Reviewing the Basics (1) God’s Message to the World
Read: Luke 24:44-53
Text: verses 45-48
“One of the greatest problems in the church and in each of our lives is a failure to live with the reality of who God really is. Our thoughts of God are far too small. Because of that we shove him to the periphery of our lives. The basic truth that we need to constantly be relearning is that everything is about God and that God is overwhelming in his greatness and glory. Our wellbeing in life is tied to our knowledge of the glory of God. And the great and fearfully serious sin that condemns us all is not to give God his due in our thoughts and in our actions and in our words. The call to repentance is first and foremost a call to give God the rightful place in our lives and God’s rightful place in our lives is first place in our lives.”
Sermon Series: Reviewing the Basics
“As the LORD, the God of Israel lives.”
Read: 1 Kings 16:29 - 17:7
“There are a lot of warnings in Scripture. But these warnings are motivated by God’s grace and mercy and they all anticipate Jesus and his mission because it is in him that we escape the punishments that are the consequences of sin.”
Sermon Series: The Message of Elijah
Jesus Calls the Twelve Disciples
Read: Mark 3:1-21
Text: verses 13-19