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[1773.32 --> 1777.50] When you encounter Jesus, you encounter the light of the world. |
[1778.80 --> 1783.66] When you encounter Jesus, you encounter the source of life itself. |
[1784.94 --> 1786.40] I mean, just let this blow your mind. |
[1786.40 --> 1791.36] When we pray to Jesus, when we listen to Christ speak to us by His Word, we're praying to the |
[1791.36 --> 1795.88] one who is there with the Father before the creation of the world, one with the Spirit, |
[1796.28 --> 1804.74] one with the Father, sent into human history to liberate the world, to rescue us from the |
[1804.74 --> 1812.96] insidious temptation of Satan, from the enslaving power of sin, and from the grave itself that |
[1812.96 --> 1814.76] claims life when it comes to its end. |
[1816.70 --> 1821.08] What Paul is on again, over and over in Galatians, and when you read it you'll see this, what he |
[1821.08 --> 1823.36] wants for the church is freedom. |
[1824.32 --> 1830.28] And the reason he's so upset is because all these false avenues, these false gospels do |
[1830.28 --> 1831.14] not lead to freedom. |
[1831.14 --> 1833.84] The law will not produce freedom. |
[1834.78 --> 1835.90] Let me add some more. |
[1835.98 --> 1838.16] Material prosperity will not produce freedom. |
[1838.58 --> 1841.14] Our religious experiences will not produce freedom. |
[1841.14 --> 1845.06] It's Jesus Christ, death and resurrection, reigning on high. |
[1845.16 --> 1846.66] It is Jesus who produces freedom. |
[1847.36 --> 1851.50] And Paul says to the church then and the church now, I want you to be free. |
[1852.54 --> 1856.14] And the only way you do that is through the gospel. |
[1857.12 --> 1858.32] There's no other doors. |
[1858.82 --> 1859.92] There's no other avenues. |
[1860.34 --> 1862.32] There's lots of false options on the table. |
[1862.44 --> 1865.12] There's lots of shiny objects that claim to bring salvation. |
[1865.54 --> 1866.66] But it is only Jesus. |
[1866.66 --> 1871.70] It is the gift of grace that has come to us through the finished work of his death and |
[1871.70 --> 1872.34] his resurrection. |
[1873.76 --> 1875.74] And that will be true for the rest of your life. |
[1876.58 --> 1878.76] That will be true for the rest of your kid's life. |
[1878.96 --> 1881.26] That will be true until Jesus comes again. |
[1882.28 --> 1883.70] And church, maybe I'll say it this way. |
[1884.64 --> 1887.42] We can never deviate from that. |
[1887.42 --> 1892.26] And if you feel like hope is trying to add some pluses, Jesus plus this, Jesus plus that, |
[1892.38 --> 1896.04] or in our preaching we're unwilling to talk about the hard bits of the scripture, come |
[1896.04 --> 1896.86] and warn us. |
[1897.10 --> 1901.98] Because I want this church to be one where the generations of believers after us are nourished |
[1901.98 --> 1904.66] by nothing other than the gospel. |
[1905.68 --> 1907.04] Because Jesus is enough. |
[1907.84 --> 1908.84] He's enough for you. |
[1909.44 --> 1910.36] He's enough for me. |
[1910.44 --> 1912.56] And he's enough for his world. |
[1912.56 --> 1920.62] And our freedom is found nowhere else than in Christ Jesus, our Lord and Savior. |
[1920.86 --> 1922.42] To him be the honor and the glory. |
[1924.62 --> 1925.24] Let's pray. |
[1933.88 --> 1938.76] Father, we thank you for your word, even when it's a hard word. |
[1938.76 --> 1943.06] Lord, and we thank you that you by your spirit compelled Paul to write this letter. |
[1943.42 --> 1945.56] And we pray that we'd have ears to hear. |
[1946.96 --> 1950.14] Our day is so different than the day of the Galatians. |
[1950.32 --> 1953.14] We don't have people imposing Jewish laws on us. |
[1953.18 --> 1957.52] But Lord, the temptations are real to add something to the gospel. |
[1958.48 --> 1959.68] To add safety. |
[1960.80 --> 1961.90] To add comfort. |
[1962.76 --> 1967.28] To add material prosperity or religious experience or certain political assumptions. |
[1967.28 --> 1970.08] Lord, we confess that we are led astray. |
[1971.36 --> 1972.58] That we buy it. |
[1973.80 --> 1979.10] And we pray that you would bring us back to the center of the Christian faith. |
[1979.56 --> 1981.80] And that is your son, Jesus Christ. |
[1982.56 --> 1984.38] We thank you that the tomb is empty. |
[1985.36 --> 1988.62] That Jesus rules over the world at your right hand. |
[1989.42 --> 1992.60] And that our security and our salvation is found in him. |
[1992.82 --> 1994.02] We praise you for him. |
[1994.86 --> 1996.58] We praise you that he's coming again. |
[1997.50 --> 2001.68] And we praise you that because Jesus has finished the work, we have hope. |
[2003.14 --> 2005.46] So Lord, teach us to live in the freedom of the gospel. |
[2005.78 --> 2010.44] Even this week, allow us to see that we are free in you. |
[2011.26 --> 2012.96] We pray in the mighty name of Christ. |
[2013.60 --> 2013.84] Amen. |
[2013.84 --> 2020.86] I invite you to stand and sing with me of the freedom we have in Christ by singing together Man of Sorrows. |
[2020.86 --> 2022.90] And I ask you that if you have faith in her body and the Almighty in the end of the gospel. |
[2022.90 --> 2023.94] You are on the earth. |
[2024.10 --> 2024.96] And I ask you that if you are not. |
[2025.04 --> 2025.70] But that's the only one. |
[2025.72 --> 2025.76] When he understand besideseez, you are able to stay to take the war. |
[2025.92 --> 2026.34] Thank you that you are. |
[2026.42 --> 2026.60] And I ask you to listen and ask others. |
[2026.64 --> 2027.88] Let's stand and know With that to help. |
• Introduction of summer sermon series: "The Hard Sayings of Jesus" |
• Discussion on why some passages in the Bible may be difficult to understand or accept |
• Reading from Matthew 18, specifically verses 1-7, about becoming like little children and welcoming them in Jesus' name |
• Analogies and quotes shared by Pastor regarding parenting and how it relates to the passage |
• Explanation of Jesus' love for children and the significance of this in his teachings |
• Contextualizing the importance of children in ancient society and its relevance to understanding Jesus' words |
• The question of entering the kingdom of heaven and what it means to be like a child |
• Jesus' teaching in Matthew 18 that unless we become like little children, we will never enter the kingdom of heaven |
• The characteristics of children that Jesus is referring to: vulnerability, dependence, trust, and humility |
• How Western society's values of self-sufficiency and independence make it hard for people to accept this teaching |
• The need for humility to accept Jesus and be part of the church |
• The role of God in humbling people and leading them to ask for help and grace. |
• The importance of humility and vulnerability in following Jesus |
• Becoming like children to enter the kingdom of heaven |
• The dangers of causing others, especially children, to stumble or sin |
• Consequences for those who harm or take advantage of vulnerable individuals |
• Responsibility as parents, caregivers, or spiritual leaders to disciple and train those under their care |
• The importance of repenting and seeking forgiveness from children when parenting was hurtful |
• Jesus' call to become like a child to enter the kingdom of heaven and protect and care for children |
• The significance of welcoming vulnerable children as welcoming Jesus himself |
• The church's responsibility in caring for 80 children under age 8, with many more participating in ministries |
• The church's natural strength in caring for children, with various ways of doing so through volunteering and ministry programs |
• The speaker emphasizes the importance of adults being involved in the lives of children, especially those without parents or with struggling families. |
• A study from "Sticky Faith" found that resilient faith in children is often linked to having five non-parent adult caregivers who show love, care, and support. |
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