Understanding Faith, Works, and the Significance of Communion

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In my sermon, I discussed the common misconception that by following the law, we can earn God's love and acceptance. I emphasized that the law is not a means to earn God's love, but rather a tutor that helps us understand our need for the gospel. Every time we find ourselves incapable of obeying the law, it's a reminder that we can't do this on our own. I also touched on the concept of faith and works, explaining that while we don't need to perform good works to earn faith, a faith that works is a faith that produces good works. A faith that doesn't produce works is a worthless faith.

In the second part of my sermon, I discussed the significance of communion for followers of Jesus. Communion is a time for us to remember that Jesus is the perfect, spotless lamb that secured a relationship with God that we could never secure on our own. Every time we partake in communion, we are proclaiming Christ's death until he comes again. I also touched on the importance of letting the Spirit lead in our lives and in our prayers for others.

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1. "If we can sit in the reality of our identity that we are loved by God no matter what, whether you're a follower of Jesus or not, he loves you, he's crazy about you. Out of that love, acceptance, and relationship, I begin to live out this kind of transformed vision of the different way that Jesus modeled." - 15:55

2. "One of the deepest cultural pressures that we feel is the idol of self-sufficiency. We want to communicate that we are self-sufficient, but in reality, our lives are often inconsistent with that idea. We are so concerned with this external appearance of 'we got it, we're good'." - 17:03

3. "Sometimes we don't do anything because we have mistook our responsibility for God's responsibility. We're giving ourselves too much credit and not enough at the same time. God's got it, and he's just asking you to take a step." - 08:24

4. "The standard by which we understand God through the scriptures is that God is perfect. The problem becomes, if God's holy and to be in a perfect and permanent relationship with God we also need to be holy, then the 'good enough, more good than bad' scale system doesn't work." - 09:28

5. "The lie of self-sufficiency will eventually show itself true. Eventually, you will hit something you can't solve. Without God, we cling to people, but we ask people to be God. Turns out they can't be. Even the best people with the best of intentions can't be God. Together we're trusting someone who is perfect, who can handle all of this, who can take the weight of my disappointment, of my failed expectations." - 18:35

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