The Gospel | Pastor Dan Stauffer | Resonate Church

Can you imagine what that moment must have been like? Because we all we all know what that moment's like. We all know what it's like to experience guilt. We all know what it's like to experience shame, embarrassment from what we've done. We all know what it's like to experience the consequences of hurting people because of our sin, things we said, ways we've acted. We know the darkness of sin. If you've not just committed a sin, but sin has taken hold of you, whether that's an addiction or something that's just been ruling your life. [00:51:59] (47 seconds)  #FacingGuiltAndShame

God is not chasing after you with a baseball bat waiting for you to mess up. He's actually very close to you. You might feel like you're far from him, but he's very close to you. He's close to the sinner. He's close to the broken hearted. Jesus was accused of being one that actually was after Satan. The the religious leaders would say, you're you you have a a demonic spirit. You're of of of Satan. He said, because he would spend time with those that were far from God. He [00:46:29] (33 seconds)  #GodIsCloseToTheBroken

would spend time with sinners. He would spend time with prostitutes. He would spend time with with those that were stealing and robbing from people, with with tax collectors. The bible described it, tax collectors and sinners. He would spend time with them. Why? Because he was always revealing the father. The father is always leaning in. He loves you so much. It doesn't matter what you've done. He's leaning in. He's so close for the moment that you would turn to him and say, God, I need you. [00:47:03] (25 seconds)  #JesusWelcomesSinners

If you declare with your mouth Jesus is lord and believe in your heart that god raises from the dead, you will be saved. This is what we celebrate on Easter. We're getting ready to celebrate Easter here in just a few weeks. Jesus didn't just die for us. I mean, that would be that would be special if someone was to lay down their life for someone, and that happens. People do that. I mean, we see people, you know, step in front of something, push someone out of the way, say they're and they they get injured and lose their life. They save someone's life. The like, that's that's amazing. [00:57:14] (42 seconds)  #ConfessJesusIsLord

And also, your faith is also empty if Jesus wasn't raised from the dead. And if Christ is not risen, our faith is useless. We're still in our sins if if Christ is not risen. A few verses later in verse 20, the apostle Paul says, but he's risen. But now he's risen from the dead. He's risen. He is alive. Last point is this. Number five, everyone who calls on Jesus will be saved. Everyone. [00:59:34] (45 seconds)  #EveryoneWhoCallsOnJesus

Everyone. Believe in my heart, confess with my mouth. I call Jesus. I I I don't I don't wanna be separated from the father anymore. I know I recognize that I'm a sinner. My sin separates me from you, but I don't wanna be separated from you anymore. Jesus, I know you paid the price for my sin on that cross. And God miraculously raised you from the dead so that I could experience that salvation. Jesus, would you come into my heart? [01:00:17] (28 seconds)  #InviteJesusIntoYourHeart

It's not by works, lest any one of us could boast. It's by grace that you and I are saved through faith. It it is the gift of God for eternal life. We can't earn it. We're not good enough for it. That's why when we're worshiping all of the songs, did you did you were you were you aware of the things that we were singing about was all about the blood of Jesus, all about the salvation that we've experienced, how grateful we are, how thankful we are because Jesus has washed us clean. I don't deserve it, but God, you have stepped in because you love me so much, and because you've loved me so much. I love you God. I respond with love and I worship you. Thank you for saving me. We don't deserve it. We [00:53:49] (36 seconds)  #SavedByGrace

don't deserve it. It's only because of his love. So how do we receive this gift of God? We've all sinned. The consequence of our sin is separation from God, but Christ died for us. How do we receive this gift, the gift of God that he talks about, this eternal life? Well, number four is salvation. A salvation that is through faith and confession. Faith and confession. [00:54:26] (34 seconds)  #FaithAndConfession