What would it have been like to be around 2000 years ago when Jesus lived and you got to listen to Him. Nobody had ever taught like this, lived like this and loved the way He did. So you wanted to become His follower and you left everything.
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It was a celebratory atmosphere with the crowds that gathered the first day of the week when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. The people had waited a long time for the promised Messiah. But as Jesus rode into town, this King did not look as they would have expected.
Read MoreAs we look at the series, “Who is Jesus?”, we have the blessing of Jesus’ own words recorded in the Bible. We have examined His claims through this series, and found that the question of who He is demands one of two responses: He is either exactly who He says He is, or He is crazy. I believe that Jesus is who He says He is, and that makes Him the Light of the world.
Read MoreWe are getting the opportunity to visit with Eugene Sologubenco and we're so excited. We've been partnering together for many years. You are a good friend and I have had the opportunity to be in Moldova. Our church has given to help with the refugee efforts in the Ukraine.
Thank you and it's great to be in a safe area here in the United States with you, John, and with Crestview. First, I want to say thanks to everybody at Crestview who has been generous and prayed and sent us emails and messages supporting us.
Read MoreJohn the Baptist asked Jesus a very important question: Are You the One? It’s the same question people ask today: How do we know You are who You say You are? Jesus said He is: Savior, Redeemer, Rock, Shelter, the Bread of Life, the Gate, Salvation, and Lord. He said He was the only way to God.
Read MoreWe would expect Jonah to appreciate a plant that gave him shade on a hot day–God’s point with Jonah is not that Jonah shouldn’t have cared about these sort of things. It’s that Jonah should have cared less about them and more about the right things.
Read MoreGod is by nature, a sending, calling God. His call continues even when we run. After Jonah spent some quality time in the gastrointestinal tract of the great fish, God didn’t say, “Jonah you’ve had a rough time, take a couple of weeks off.” Instead, God says, “Go. Do what I told you to do.”
Read MoreDid Jonah really get swallowed by a great fish or is this a fable? You can’t outrun God. Jonah and Spiritual Transformation. “Those who worship false gods turn their backs on all God’s mercies. But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the Lord alone.”
Jonah 2:8-9 (NLT).
When we make a promise with collateral, we are leveraging God’s sovereign will against our own inability to keep our word.
To follow Jesus means that we will be honest.
As a representative of Jesus in this world and to the people we interact with, our promises are held to a higher standard.
Read MoreIn order to live out that teaching, we would have to forsake what the world values and pursue what Christ values.
Jesus outlines the characteristics that His followers will have and will seek to grow in.
When Jesus calls His followers salt and light, He is not making suggestions for our behavior; He is establishing the identity of those who have said yes to follow Him.
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