We continue our journey to the cross with Christ, as Jesus is warned that Herod may take his life. In the city that kills the prophets of God, Jesus is moved with compassion for the people and remains committed to his mission of redemption and salvation.
"healing" Tagged Sermons
Part of the Good News of the Gospel is that the Resurrected Jesus is still actively speaking in our world today to bring about healing, deliverance and change. So, no matter what you may be going through, some kind of a trial, a painful emotional situation, a battle with sin, hurt and disappointed by God, or you’re just somehow “stuck” and can’t seem to move forward, the Lord cares and wants to meet with you and speak to you in that place.
While Jesus came to give life and set us free, bad habits can derail us. Jesus’ encounter with a woman in Samaria is more than her transforming story. It is great news (i.e. “gospel”) for all since the exalted Savior always longs to heal, forgive and set us free for the destiny He has for us. This is the gospel. In Jesus and with Jesus, freedom is for everybody!
The pervasive impact of God’s kingdom continues to change lives. Saul has become Paul and instead of breathing murderous threats, he now speaks boldly in the name of the Lord. The book of Acts now picks up again on the mission work of Peter and we see how both powerfully and ordinarily God’s kingdom grows – through the amazing acts of healing and raising the dead, as well as the humble acts of service. In the presence of everyday life, the kingdom comes.
When the Bible reports a miraculous healing it raises many questions. Why is there so much illness, disease and brokenness in our world? Does God heal today? What is our role in physical and other forms of restoration? Neither this text nor this message answer all the questions. Yet, it is clear that our exalted Jesus is still refurbishing bodies and more,…
After announcing “The time is fulfilled, the kingdom of God is at hand” Jesus loved uninvited, overlooked, unwanted, unwelcome, disregarded, ignored, marginalized, unnoticed, discounted, passed over, sidelined, unappreciated, undervalued, misunderstood, misinterpreted, misjudged, devalued, ordinary, sick, demonized, sinful, shame-filled people. What a kingdom. What a King!