Living in the Purpose of Jesus' Life

"We love celebrating his birth. We love the manger scene. We just celebrated it this past week, and thank God for the manger scene. These are essential to our faith. And we love celebrating his death and resurrection at Easter. We have a whole day to celebrate it. And both of these are important. These are all essential parts of Jesus' life to our faith. His miraculous birth is the fulfillment of many prophecies. It's the idea that it's his incarnation, his stepping out of glory and eternity into humanity." [00:32:45] (34 seconds)


"And the wall shows us God's perfect standard and helps us see our own weakness and sinfulness, making it clear that we need a Savior. It paints a picture. It paints a picture of the true form of Jesus. You see, Martin Luther said it like this, that the law says, do this, and it's never done. But grace says, believe in this, and everything is done. You see, Jesus lived perfectly to meet the law's demands that we couldn't keep." [00:39:33] (34 seconds)


"But when Christ had offered for all time, a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool. For his feet. You see, we see this contrast between the old sacrificial system and the sacrifice of Jesus. You see, because we are unholy, the law required for sacrifices to be made on our behalf." [00:41:26] (30 seconds)


"There's nothing that we can do on our own to truly have rest. But Jesus, at the moment of his sacrifice, fully confident, sat down at the right hand of the Father. And it goes even beyond saying he's waiting for his enemies to just, just become his footstool. Just put his feet up on him. Imagine the confidence knowing that Jesus fulfilled everything, that his sacrifice was sufficient. Let me, let me emphasize this, that Jesus isn't anxious or pacing in heaven. He isn't concerned about our ability to live perfectly. He's seated. He's rested." [00:46:43] (46 seconds)


"Jesus took all of the sins, laid it at the cross, at the feet of the cross and said, I'm dying for these. Because his sacrifice was perfect. His sacrifice was sufficient. Not just for some sins, not just for sins at a period of time, for all sins, past, present, and future. And I think this is where many of us really struggle. That if we read verse 17 again, it says, and then he adds, I will remember their sins, and their lawless deeds no more." [00:49:03] (39 seconds)


"That's what it's like when we try to carry the weight of sin and guilt that Jesus has already lifted. That's what it's like, us trying to earn that forgiveness, trying to do the good works, trying to do better, trying to come to church every day or commit to reading your Bible every day or worshiping God every day. If we continue to try to work towards forgiveness. We are going to struggle." [00:51:32] (27 seconds)


"There's not another one that needs to be. There's no more bulls or rams or goats or lambs that need to be sacrificed, because Jesus is the ultimate sacrifice. Romans 5, 19 says this. It says, For by the one man's disobedience, the many were made sinners. So by the one man's obedience, the many will be made righteous. You see, through the sin of Adam, sin entered into this world because of his disobedience in the face of a righteous and holy God." [00:52:10] (35 seconds)


"Jesus is the fix to the problem. You see, by one man's disobedience, many were made sinners. By one man's obedience, many will be made righteous. And many, and all those who put their faith and trust in Jesus, not all people, but all those who put their faith and trust in Jesus will be made. They will be made righteous because of the sacrifice of Jesus." [00:53:31] (28 seconds)