Acts 15:36-16:40
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John 20:21
Matt Mitchell – 5pm
Jesus’ Restoring Grace – John 21:1-25
IDC Raleigh April 8, 2013John 21:1-25
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We don’t like failure. It bruises our ego. It angers us. It brings guilt. It brings despair. It brings fear. And the most painful failure for the Christian is the failure to live out our Christian faith. If you can identify, then I have good news for you in John 21. This passage is for failures! It is for those who have failed Jesus! Few people have crashed and fallen to the depths of sin and unfaithfulness as the Apostle Peter, who denied His Lord; yet, few people have been so powerfully used by God as Peter – after he repented and was restored. Peter’s story in John 21 gives us hope and encouragement because it illustrates a glorious truth: Your failure hasn’t put you out of reach from Jesus’ restoring grace.
My Lord and My God – John 20:1-31
IDC Raleigh April 1, 2013John 20:1-31
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The most significant, spectacular comeback in history is Christ’s coming back to life. It is significant for many reasons. One of which is that we share in his comeback. His victory is our victory. We have (in the words of Paul) been raised with Christ! Greater news does not exist. In this world filled with tears and trials, we easily lose sight of this glorious truth. The resurrection is not simply to be reflected upon on your deathbed (though you should!); it is also to be remembered in your daily life. What I want to do today is take a look at John 20, and encourage you to let this good news into your heart.
Jesus: God in 3D – John 1:1-5; 14-18
IDC Raleigh December 3, 2012John 1:1-5; 14-18
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During Advent season, we are reminded afresh of the incredible truth that God came to us in an unprecedented fashion when he came in the person of the God-man, Jesus Christ. All throughout history God made Himself known in one way or another, providing needed and even helpful “pictures” of who He is, what He’s like, and how He prefers to get glory for himself. As gracious and glorious as those “peeks” were, it was like looking in 2d, when Jesus is like experiencing God in 3d. He pops off the pages of Scripture and emerges from out of the “shadows and types” to provide us the greatest revelation of God we would ever experience in this life.