Glacial" Ethereal Domains (Bandcamp) © 2022 MAWP Tacoma
Comprehending the Mystery of Godliness. Bruce R. McConkie. ACU Sunday Series. The Mystery of Godliness | Bruce R McConkie | 1985 https://youtu.be/EpXzTR-qNB0 157,736 views Jun 12, 2020 BYU Speeches 112K subscribers To us mortals, the infinite wisdom and power of God may always be, in part, a mystery. However, there are many things about His nature that we can know. This speech was given on January 6, 1985. Read the speech here: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/bruce-... Read more about Bruce R. McConkie here: https://speeches.byu.edu/speakers/bru... Subscribe to BYU Speeches for the latest videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/byuspeeches Read and listen to more BYU Speeches here: https://speeches.byu.edu/ Follow BYU Speeches: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/byuspeeches Twitter: https://twitter.com/byuspeeches Instagram: https://instagram.com/byuspeeches Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/byuspeeches © Brigham Young University. All rights reserved. "I rejoice in the privilege of presenting to the young and rising generation some basic concepts about the deepest and most profound doctrine of the gospel. It is the first principle of revealed religion, the great cornerstone upon which all else rests, the foundation for all of the doctrines of salvation. I shall speak of what the revealed word calls the mystery of godliness. If our vision is blurred where this doctrine and these concepts are concerned, or, if knowingly or unknowingly we have fallen prey to any of the false sectarian notions that abound with reference to them, our progress toward eternal life will be slow indeed. Comprehending the Mystery of Godliness A mystery, so the dictionary says, is “something beyond human comprehension.” Defining the word from a theological standpoint, it says a mystery is “an article of faith beyond human comprehension, as the doctrine of the Trinity.” How apt this illustration is! If there was ever something beyond human comprehension, it is the sectarian doctrine of the Trinity. This doctrine defines God and the Godhead as a three-in-one spirit essence that fills the immensity of space; it teaches that it and they are without body, parts, or passions; it acclaims that it and they are unknown, unknowable, and uncreated, and specifies, in the creeds, that unless we believe all these things we cannot be saved. It is true that finite man cannot comprehend his Infinite Maker in the full sense of the word. We cannot tell how gods began to be or from whence existent matter came. But we are duty-bound to learn all that God has revealed about himself and his everlasting gospel. If we are to gain eternal life we must come to know the Great God and his Only Begotten, whom he sent into the world. And this probationary estate is the appointed time to begin to know God, and to learn his laws, and thereby to start the process of becoming like him. If we do not so begin we shall never receive the promised reward. Because God stands revealed or remains forever unknown, and because the things of God are known only by the power of the Spirit, perhaps we should redefine a mystery. In the gospel sense, a mystery is something beyond carnal comprehension. The saints are in a position to comprehend all mysteries, to understand all doctrine, and eventually to know all things. These high levels of intelligence are reached only through faith and obedience and righteousness. A person who relies on the intellect alone and who does not keep the commandments can never, worlds without end, comprehend the mystery of godliness. There is probably more ignorance and confusion as to the mystery of godliness than there is about any other doctrine. As set forth in the three creeds of Christendom—the Nicene, the Apostles', and the Athanasian, which God himself said were an abomination in his sight—and as defined in the articles of religion of the various denominations, this doctrine is a mass of confusion and a mountain of falsity. Even in the Church, thanks to a lack of knowledge and to intellectuality and the worldly enticement to conform to the general beliefs of an apostate Christendom, there are those who have fallen prey to many false delusions about deity. By way of illustration let us note some of the problems. Who and What Is God? Is there a God? If so, who or what is he? Is he the laws and forces of nature? Or an image of mud or gold? Or is he Baal, the resurrected son of El to whom the Canaanites offered human sacrifices? Is he Allah or Buddha or the confusing and contradictory nothingness described in the creeds of Christendom? Is there such a thing as the Trinity in which the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are three gods, and, yet one god, a god who neither hears, nor speaks, nor appears, as did the one worshipped by the ancients? Is God omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent, or are these descriptive designations part of the legends of sectarianism? Are there three gods or one? Why does Jesus say his Father is greater than he, and Paul say Jesus is equal with the Father? Why the great scriptural emphasis on proclaiming that three gods are one, and that the Lord our God is one Lord? Zach Williams, Dolly Parton - There Was Jesus (Official Music Video) https://youtu.be/37wV6D49iEY 28,810,460 views Apr 23, 2020 Zach Williams 828K subscribers Watch the official music video for “There Was Jesus” with Dolly Parton now. Listen to #ThereWasJesus everywhere: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/RescueSto... Check out my new Christmas album, I Don't Want Christmas to End: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/IDontWant... 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Website: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/websiteTm There Was Jesus Every time I tried to make it on my own Every time I tried to stand and start to fall All those lonely roads that I have travelled on There was Jesus When the life I built came crashing to the ground When the friends I had were nowhere to be found I couldn't see it then but I can see it now There was Jesus In the waiting, in the searching In the healing and the hurting Like a blessing buried in the broken pieces Every minute, every moment Of where I been and where I'm going Even when I didn't know it Or couldn't see it There was Jesus For this man who needs amazing kind of grace For forgiveness at a price I couldn't pay I'm not perfect so I thank God every day There was Jesus On the mountain in the valleys (There was Jesus) In the shadows of the alleys (There was Jesus) In the fire, in the flood (There was Jesus) Always is and always was I never walk alone There Was Jesus Every time I tried to make it on my own Every time I tried to stand and start to fall All those lonely roads that I have travelled on There was Jesus When the life I built came crashing to the ground When the friends I had were nowhere to be found I couldn't see it then but I can see it now There was Jesus In the waiting, in the searching In the healing and the hurting Like a blessing buried in the broken pieces Every minute, every moment Of where I been and where I'm going Even when I didn't know it Or couldn't see it There was Jesus For this man who needs amazing kind of grace For forgiveness at a price I couldn't pay I'm not perfect so I thank God every day There was Jesus On the mountain in the valleys (There was Jesus) In the shadows of the alleys (There was Jesus) In the fire, in the flood (There was Jesus) Always is and always was I never walk alone Music by Zach Williams and Dolly Parton performing “There Was Jesus” (Official Music Video). #ZachWilliams #ChristianMusic #DollyParton
Comprehending the Mystery of Godliness. Bruce R. McConkie. ACU Sunday Series. The Mystery of Godliness | Bruce R McConkie | 1985 https://youtu.be/EpXzTR-qNB0 157,736 views Jun 12, 2020 BYU Speeches 112K subscribers To us mortals, the infinite wisdom and power of God may always be, in part, a mystery. However, there are many things about His nature that we can know. This speech was given on January 6, 1985. Read the speech here: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/bruce-... Read more about Bruce R. McConkie here: https://speeches.byu.edu/speakers/bru... Subscribe to BYU Speeches for the latest videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/byuspeeches Read and listen to more BYU Speeches here: https://speeches.byu.edu/ Follow BYU Speeches: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/byuspeeches Twitter: https://twitter.com/byuspeeches Instagram: https://instagram.com/byuspeeches Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/byuspeeches © Brigham Young University. All rights reserved. "I rejoice in the privilege of presenting to the young and rising generation some basic concepts about the deepest and most profound doctrine of the gospel. It is the first principle of revealed religion, the great cornerstone upon which all else rests, the foundation for all of the doctrines of salvation. I shall speak of what the revealed word calls the mystery of godliness. If our vision is blurred where this doctrine and these concepts are concerned, or, if knowingly or unknowingly we have fallen prey to any of the false sectarian notions that abound with reference to them, our progress toward eternal life will be slow indeed. Comprehending the Mystery of Godliness A mystery, so the dictionary says, is “something beyond human comprehension.” Defining the word from a theological standpoint, it says a mystery is “an article of faith beyond human comprehension, as the doctrine of the Trinity.” How apt this illustration is! If there was ever something beyond human comprehension, it is the sectarian doctrine of the Trinity. This doctrine defines God and the Godhead as a three-in-one spirit essence that fills the immensity of space; it teaches that it and they are without body, parts, or passions; it acclaims that it and they are unknown, unknowable, and uncreated, and specifies, in the creeds, that unless we believe all these things we cannot be saved. It is true that finite man cannot comprehend his Infinite Maker in the full sense of the word. We cannot tell how gods began to be or from whence existent matter came. But we are duty-bound to learn all that God has revealed about himself and his everlasting gospel. If we are to gain eternal life we must come to know the Great God and his Only Begotten, whom he sent into the world. And this probationary estate is the appointed time to begin to know God, and to learn his laws, and thereby to start the process of becoming like him. If we do not so begin we shall never receive the promised reward. Because God stands revealed or remains forever unknown, and because the things of God are known only by the power of the Spirit, perhaps we should redefine a mystery. In the gospel sense, a mystery is something beyond carnal comprehension. The saints are in a position to comprehend all mysteries, to understand all doctrine, and eventually to know all things. These high levels of intelligence are reached only through faith and obedience and righteousness. A person who relies on the intellect alone and who does not keep the commandments can never, worlds without end, comprehend the mystery of godliness. There is probably more ignorance and confusion as to the mystery of godliness than there is about any other doctrine. As set forth in the three creeds of Christendom—the Nicene, the Apostles', and the Athanasian, which God himself said were an abomination in his sight—and as defined in the articles of religion of the various denominations, this doctrine is a mass of confusion and a mountain of falsity. Even in the Church, thanks to a lack of knowledge and to intellectuality and the worldly enticement to conform to the general beliefs of an apostate Christendom, there are those who have fallen prey to many false delusions about deity. By way of illustration let us note some of the problems. Who and What Is God? Is there a God? If so, who or what is he? Is he the laws and forces of nature? Or an image of mud or gold? Or is he Baal, the resurrected son of El to whom the Canaanites offered human sacrifices? Is he Allah or Buddha or the confusing and contradictory nothingness described in the creeds of Christendom? Is there such a thing as the Trinity in which the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are three gods, and, yet one god, a god who neither hears, nor speaks, nor appears, as did the one worshipped by the ancients? Is God omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent, or are these descriptive designations part of the legends of sectarianism? Are there three gods or one? Why does Jesus say his Father is greater than he, and Paul say Jesus is equal with the Father? Why the great scriptural emphasis on proclaiming that three gods are one, and that the Lord our God is one Lord? Zach Williams, Dolly Parton - There Was Jesus (Official Music Video) https://youtu.be/37wV6D49iEY 28,810,460 views Apr 23, 2020 Zach Williams 828K subscribers Watch the official music video for “There Was Jesus” with Dolly Parton now. Listen to #ThereWasJesus everywhere: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/RescueSto... Check out my new Christmas album, I Don't Want Christmas to End: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/IDontWant... 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Website: https://ZachWilliams.lnk.to/websiteTm There Was Jesus Every time I tried to make it on my own Every time I tried to stand and start to fall All those lonely roads that I have travelled on There was Jesus When the life I built came crashing to the ground When the friends I had were nowhere to be found I couldn't see it then but I can see it now There was Jesus In the waiting, in the searching In the healing and the hurting Like a blessing buried in the broken pieces Every minute, every moment Of where I been and where I'm going Even when I didn't know it Or couldn't see it There was Jesus For this man who needs amazing kind of grace For forgiveness at a price I couldn't pay I'm not perfect so I thank God every day There was Jesus On the mountain in the valleys (There was Jesus) In the shadows of the alleys (There was Jesus) In the fire, in the flood (There was Jesus) Always is and always was I never walk alone There Was Jesus Every time I tried to make it on my own Every time I tried to stand and start to fall All those lonely roads that I have travelled on There was Jesus When the life I built came crashing to the ground When the friends I had were nowhere to be found I couldn't see it then but I can see it now There was Jesus In the waiting, in the searching In the healing and the hurting Like a blessing buried in the broken pieces Every minute, every moment Of where I been and where I'm going Even when I didn't know it Or couldn't see it There was Jesus For this man who needs amazing kind of grace For forgiveness at a price I couldn't pay I'm not perfect so I thank God every day There was Jesus On the mountain in the valleys (There was Jesus) In the shadows of the alleys (There was Jesus) In the fire, in the flood (There was Jesus) Always is and always was I never walk alone Music by Zach Williams and Dolly Parton performing “There Was Jesus” (Official Music Video). #ZachWilliams #ChristianMusic #DollyParton
Samtal och musik från Triangelkyrkan i Enskede med Carin Dernulf, Charlotte Höglund och Eric Bibb. 'Allt verkligt liv är möte' sade filosofen Martin Buber. Och ju längre jag lever ju mer övertygad är jag om att det är sant. När vi vågar närma oss varandra, när vi vågar göra oss sårbara för varandra, då kan mötet ske som ger livet färg och mening. Och det gäller både i relation till varandra och till Gud. We belong to the band. Carin Dernulf. Utan några omskrivningar säger jag rakt ut bara som det är. 'Jesus hjälp mig idag, du vet vad jag behöver'. Bönen är som en gammaldags telefonkoppling och the mainline är alltid öppen. Charlotte Höglund. Medverkande: Charlotte Höglund: text, läsning, bön Carin Dernulf: text, läsning Eric Bibb: Sång, gitarr, berättande Ulrika Bibb: Sång Text: Lukas 24:13-32 Musik: Don't You Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down (Eric Bibb, Charlotte Höglund) Along the Way (Eric Bibb) I'm On My Way to Canaan Land (trad) Jesus On the Mainline (trad) I Belong to the Band (Rev. Gary Davis) People You Love (Eric Bibb) I Want Jesus To Walk With Me (trad) Blott en dag (Lina Sandell/Oscar Ahnfelt) Needed Time (trad) Producent Katarina Josephsson Tekniker Björn Söderholm, May-Britt Rylander liv@sverigesradio.se
Jimmie Lunceford "Well, All Right Then"Faces "Wicked Messenger"Hüsker Dü "Books About UFOs"Dwight Yoakam "Honky Tonk Man"Elvis Costello "45"James McMurtry "Ain't Got a Place"Joan Shelley "Over and Even"Hank Williams "Too Many Parties and Too Many Pals"Ben E. King "Groovin'"Led Zeppelin "The Lemon Song"Lucinda Williams "Hard Times Killing Floor Blues"Skip James "I'm So Glad"Tuba Skinny "Me and My Chauffeur"Precious Bryant "Dark Angel"Jake Xerxes Fussell "Pork and Beans"Tuba Skinny "Tricks Ain't Walkin'"John Prine "The Great Compromise"Tom Waits "Bad Liver and a Broken Heart (In Lowell)"Joseph Spence "Jesus On the Mainline"Memphis Minnie "In My Girlish Days"Chick Webb With Ella Fitzgerald "I'm Just A Jitterbug"Ten Years After "I May Be Wrong, But I Won't Be Wrong Always"Bennie Moten "Moten Stomp"Trixie Smith "Freight Train Blues"Skip James "Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues"Lyle Lovett "If I Had a Boat"Merle Haggard "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink"Mance Lipscomb "You Gonna Quit Me"Sleepy John Estes "Drop Down Mama"Guy Clark "The Last Gunfighter Ballad"Faces "Stay With Me"The Black Crowes "(Only) Halfway To Everywhere"Memphis Minnie "Dirty Mother For You"Fats Waller "You're Not the Only Oyster In the Stew"The Rolling Stones "Hey Negrita"Bob Dylan "The Levee's Gonna Break"Bonnie Raitt "Devil Got My Woman"Memphis Minnie "Ice Man"Jimmy Rogers "Sloppy Drunk"Hayes Carll "Drunken Poet's Dream"Faces "Ooh La La"Lucero "The War"
It's Palm Sunday! "Whose Side is Jesus On?" Music used: Big Bear - by Jonny Easton Link: https://youtu.be/gWqIWvG5Uog Check out his channel Link: https://www.youtube.com/jonnyeaston
It's Palm Sunday! "Whose Side is Jesus On?" Music used: Big Bear - by Jonny Easton Link: https://youtu.be/gWqIWvG5Uog Check out his channel Link: https://www.youtube.com/jonnyeaston
Continuing the Ministry of Jesus On the Day of Pentecost, Jesus’ followers are filled with the power and presence of the Holy Spirit, ready to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus […]
NINGUÉM É INÚTIL Dos treze livros do Novo Testamento atribuídos a Paulo a carta a Filemon é a mais curta e mais pessoal. Por que uma carta tão pessoal foi incluída entre os livros inspirados do Novo Testamento? Ela é um hino de intercessão. Paulo declara sua intenção:“...rogo-te por meu filho Onésimo...” (v. 10). Ele intercede por Onésimo, um escravo fugido da casa de Filemon, como Jesus intercedeu por nós: “E rogo não somente por estes, mas também por aqueles que pela sua palavra hão de crer em mim” (João 17:20). Esse é o seu ministério desde que subiu aos céus. Está escrito: “Portanto ele é capaz de salvar definitivamente aqueles que, por meio dele, aproximam-se de Deus, pois vive sempre para interceder por eles” Hebreus 7:25. Também nessa carta tão curtinha fica estampada a doutrina da justificação: “E, se te fez algum dano, ou te deve alguma coisa, lança-o minha conta. Eu, Paulo, de meu próprio punho o escrevo, eu o pagarei, para não te dizer que ainda a ti mesmo a mim te deves” (v. 18,19). É provável que, ao fugir da casa de Filemon Onésimo tenha subtraído algum valor. Mas, ao interceder por Onésimo Paulo também assume o débito como o fez Jesus na cruz: “Ele cancelou a escrita de dívida, que consistia em ordenanças, e que nos era contrária. Ele a removeu, pregando-a na cruz” (Colossenses 2:13,14) Mas, ainda há um ensino poderoso nesse pequeno escrito para o qual devemos atentar. Paulo faz uma declaração decisiva mostrando a mudança na vida de Onésimo: “Ele (Onésimos) antes lhe era inútil, mas agora é útil, tanto para você quanto para mim” (v. 11). Antes um escravo fugitivo! Qualquer cidadão romano estava autorizado a matar Onésimo caso o encontrasse pois ele não tinha utilidade nenhuma. Mas agora, ao conhecer Jesus Onésimo teve sua vida transformada e se tornou útil para sua geração. Ele não tinha nenhuma esperança para o futuro mas deixou um exemplo de como o evangelho pode transformar a vida de um inútil. E isso exposto numa cartinha tão pessoal cujo objetivo era interceder, justificar e mostrar como alguém pode ter sua existência usada para a glória de Deus. Tenha um dia abençoado! Pr. Eliú Rodrigues Estas reflexões são de autoria do Pr. Eliú Rodrigues e circulam de segunda a sexta-feira. Se deseja conversar sobre o conteúdo dessas reflexões escreva para parahoje2021@gmail.com Você também pode ouvi-las gratuitamente no Spotify clicando no link que segue com esta reflexão.
No Border Blues Episode 3: In this episode we are chatting with band leader Lorenzo Albai, the singer and harp player for Jesus On a Tortilla, from the little town of Saronna, near Milan, Italy. For eleven years they have been playing their brand of hard-core, retro, 40s and 50s Chicago blues in France, Poland, Switzerland and their native Lombardia. Lorenzo and guitarist Andrea Mandelli play some low-down Chicago blues while they're getting ready for a show. noborderblues.com - chicagobluesnetwork.com - johnnyburgin.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jesus On... Part 6: Marriage by Lifehouse Newport News
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Paul reminds the people of Philippi of their identity in God as a holy people, ser apart. In PHIL 1:1-11, he says: to all the holy ones in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi,... grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” Then he gives a formula for prayer -give thanks to God at every remembrance of you, -praying always with joy in every prayer for all of you, ... confident of this, that the one who began a good work in us will continue to complete it He invites us “to discern what is of value, so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.” PS 111 let's remember “How great are the works of the Lord!” As a departure point in our discernment process. In LK 14:1-6 we find Jesus On a sabbath dining at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there are observing him carefully. Jesus cures a man w palsy bending the rules of not working on the sabbath to open their eyes to God's ways, leaving them in silence, hopefully discerning. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sofia-fonseca7/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sofia-fonseca7/support
Jesus On... Part 2: Politics by Lifehouse Newport News
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We just got one question...how do you picture Jesus? On this week's episode, the fellas discuss white & black Jesus, the difference between the two, the importance of having a personal relationship and more. Subscribe to The Black Men Think Podcast smarturl.it/bmtpod Subscribe to our Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9AalRKjAuW9pxQ8LigPw5Q Connect with The Black Men Think Podcast twitter.com/bmtpod instagram.com/bmtpod facebook.com/blackmenthink
Daily Devotional by Sara Freemon, based on Jesus & Politics: Whose Side is Jesus On.
Daily Devotional by Sara Freemon, based on Jesus & Politics: Whose Side is Jesus On.
Daily Devotional by Megan Samples, based on Jesus & Politics: Whose Side is Jesus On.
Daily Devotional by Megan Samples, based on Jesus & Politics: Whose Side is Jesus On.
Daily Devotional by Megan Samples, based on Jesus & Politics: Whose Side is Jesus On.
Daily Devotional by Megan Samples, based on Jesus & Politics: Whose Side is Jesus On.
Daily Devotional by Megan Samples, based on Jesus & Politics: Whose Side is Jesus On.
Daily Devotional by Megan Samples, based on Jesus & Politics: Whose Side is Jesus On.
Daily Devotional by Sara Freemon, based on Jesus & Politics: Whose Side is Jesus On.
Daily Devotional by Sara Freemon, based on Jesus & Politics: Whose Side is Jesus On.
We learned it in Sunday school…the body is a temple. So does that make our faces the steeple? (If this doesn’t prompt you to interlace you’re fingers, flip them upside down, wiggle them around and exclaim “Where’s all the people!,” do you even Jesus?)On this episode of What the Hell, we’re breaking down our skincare routines and giving you the DL on not only our top picks from skin to eyes to lips, but also touching on the why of our regimens, our skin insecurities, and what we think men should be doing to take care of their skin. HINT: sunscreen is king, your ear entryway could be showing its butt (and by that we mean wrinkles).
Dave Spencer continues his series based on the Sermon On The Mount, entitled "Jesus On..." with the seventeenth message on the subject of: PLEASE!!! (part 17).
Pastor Dave Spencer continues his series based on the Sermon on the Mount, "Jesus On..." with the fourth part of his message entitled, "Prayer".
Dave Spencer continues his series based on the Sermon On The Mount, entitled "Jesus On...' with the third part of the eleventh message on the subject of: Persistent Prayer (part 11c).
Dave Spencer continues his series based on the Sermon on The Mount, entitled: "Jesus On..." with the eighth message on the subject of: Back At You."
Dave Spencer continues his series based on the Sermon on the Mount, entitled "Jesus On..." with the fourth message: Relationships
Dave Spencer continues his series based on the Sermon on the Mount, "Jesus On...", with the third message entitled: The Law.
Is it a sin to believe a lie? What is the fate of unborn children? And how to handle a loved one passing away without Jesus? On today’s episode Pastor Ken Ortize and Dan McMahon discuss what the Bible has to say in regards to these questions.
170 Beware of False Prophets A Guided Christian Meditation on Matthew 7:15-17 I'm Chaplain Jared and I work as a hospice chaplain and an ICU chaplain, my purpose in making this podcast is to help you find more peace in your life and to be more open for your heart to be changed by the Spirit of God. By using centuries old form of Christian Meditation named Lectio Divina: Outline: Relaxation, Reading, Meditation, Prayer, Contemplation and Visualization. Get into a place where you can sit comfortably and uninterrupted for about 20 minutes.You should hopefully not be driving or anything tensing or unrelaxing. If you feel comfortable to do so, I invite you to close your eyes. Guided Relaxation / Guided Meditation: Breathe and direct your thoughts to contacting God. Let your stomach be a balloon inflate, deflate. Bible verses for Meditation: Matthew 7:15-20 NIV 15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. ESV 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Meditation on Scripture: The word here translated as false prophets is psuedopropheton. Pseudo is an imitation or deceptive version of something and propheton is for prophet, “a person gifted at expositing divine truth.” Rightly so, I think most discussions of this scripture deals with guarding against false leaders; however, when I think back the bad theology I am exposed to, it is much more likely to come from conversation with someone not a formal church leader of any organization. I have been thinking a lot about this because I think it is a delicate subject. Perhaps it is not accidental that Chapter 7 of Mathew also includes a warning that we will be judged as we judge. For this reason, my main goal is to help us be thoughtful about how we receive truths of God not to disparage people who share things that may not be consistent with what I believe, even if their intentions are not the best. In statements like this Jesus is clearly asking us to be mindful of what we receive from others to help us stay spiritual safe. We can learn to be critical of ideas we let into our hearts and evaluate them based on their effect. Do they yield good fruit? Do they draw us nearer to Jesus? On the flip side, people can have a great effect without having true theology. I can directly tie the creation of this podcast to someone from a non Christian religion. If it wasn’t for him I never would have discovered the rich tradition of Christian Meditation. I have had countless people reach out to me to tell me how they feel much closer to Jesus when they listen to this podcast. People have literally told me they have become Christians and accepted the way of Jesus, or returned to it, due to this podcast. This was all based on a seed that was planted by someone who does not recognize Jesus as the only way back to the Father. I consider the friendship of this man to be dear to me and, although we differ on how to understand God, I feel I have come to have a better relationship with Jesus because of him. By your fruits you will know them. I am a better Christain for having known Him, which I consider a good fruit. Meditation of Prayer: Pray as directed by the Spirit. Dedicate these moments to the patient waiting, when you feel ready ask God for understanding you desire from Him. Meditation of God and His Glory / Hesychasm: I invite you to sit in silence feeling being patient for your own faults and trials. Summarize what insights you have gained during this meditation and meditate and visualize positive change in your life: This is a listener funded podcast at patreon.com/christianmeditationpodcast Updates: Final Question: What do you consider to be good fruit? Final Thought: Perhaps this is the best paradigm we can. Does the idea in question bring me closer to my Savior Jesus Christ? That may not mean it makes us more comfortable but does it reconcile us more to Him? Are we closer to Jesus as a result? FIND ME ON: Website - ChristianMeditationPodcast.com Android App Store: Recenter with Christ Voicemail - (602) 888-3795 Email: jared@christianmeditationpodcast.com Apple Podcasts - Christian Meditation Podcast Facebook.com/ChristianMeditationPodcast Youtube.com/ChristianMeditaitonPodcast Twitter - @ChristianMedPod
What is the gospel really? Id it only salvation? Is it meant to get us to heaven after death? In Matthew 4 is says that Jesus preached the gospel of the Kingdom. What is the gospel of the Kingdom? Are we missing out on the real message of Jesus? On today's podcast Ronnie will be teaching us about the gospel of the Kingdom and sharing some insight into what Jesus taught.
""A talk with Jesus" On the 740th episode of Purpose Kingdom Network with our host: Evanglist Trina Lindsay-Hairston and her ministry A Little Talk with Jesus at 8 pm on www.blogtalkradio.com/purposekingdom or call 319-527-6091 or simply hit the link below and tell a friend..tell a friend.
Who you believe Jesus is, is the most important think in your life. So, according to you, who is Jesus? On today’s podcast, we learn the truth about Jesus, and encouraged to share that with the rest of the world. STUDY GUIDE https://www.standstrongministries.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/59-copy.pdf
"Evangelism" can be a loaded phrase. Lots of us, including our preacher for this week, have some baggage attached to it. What does it mean to be an evangelist like Jesus? On a large level, or a small level?To tell us your thoughts on this sermon, click through to the web posting and leave us a comment. Or, find us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Or, email us the old-fashioned way: info@galileochurch.org. To contribute financially to the ongoing ministry of Galileo Church, find us on Venmo, Patreon, or PayPal, or just send a check to 6563 Teague Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76140.
Ever feel like you need more of God or that you need to do more to experience more of Jesus? On today's podcast Dan shares a passage from Colossians that transformed his view on this topic and explains how we are fully equipped at the moment of salvation and how we can use this truth to have victory in our daily lives.
00:00 - Introduction 01:51 - Free-for-All (Going to New York City) 12:50 - Main Topic (Names of Jesus) On episode FIFTY-SEVEN of Let the Bird Fly! Wade and Mike sit down for a somewhat off-the-cuff episode. Wade and Mike were recently in New York, which gave them the idea to discuss New York City (because nothing sounds like a better idea than two guys who have been to New York a total of three times talking about NYC). After providing a comprehensive review of New York City, Mike and Wade turn their attention to a discussion of the names of Jesus. If you haven't done so yet, make sure to head over to the 1517 Podcast Network and check all the other podcasts in the network; you’re sure to find something you’ll enjoy! And as always, if you are enjoying the show, please subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn Radio. You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! If you’d like to contact us we can be reached at podcast@LetTheBirdFly.com, or visit our website at www.LetTheBirdFly.com. Thanks for listening! Attributions for Music and Image used in this Episode: “The Last One” by Jahzzar is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License. “Horses to Water” by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena “Gib laut” by Dirk Becker is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License. “Whistling Down the Road” by Silent Partner “Not Drunk” by The Joy Drops is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License. Image: “Lamb of God, Bread of Life” by Daniel Go is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic license.
1. Jesus: On a mission from the Father 2. Jesus: Better than religion 3. Jesus: Proved He is God
How do we love and befriend our Muslim neighbors so that we can introduce them to our best friend, Jesus? On this week’s podcast, Doug interviews Agshin Jafarov. Agshin works with RCA Global Missions to help resettle many refugees in the Great Lakes Region. During this interview, they discuss Agshin’s experiences working with Muslim refugees […]
Speaker: Vince Klassen Any story that ends with someone trying to throw Jesus over a cliff is going to get my attention. That’s exactly where the biblical story I've been studying this week ends up – with people so furious at Jesus that they want to pitch him over a cliff! So why are they that angry at Jesus? On the surface, their reaction seemed to have nothing to do with us. But when I dug down deeper into the characters in the story, I realized we are all at risk of the same reaction. I believe, that underneath it all, there is this fundamental decision that every one of us who is on a spiritual journey needs to decide…can we evolve?
I. Introduction In December 2nd 1804, a short balding man from Corsica stood before Pope Pius VII in the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, France. His name was Napoleon Bonaparte. That day was to be the day of his coronation as Emperor over all of France. He had come to this point through sheer military brilliance, perhaps unlike the world had ever seen up to that point, and also through an ability to manipulate his political enemies either into self-destruction or terrified silence. Because of these skills the French Senate acclaimed him unanimously to be Emperor and he invited, or should I say commanded the Pope, to come and crown him Emperor over France. Napoleon was the pinnacle of the French Revolution. He was the picture of humanity and all of its capability, all of its intellect, its will, its sheer desire to dominate. Through all of these powers, and his natural leadership capabilities, he was able to dominate others and get to this position. He came for his coronation dressed in shimmering robes, the robes of an emperor, befitting an emperor, and at the supreme moment where he was to be crowned as Emperor, Pope Pius VII reached for the crown and Napoleon arrogantly waved him off. He grabbed the crown himself, turned his back to the Pope, and put the crown on his own head. He was holding a sword in his left hand and the crown in his right and there was an artist there painting this picture. Napoleon later thought better of it and the official state painting that was represented, was of him crowning Josephine, an act of a little bit more befitting humility perhaps, but there was nothing humble about Napoleon at all. Such was the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor over France. II. The Baptism of Jesus On a muddy riverbank in Palestine an unknown man stood in front of John the Baptist surrounded by penitent sinners. There was nothing unusual about people coming to John the Baptist to be baptized as they demonstrated repentance and forgiveness of sins, nothing unusual at all. As a matter of fact, thousands of people were going out to see John, but there was something unusual that day because John the Baptist looked up to this man and seemed stunned that he was there. He interrupted his baptisms and looked up. It was obvious that that man was there to be baptized and John the Baptist said to Him, "I need to be baptized by You. And do You come to me?" None of the crowds had ever heard John speak this way before. John was full of the fire of the Holy Spirit in his preaching. But this man was Jesus Christ. And though the people who stood around him at that moment didn't realize it, this also was to be the coronation of Jesus Christ as king over Israel. Now it shouldn't trouble you that I used the words coronation. Jesus actually is crowned many times, as we sing in the hymn 'Crown Him with Many Crowns, the Lamb upon His throne’. They'll be another coronation at the end of the universe when He takes His rightful place, but this was a coronation. And how different it was from Napoleon's. Jesus said in John 8:50, "I am not seeking glory for Myself,; but but there is One who seeks it," said Jesus and that was His heavenly Father. And so at the baptism of Jesus we're going to see how the Heavenly Father testifies to the glory of Jesus Christ and how Jesus shows Himself to be the King of glory by His humility, not by His arrogance. It's fitting for a king not only to be crowned, but to ride forth, and to fight the battles of the people he reigns. Napoleon in his left hand had a sword, representative of his military prowess. It was that which had earned him the throne of France. And Jesus also would ride forth to fight a battle but it was a different battle — it was a battle of temptation. A struggle that each one of us wrestles with every day, or we're not a Christian. We wrestle and we fight with temptation and Jesus our King shows us how. He rides forth victoriously, conquering to give us that victory. Baptism of the Son So let's consider the baptism and the temptation of Jesus as His coronation and testing of His kingship. Listen now to Matthew 3:13 through 4:11. "Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John, but John tried to deter Him saying, 'I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?' Jesus replied, 'Let it be so now, it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.' Then John consented. As soon as Jesus was baptized He went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on Him. And a voice from heaven said, 'This is my Son, whom I love. With Him I am well pleased.' Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fasting 40 days and 40 nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to Him and said, 'If you're the Son of God tell these stones to become bread.' Jesus answered, 'It is written, 'Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.' Then the devil took Him to the holy city and had Him stand on the highest point of the temple. 'If you are the Son of God,' he said, 'throw yourself down from here, for it is written, 'He will command His angels concerning you and they will lift you up in their hands so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.' Jesus answered him, 'It is also written, do not put the Lord your God to the test.' Again the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor, 'All this I will give you,' he said, 'If you'll fall down and worship me.' Jesus said to him, 'Away from me, Satan, for it is written, worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.' Then the devil left Him and angels came and attended Him." Let's look first at the baptism of Jesus, the coronation of the King. We see here, marvelously at the beginning of Jesus' public ministry, the Trinity, Father, Son and Spirit, identifying Jesus as the Messiah. We see the baptism of the Son. "Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John." We see the purpose of Jesus in making that journey. Everything Jesus did was for a purpose. He always had a purpose. Everything was for a reason even though those who loved Him and His disciples did not always understand what that purpose might be. And it says that even John the Baptist tried to deter or stop Him. Actually, the Greek gives the implication that he tried over a long period of time, continuing to try to stop Jesus from being baptized. Now, remember that John's baptism was a baptism for repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Pharisees and Sadducees came to John for baptism, but John did not want to baptize them. Why? Because they saw no need for their own baptism. The saw no reason for repentance for the forgiveness of their sins. But John not wanting to baptize Jesus is different because he sees no need for Jesus' baptism. And indeed ,Jesus had no need for repentance for He was sinless and pure and holy. So we see John's perceptiveness, his spiritual perception. In John's Gospel, he said, "Behold the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world." The lamb of God had to be sinless, spotless. John sees that Jesus has nothing from which to repent. Actually, we see the humility of John. He says, "I need to be baptized by You. And do You come to me?" The humility and spiritual perception of John the Baptist becomes a problem because just like Peter would do later several times, John the Baptist tries to stop Jesus from doing something Jesus wants to do. Jesus knows what He's doing. Even if you are the prophet of God, don't stop Jesus from doing what He wants to do. Everything Jesus does is right, even though you don't understand it. We know that later in Matthew 11, John under the the weakness of the flesh, arrested, about to die, began to question whether Jesus really was the Messiah. And Jesus sent messengers to assure John and to strengthen him in his time of weakness. We see that John was not always on the same page with God - even at this moment, he tries to stop Jesus from being baptized. But Jesus replies forcefully. He said, "Let it be so now. It is proper for us to do this, to fulfill all righteousness." What a beautiful scene that is. The yearning of the Holy Son of God to be righteous. That that is the foundation of Jesus' throne. It says so in that beautiful coronation Psalm- Psalm 45 which is a coronation psalm written for a king. The writer of Hebrews, in Hebrews 1, picks up on this also. "Your throne, O God, will last forever and ever, and righteousness is the scepter of your Kingdom." The scepter is a symbol of the Kingdom and righteousness is the scepter of Jesus' Kingdom. "He loves righteousness and hates wickedness," it says. "Therefore, God, His God, sets Him above His companions by anointing Him with the oil of joy." Don't you see the pouring out of the joy of the Father at the baptism of Jesus? "This is My beloved Son. I'm well pleased with Him." The joy that just flows out from the Father onto the Son. And why does the Father love the Son? It's because the Son loves righteousness and that is the foundation of the throne of God. “Let it be so now, we must fulfill all righteousness.” What is righteousness? It's a love for what God says is right. It's a desire to do what God says to do. It's totally in conformity with the holiness and the purity of God's character. It's a desire to do everything God says. "We must fulfill all righteousness," says Jesus. But also there's a sense of identification, Jesus, with us sinners, isn't there? Jesus is numbered with the transgressors in Isaiah 53:12. That was the prophecy. He was numbered with the transgressors. He is going to be included with them as though He were one of them. If anyone had come and seen Him, they would have seen Him to be just another sinner to be baptized and in doing so, He was identifying Himself with us. This is absolutely essential for our salvation, isn't it? There's no other way for us to be saved other than that Jesus, sinless and pure, identifies Himself with us in our sinfulness. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him, we might become the righteousness of God. Do you see the exchange there? He takes on our filth, our sin, all the wretchedness. And He gives us His holiness and His righteousness. We must have that — the identification. Jesus' baptism is also a symbol of His death. Luke 12:50 He says, "I have a baptism to undergo and how distressed I am until I undergo it." Obviously likening His death to a baptism. Now, what is baptism? A total immersion in something. Jesus said ”I’m going to be immersed in death. But I'm going to do it for your righteousness, for your salvation." It's a symbol of His death. Also, Jesus is modeling for us righteousness, isn't He? Because later Jesus will command His disciples to go and make disciples of all nations and do what to them? Baptize them in the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit. And so in the same way that Jesus submitted to baptism, He calls on His disciples as a first step of obedience to submit to the waters of baptism as well. Jesus did this for righteousness, for identification, for symbolism, and for modeling. John the Baptist consented. Though he did not, I'm sure, understand all these levels, he said, "Okay," and he baptized Jesus. Anointing of the Spirit Now we see the anointing of the Spirit, Matt. 3:16, "As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water, at that moment, heaven was opened.” Actually in Mark's gospel, it said that the heavens were torn open. There was a rend, a rip, in the curtain that separated the material world from the spiritual world. We're surrounded by a spiritual world which actually predates the material world. The spiritual world will still be here when this material world is gone. Reach out and touch the pew, or touch the cushions, touch the fabric of your coat. Look over at your loved one and your friend. Realize that all these physical things are temporary, created by God. Someday they'll be wiped away. Isaiah 65:17 says, “I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered.” The spiritual world is around us all the time and it's more real than the physical world, but God has created a barrier, a veil. We can't see it,. And at that moment, He created a small tear in that, according to Mark's gospel, and out came a dove. The Holy Spirit, descending like a dove, circling down perhaps and landing, lighting, it says, on Jesus, remaining on Him. In John's gospel it says John the Baptist knew at that moment that Jesus was the Son of God. That's what convinced him, when the Holy Spirit descended like a dove and remained on Him. Now I tell you why I think this is a coronation. Back in the old days, in Israel's time, when a man was going to become king of Israel, or Judah, he would be anointed with oil, a prophet would come and take a horn of oil and pour it on his head, and it would cascade down his hair and his face. It would symbolize his authority to rule, of course, but there was something deeper than that. The first king who was anointed was Saul, and right after he was anointed, the prophet Samuel said this about the anointing, "The Spirit of the Lord will come upon you in power and you will be changed into a different person." So the oil symbolized the coming of the Spirit for King Saul. Later the same thing happened even more powerfully with David, 1 Samuel 16:13, "Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day the Spirit of the Lord came upon David in power." Do you see the identification between the oil and the Holy Spirit? The king was anointed with oil, and that showed that the Spirit was resting on him to give wisdom and guidance to rule the people of God. Jesus was not anointed with actual oil, was He? Now, 'Anointed one', is Messiah, or Christ. It's all the same. The anointing of the Jesus was going to be with the actual presence of the Holy Spirit, not symbolized, but the real Holy Spirit coming. But, of course, we can't see the Spirit, so He comes in the form of a dove and remains on Jesus the anointed. This is a coronation that the Jews would have understood, 'crowning with the Holy Spirit'. Jesus totally identified with the Spirit. Isaiah 11:1, it says, "A shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse. From his roots a branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the spirit of counsel and of power. The spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord, and he will delight in the fear of the Lord." Isn't that Jesus? The seven-fold spirit saturating Jesus. Everything Jesus did was saturated in the Holy Spirit. So when He began His preaching ministry in Nazareth He gets a scroll and rolls it up and finds a certain place in Isaiah where it says, in Isaiah 61:1, "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because the Lord" has what? "Anointed me." Do you see the identification? "The Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor." Spirit saturated everything Jesus did. Always moved by the Spirit, moved with compassion, moved with power, moved to push Satan's kingdom back by the power of the Spirit. But the heavens were open first. Isaiah 64:1: "Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down." Isn't that powerful? On the day of Jesus' baptism that's just what God did. He rent the heavens and He came down on Jesus. The anointing of the King. But Jesus didn't just come to receive that anointing, He came to give it to you and to me. Remember what John said. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. Have you been baptized, saturated, totally immersed in the Holy Spirit? If you're a Christian you have, because Jesus came to give you that gift. The King of Israel came to give you that incredible gift. Declaration of the Father Now we have the proclamation of the Father. Matt. 3: 17: "And a voice from heaven said, "This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased." Isn't that beautiful? The expression of joy, the joy of the Father in the Son. Do you know that the Father and the Son had been enjoying face to face fellowship with each other from eternity past? The Father loves the Son and shows Him all the things He does, said Jesus. Face to face fellowship. The Father has gazed into the sunlight of His own Son's glory and radiance, and He loves it. The love of the Father for the Son is the foundation of your salvation. It's the security of your salvation. Because you're united with Christ in baptism and through faith, and therefore the Father loves you, too. The gazing of the Father and the Son, it just flows out and He proclaims Him to be His Son. "This is My Son." And He proclaims His love. "My Son whom I love, and I'm well pleased with Him, everything He does pleases Me." Everything He does. The power of that moment. This was a mountain-top experience. III. The Temptation of Jesus But at that very moment, after that mountain-top experience, much like us, Jesus was led into the desert to be tempted by the devil. We will never last long on the mountain-top, not in this world—there's too much sin around us, too much trouble. There's work to be done. Napoleon had in his left hand a sword. And he went out with that to slaughter people, and he did slaughter people. Jesus also went out to do battle force, didn't He? Did He carry a sword? Yes, He did. But what sword did Jesus bring for His battle? The sword of the Spirit which is what? The Word of God. And He went out with the Word of God to do battle for us, to do battle with temptation. Do you struggle with temptation? Temptation is common to us, isn't it? “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to man.” We're all tempted; we all wrestle with sin. We feel that pull to evil. Jesus was sent to be tempted. Actually, Matthew is somewhat tame in the language compared to what Luke and Mark say. Mark says the the Holy Spirit drove Him out into the desert to be tempted. There's a sense of pushing, not that Jesus was reluctant, but a sense of urgency to get out and be tempted. We have to ask "why?" Why was Jesus tempted? Why did He have to submit to this? Hebrews puts this in a perspective, it says, "For this reason, He had to be made like His brothers in every way that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God. Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted. He knows what's it like to be tempted.” Jesus knows temptation better than any of you. Why do I say that? I can say it for myself too. It's because we cave in. We give in. We've never felt the full temptation. We felt 80% of the temptation, haven't we? And then we give up. Jesus felt 100% of every temptation that came His way. Felt it all and defeated it, extinguished it, took it and extinguished it in His own purity and holiness, until it sizzled out. That's what Jesus did with temptation. He is the most tempted man that's ever lived. More tempted than you and me. Hebrews says, "We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with us in our weakness, but we have one who has been" what? "Tempted in every way just as we are, yet was without sin." The purity of Jesus extinguishs those temptations. I love the way that Luke puts the bookends. I call it Luke's bookends: Luke 4:1, Luke 4:14. "Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil." Full of the Holy Spirit. And then it says in Luke 4:14, "Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit." Isn't that great? The bookends. He enters the desert filled with the Holy Spirit, He leaves the desert filled with the Holy Spirit. Do you enter your temptation filled with the Holy Spirit and leave your temptation filled with the Holy Spirit? You can. This is the power that God has given by the Spirit over temptation. We don't have to give in. What a model Jesus is for us in this. Now, what is the word used here? Is it temptation or is it testing? That's a difficulty for a translator. The Greek word could be taken either way. What's the difference between temptation and testing? Temptation I think is a gravitational or magnetic pull to evil. It's a pull to do something evil in the sight of God. God has nothing to do with that, does He? For it says in James 1:13-14 “When tempted no one should say, God is tempting me, for God cannot be tempted by evil nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is dragged away and enticed.” That's temptation. What is testing? Does God test us? Yes, He does. Genesis 22:1: ”Sometime later God said to Abraham, 'Abraham, take your son, your only son whom you love and sacrifice him on the mountain that I will show you.'" That is a test, for it says, "God tested Abraham." What's the difference? A test is a revelation of character as when God tells Satan: "Have you considered my servant Job?" So what does this testing reveal of Jesus’ character? Jesus was attesting as well as being attemped. There was no pulling to evil because Jesus' character is pure. There was nothing inside Him to respond to the temptation but rather like a magnetic attraction on a piece of wood. But we have these iron filings inside us, don't we? Habits of sin. And we respond to that magnetic pull. The more iron filings we have the more that temptation pulls in us. What are iron filings? It's the last time you gave in to the temptation. Put another filing in there. Every time you give in you pour more, and the next temptation's harder to refuse. Every time you say no to a temptation you take out some of that iron and the temptation has less force on you. So in the desert we see a revelation of the purity of Jesus' character. We see Jesus' meekness and His willingness to submit to the will of God in being tempted. We also see the viciousness of Satan. Do you realize how vicious your enemy is? Your enemy is like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour; he's prowling around looking for you. Is he going to come at you in a time of strength? No. He comes at you when you're weak. Jesus fasted 40 days and 40 nights. During Ramadan Muslims fast for 30 days. That's not bad, but they don't fast for 30 nights. More food is consumed in Ramadan than any other month of the year. That's called the hypocritical fast.They feast during Ramadan because they actually hungry from the daytime fast. But Jesus wasn't that way. He fasted 40 days and 40 nights, and He was hungry, and the tempter came when He was at His lowest. Does he come when you're at your lowest? Yes he does because he wants to destroy you. He's visicous. And he wants to ruin your life. He doesn't play fair. He wants to destroy you. The most powerful, destructive force in the world is temptation and sin, and that's the most destructive force in your world, in your life. If you don't fight it, it will ruin you. The Puritan theologian, John Owen said, "No one begins a quarrel with a viper and does not proceed to kill the viper or else he wishes he'd never begun the argument." You're in a fight with a viper. And you have to kill it or it will kill you. Do you understand that? And that's what Jesus came to do, to give you the power to put sin to death. Because Jesus knows how and you don't. Satan comes in his viciousness and in his time when he attacks Jesus with his schemes. These are the temptations. In verse 3 and 4, Jesus is tempted to turn the stones into bread; in verses 5-7, He's tempted to fall from the temple and give a spectacular display, and in verses 8-10, to worship the devil. I have renamed these temptations. Verses 3 and 4: “Serve your stomach and rule over God's power" ; verses 5-7: ”Serve sensationalism and rule over God's plan” and verses 8-10: "Serve the devil and rule the world." Serve your stomach and rule over God's power. Satan comes and says, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread. You have the power to do it. Do it. Use your power, use the power of God to meet your own physical need." And that's the essence of Satan's kingdom, isn't it? Feed yourself. Think of yourself. “Oh God can't ask this of you, it's been 40 days. He's not going to ask this of you. Take care of your own needs. Serve yourself. Meet your earthly needs”, says Satan. Sounds a little bit familiar to something later said to Jesus. Remember this? Matthew 27:40, "If you're the Son of God come down off that cross and save yourself." You see if Jesus gives in here, He's going to give in there. "No," said Jesus, "absolutely not." Paul spoke of people like this, they're people who live as enemies to the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction. Their God is what? Their stomach. What does it mean to have your stomach as your God? It means that your earthly passions and appetites are what rule your life. You live for them. Jesus wouldn't live that way. And Jesus said, "Man does not live... "It is written, man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." Now I see this phrase 'man does not live on bread alone' used as advertisements for expensive ice cream. That's totally missing the point. It's not a matter of man does not live on bread alone but on delicacies like ice cream and cake. That's got nothing to do with it. “Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God “ talks about how we should be moment by moment dependent on the word of God for everything. This comes from Deuteronomy when the Israelites were being led through the desert, and moment by moment they depended on God for their manna. You're coming to God all the time, every moment. The Greek here is man does not live on bread alone but on every word that is continually proceeding from the mouth of God. There's a sense of immediacy. When you pick up this book, you are listening to God speaking to you directly. That was Jesus' attitude about Scripture. "It is written, Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. That's where I get my sustenance from." "My food," said Jesus, "is not to do the will of him, it's to do the will of Him who sent me and to finish His work, that's what I get nourishment from. To do God's will moment by moment." So He dispensed with that temptation. Then the devil took Him to the Holy City, [Jerusalem] and had Him stand on the highest point of the temple. The historian Josephus said that the highest point of the temple overlooked a ravine called the Kidron Valley, it was 450 feet down. 450 feet,— that's a 45 story building. How spectacular would it have been if Jesus had just fallen down at that moment? He would have forced God's hand. The Son of God did not come into the world to die tragically falling from the highest point of the temple, did He? If so, God would be forced to respond to the Son by sending the angels. And so Satan quotes Scripture, "He will send His angels concerning you and they'll lift you up in their hands so that you will not strike your foot against a stone." Satan is fully capable of quoting Scripture. He knows how to cite Scripture, but does he interpret it properly? Jesus said no stating that it is also written, "You shall not put the Lord your God to the test." “I’m not going to force God's hand. I'm going to listen to God and do what He tells me to do. I'm going to submit to the leadership of God. I'm not going to rule over God's plan. I'm going to be ruled by God's plan ,and I'm going to do what He tells me to do.” Second temptation dispensed with. So then the devil takes Jesus to a very high mountain and in an instant, perhaps, shows Him all the kingdoms of the world in their splendor. How does Satan do that? It's not very much different than what you get in satellite TV, DSS and all that 260 channels, just images flowing of all the kingdoms of the world in their splendor. Satan's good at images, isn't he? Just flowing through our minds all the time; it just keeps coming and coming, those images. And Satan said, "You can have all this, Jesus, if you'll just fall down and worship me. You'll just have it. It's yours. I'll give it to you. It's mine to give and I'll give it." But Jesus, you see, He looks deeper, doesn't He? Man looks at outward appearance, the splendor, the beauty. Jesus looks in at the people who make up those kingdoms. There are people there that are going to be eternally lost, if He doesn't die on the cross for them. He sees the people. He sees the glory that Satan can't understand and the glory and the beauty of God's salvation plan. And He wants those people, but He wants them in His way. He doesn't care a hoot about the shiny molecules of gold and platinum and shimmery robes Satan puts in front of His face. It doesn't mean a thing. There's a light, a glory that Satan can't understand, and that's what He's going for. But actually there's something deeper than that. There's a revulsion, a hatred I think, that comes from within Jesus' character at this moment. And the idea of worshipping anyone but God wells up into this statement, "Away from me, Satan, for it is written 'Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.'" We are made to serve. You are going to serve something. You can't get away from it. You're going to serve your flesh or your appetites or your career. You're going to serve something, you're going to serve God. We are created to serve the eternal God. That's what we were made for, and Jesus shows the way. It's interesting what these temptations all have in common, they all point to this world, don't they? All are “this-worldly.” They all have to do with this order because that's all Satan has to offer. He has no claim on the future, no claim on eternity. Actually, Revelation says that the devil knows that his time is short. He doesn't have much time, all he can offer you is some temporary pleasure; that's all he can give to you. That's it. God can give you eternal joy and pleasure at His right hand. That's what Jesus wants and it's what He wants for you as well. And so He thoroughly destroy Satan. "Do not love the world," said John, "Or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For everything in the world, the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, the boastful pride of life comes not from the Father but from the world." Listen to this, "The world and its desires pass away but the man who does the will of God lives forever." Jesus destroyed Satan that day, and He'll destroy Satan on your behalf too if you'll fight the way He taught you to fight. "Then the Devil left Him," it says, "and angels came and attended Him." It's interesting how Jesus got immediately the very thing that He was tempted, God sent his angels to take care of Him. But in God's time, not in Satan's time. And ultimately Jesus will receive the Kingdoms of the world. Every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Satan has nothing to offer you that God can't give you 100 times better if you just be patient and do it in His way. IV. Application What are my applications? First, when it comes to the baptism of Jesus, ask yourself if have you been baptized as a believer in Jesus Christ. Have you given your life to Jesus and then been baptized as He has commanded? It's the first step of obedience - have you done it? If not, you need to obey Him and follow Him. But Paul in Romans 6 links your baptism to your holiness. He challenges you to live up to your baptismal vows. If you've been united with Christ in His death, you'll surely also be united with Him in His new life. You'll walk in newness of life. Are you walking in newness of life? Are you resisting the devil and seeing him flee from you? Are you entering your deserts of temptation filled with the Spirit and then leaving the desert filled with the Spirit? Or are you caving in left and right? Jesus has given you the power to say no - to stand firm and He's given you the way. The way, my friends, is the Bible - it's the Scripture. Saturate your minds in its message and you will be given the will and the strength to resist. Memorize it and you're given specific refutations to each temptation that comes your way. It's both a world view and a specific weapon that the Scripture gives you. It will give you the determination to fight and to be holy and to resist. Today we've seen the coronation and the testing of the King. I don't really have any idea where you at spiritually,. I can't see into your hearts, but if you've never given yourself to Jesus Christ, let today be the day of salvation for you. Give yourself to Him fully that He may save you from your sins and give you eternal life. If on the other hand you're already a Christian, you've been baptized, but you're struggling with sin, rededicate yourself to standing firm, to knowing the Scripture and to fighting the way that Jesus did and not giving in. Let Him fight your battles for you. Say, "Jesus, I'm being tempted, fight in me." And He will. Give yourself fully to Him.
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