Atonement Received

Atonement Received

2 Corinthians 5:15 Today: Why didn’t God eliminate the possibility of sin? Who did Jesus die for? How does atonement work? We have many evidences of brokenness, disorder, and sin in our world: wars, chaos in nature, crime, immorality, accusing thoughts, death,...
Atonement Given

Atonement Given

2 Corinthians 5:21 How did Jesus Christ view his own death? 1. He predicted it [Matthew 16:21] “From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be...
Atonement Needed

Atonement Needed

Romans 3:23-26 Atonement – to cover, the process of God covering our sin, and clothing us in His righteousness   What state does the Bible describe us in? “You were dead in your transgressions and sins.” – Ephesians 2:1  NIV   What does sin do to our...
Salt and Light 2

Salt and Light 2

Matthew 5:1-16   Intro: The Good News of Jesus Christ is God’s redeeming grace to us. When Jesus Christ becomes our King/Lord & Savior we are welcomed into the Kingdom of God. This is to be “born again” (or “born from above”), receiving the new spiritual life...
Salt and Light

Salt and Light

– Matthew 5:13-16   Context: The teaching of Jesus, in Matthew 5:1-16, helps us learn more about who God is and invites us into a blessed interaction with God. Jesus teaching about those who have received salvation through faith in the grace given by God and are...
Blessed 3

Blessed 3

Blessed  The teaching of Jesus, in Matthew 5:1-10, helps us learn more about who God is and invites us into a blessed interaction with God.   Jesus is teaching that God’s blessing invites us into relationship with him and his kingdom. “God blesses those who are...