The sermon begins with the pastor discussing the two realms in the story of the Bible: the earth and the heavens. He explains that humans, while not spiritual beings like angels and cherubim, are called to become something more. God elevates humans to live and rule in Eden, a place where heaven and earth are one. Eating from the tree of life symbolizes receiving God's eternal life, transforming both the body and imagination to inhabit both heaven and earth simultaneously. However, humanity is deceived by a spiritual rebel, leading to their exile from the garden and the emergence of evil and death in the world.
The pastor then introduces Jesus as the fulfillment of God's promise to defeat evil and death and restore humanity to its lost calling. Jesus, both fully human and divine, rejects the deceptive lies of the spiritual powers and is victorious over evil. He announces the arrival of God's heavenly rule on earth and confronts the power of death through healing and exorcisms. Jesus challenges the corrupt spiritual powers that enslave communities with their lies, teaching that every human is an image of God and that true power and peace come through sacrifice, generosity, and self-giving love.
The pastor emphasizes that Jesus not only taught these ideals but lived them out, bringing God's heavenly kingdom to Jerusalem and ultimately giving his life to defeat the spiritual powers that enslave humanity. Through his resurrection, Jesus becomes a new kind of human, one that can live and rule with God forever.
The pastor concludes by stating that Jesus is the new humanity that believers are called to become. Believers are called to experience eternal life through knowing and loving God, with the assurance that even in death, God's love will transform their bodies and raise them up into the new creation. This sermon is a call to believers to embrace the transformative power of God's love and to live out the teachings of Jesus in their daily lives.
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