Speaker: Courtesy LHM

Jesus is the One who saw us groaning under the power of evil, helpless and exploited. He did not leave us that way—He came to us

They began to gather for worship in the homes of believers or perhaps outdoors, as Christians in some parts of the world still do today.

God knows how it feels when you lose the people you love. Just read the first three chapters of Genesis. And more revealing than Adam and Eve’s stitched fig leaves

We are His lost sheep, His lost coins. And He came into this world as the Man Christ Jesus in order to die for us and rise for us, so that He could bring us back to Himself forever.

People would stand up and tell dramatic stories about how they used to have really terrible lives and then Jesus saved them and they became completely different people with brand new hearts

When Jesus lay down His life at the cross, He struck the decisive blow in God’s war against evil. His resurrection confirms this. Death has lost its power over Him and over everyone who trusts in Him.

During His earthly ministry, the Lord Jesus taught people about the kingdom of God and about His Father’s Word and will. The Savior delivered people according to His powerful Word of authority,

But other times, loving this person can be a hard sell. It’s a hard sell because they also say things that you wish they wouldn’t. But they said it. And it makes them that much harder to love.

Of course, this is not a thing that human beings can do on their own. Give up family, friends, home, job? No. That can only happen if the Holy Spirit is living in us, working in us to do the impossible—to bring us to a point where we treasure Jesus above all else, however beloved.