Jesus Is the Way, Truth, and Life

What story are you living in? Are you living your life in a way that fits with that story so that others will see it? They'll not just hear it in what you say, but they'll see it in how you are. That's our call. Does our life fit? Do our attitudes, do our words, the way we interact with others fit with the story of Jesus who came to us in humility, who in faithfulness gave all, even died on a cross, praying for the very ones who were crucifying him, and then in that submission, in that humility, God exalted him and and showed that he is the truth. That's our story that we get to celebrate, rehearse, and share today and rejoice in. Let's pray. [00:52:24] (60 seconds)  #LiveTheJesusStory

And rather than grumble rather than than us grumbling at God for why did you only give us one way that seems all unfair and whatever offensive, we should be on our knees with tears of joy. Thank you merciful, loving savior that you gave us a way to be saved at all. You didn't have to, but you have. Christ is risen. It's the Easter season, that's kind of our refrain here. Christ is risen. That means death. The consequence of sin according to Romans is defeated. It means the savior has opened up a door for us to be saved from sin and its consequence. That's the story that we live in when we turn to Christ as believers. [00:49:11] (48 seconds)  #ChristIsRisen

We'll find the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two edged sword as Hebrews four says, and it really does pierce and touch our hearts and our minds. You know, I talked about this last week, a man opening the bible and hearing a word for him and I believe, I'm confident, if you go and open the scriptures because you want to hear God speak, you will. You will hear God. I I don't have to like, you know, doubt that or worry about that. If you go to the bible with an open heart, you will hear God because he's alive and he speaks. And then what will you do with what you've heard? [00:42:16] (39 seconds)  #GodSpeaksInScripture

These Christians are telling a rival story about how the world really is, and if people believe it, it does change everything. In a sense, the mob is right. The gospel of Jesus overturns the ways of the fallen world, and if they accept the gospel, it means everything in their life must also change. But they're also wrong. They don't see this. But the world, the world that they know is already upside down. The world has already fallen. It's already been overturned in sin. And Jesus has come to set things right again. Jesus comes making things straight. [00:43:46] (46 seconds)  #GospelChangesEverything