Fulfilled: Embracing Grace and Identity in Christ
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"Various different prophecies that were given hundreds of years, even before Jesus comes on the scene, had been given that Jesus actually fulfills. Now, I realize for those of you who are new to church, some of what's going to be shared today will probably feel so foreign and different than anything that you've heard before, and that's okay. But what you'll see is the reason why we'll be going over the various different passages from hundreds of years, even before Jesus was born, is because we're going to arrive at a conclusion about what the Christian message fundamentally is about." [00:01:51] (31 seconds)
"Now, look at the story. Look at how it unfolds, because look at what it says. It says, in the passage that was read, Herod called the Magi secretly. Now, the Magi were people from the east. Herod was a puppet governor of Judea who was only in power because Rome had put him in power. History tells us in extra biblical sources that Herod was someone that was incredibly sensitive and insecure. In fact, he would often execute anyone who threatened his own power." [00:05:35] (29 seconds)
"Matthew, who's this gospel writer, is writing this account and he hearkens back to this word. Out of Egypt, I called my son. Now, here's the thing. Matthew, he is constantly, he's this gospel writer that he's constantly hearkening back to the Old Testament prophecies that have come. Now, notice, where does this phrase, out of Egypt I called my son, where does it come from? It actually comes from the prophet Hosea, Hosea chapter 11." [00:09:00] (26 seconds)
"Now, do you see what Matthew is doing? Matthew is highlighting these different moments in the story of Jesus in his own life. He's hearkening back and he's giving you all these little breadcrumbs, this prophecy. Micah about Bethlehem, this prophecy from Hosea about Israel, and about out of Egypt I called my son. And what is Jesus doing here? Why is he framing the story in such a manner? See, he's framing the story in such a manner because it mimics the story of Israel." [00:16:27] (28 seconds)
"Now, why is Matthew framing the story this way? Matthew's framing the story this way because he's trying to say, see, this is what the Christian message is all about, where Israel failed, where you and I, we constantly make mistakes and we fail. We succumb to our sins, our selfish proclivities, our lusts, our pride. There's someone who has come in your place, and he has not failed, and his name is Jesus." [00:18:17] (28 seconds)
"See, but that's only half of the good news. You see, because there's this other half of the good news. The other half of the good news is, God made him who knew no sin, who knew no sin, who knew no sin, to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in him. The righteousness of, what does that mean? What it means is this, is God takes us, he takes our record, and he puts it on Jesus." [00:19:38] (25 seconds)
"In other words, the good news of Jesus and the distinct news of the Christian faith is that most religions will basically say that the way that you make yourself well with the gods is if you perform better, you do better, deeds, you're better than those other people who live in other cities. But see, the good news of Christian faith is like, no, no, no. It's not about how you perform. It's about what God has done, what Jesus has done." [00:20:48] (28 seconds)
"Now, some of you are like, I get it. I hear that all the time. But listen, you don't know where I was last night. You don't know where I grew up. You don't know about some of the evil, perverse things that lie within my heart. I mean, isn't it so? You don't know, Drew. You don't know. Like, I'm not even a Christian. I don't even consider myself a Christian. How can you say I'm fully loved, fully accepted?" [00:22:00] (25 seconds)
"But don't you see like the good news of Jesus in the ways that the world demarcates and starts to identify you on who is worthy, who is not, who is lovable, who is not? I mean, see, the freedom of the good news of Jesus is that because our identity is not based on what you've done, it's based on what Jesus has done. It changes everything." [00:24:27] (23 seconds)
"Now, the Christian message has fundamentally always been about how Jesus has done what we could not do, and because he has done what we could not do, I'm fully loved, fully accepted, nothing to hide, nothing to prove, nothing to lose. Now, here's the thing. Jesus' invitation, it wasn't, hey, come follow this religion and this institution. Come, follow this church or this pastor or this teacher of the law." [00:34:50] (33 seconds)
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"Now, look at the story. Look at how it unfolds, because look at what it says. It says, in the passage that was read, Herod called the Magi secretly. Now, the Magi were people from the east. Herod was a puppet governor of Judea who was only in power because Rome had put him in power. History tells us in extra biblical sources that Herod was someone that was incredibly sensitive and insecure. In fact, he would often execute anyone who threatened his own power." [00:05:35] (29 seconds)
"Matthew, who's this gospel writer, is writing this account and he hearkens back to this word. Out of Egypt, I called my son. Now, here's the thing. Matthew, he is constantly, he's this gospel writer that he's constantly hearkening back to the Old Testament prophecies that have come. Now, notice, where does this phrase, out of Egypt I called my son, where does it come from? It actually comes from the prophet Hosea, Hosea chapter 11." [00:09:00] (26 seconds)
"Now, do you see what Matthew is doing? Matthew is highlighting these different moments in the story of Jesus in his own life. He's hearkening back and he's giving you all these little breadcrumbs, this prophecy. Micah about Bethlehem, this prophecy from Hosea about Israel, and about out of Egypt I called my son. And what is Jesus doing here? Why is he framing the story in such a manner? See, he's framing the story in such a manner because it mimics the story of Israel." [00:16:27] (28 seconds)
"Now, why is Matthew framing the story this way? Matthew's framing the story this way because he's trying to say, see, this is what the Christian message is all about, where Israel failed, where you and I, we constantly make mistakes and we fail. We succumb to our sins, our selfish proclivities, our lusts, our pride. There's someone who has come in your place, and he has not failed, and his name is Jesus." [00:18:17] (28 seconds)
"See, but that's only half of the good news. You see, because there's this other half of the good news. The other half of the good news is, God made him who knew no sin, who knew no sin, who knew no sin, to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in him. The righteousness of, what does that mean? What it means is this, is God takes us, he takes our record, and he puts it on Jesus." [00:19:38] (25 seconds)
"In other words, the good news of Jesus and the distinct news of the Christian faith is that most religions will basically say that the way that you make yourself well with the gods is if you perform better, you do better, deeds, you're better than those other people who live in other cities. But see, the good news of Christian faith is like, no, no, no. It's not about how you perform. It's about what God has done, what Jesus has done." [00:20:48] (28 seconds)
"Now, some of you are like, I get it. I hear that all the time. But listen, you don't know where I was last night. You don't know where I grew up. You don't know about some of the evil, perverse things that lie within my heart. I mean, isn't it so? You don't know, Drew. You don't know. Like, I'm not even a Christian. I don't even consider myself a Christian. How can you say I'm fully loved, fully accepted?" [00:22:00] (25 seconds)
"But don't you see like the good news of Jesus in the ways that the world demarcates and starts to identify you on who is worthy, who is not, who is lovable, who is not? I mean, see, the freedom of the good news of Jesus is that because our identity is not based on what you've done, it's based on what Jesus has done. It changes everything." [00:24:27] (23 seconds)
"Now, the Christian message has fundamentally always been about how Jesus has done what we could not do, and because he has done what we could not do, I'm fully loved, fully accepted, nothing to hide, nothing to prove, nothing to lose. Now, here's the thing. Jesus' invitation, it wasn't, hey, come follow this religion and this institution. Come, follow this church or this pastor or this teacher of the law." [00:34:50] (33 seconds)
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