Talk 1 City South| A Rising King | Still Waiting for the True King
David’s sad song shows Israel’s sad situation — defeated, empty, and afflicted, with no king to lead them. But in Hebron, the city of Abraham, God is raising up a promising new king.
David’s sad song shows Israel’s sad situation — defeated, empty, and afflicted, with no king to lead them. But in Hebron, the city of Abraham, God is raising up a promising new king.
There has only been one good life – Jesus – so our search for the good life ends when we connect our life to his.
Everyone will leave this life naked in every sense. Stripped of everything we have accumulated in this life; stuff, friends, knowledge. Because we can’t take anything with us, don’t attach to the temporary, attach only to the eternal; faith in Jesus Christ.
Jesus is the solution to hypocrisy – he’s the only one who isn’t a hypocrite. Have you realised yet just how much you need Jesus?
Jesus’ ministry is bringing in God’s Kingdom by plundering Satan’s household. So to reject his ministry is to reject the salvation of God.
We’ve all had different experiences of human fathers, but Jesus is inviting us to call the God of all the universe Father who loves us so much he sent his son to bring us home and to pour his Spirit into our hearts.
Our hearts naturally love something ugly; taking pride in ourselves over others and justifying ourselves as heroes. But Jesus calls us to delight in what’s beautiful – his mercy to us and living as people who’ve been shown mercy.
The dying world wants to shape us in ways that bring death. Our view of God’s mercy at the cross shapes us in ways that give life. The first step is to see God’s mercy in Jesus. Take your place on the altar with us as part of the living sacrifice which is a living church.
The world tells you that the successful life is built on sacrifice shaped by your hope but this is a dead end. We know this is a dead end. Jesus offers a building plan for your life based on his sacrifice – which brings a living hope. The First Step is get with the program – make God your architect. Don’t go missing but take your place as a living stone in our Living Church.
The dying world leaves us grabbing and thirsting for abundance. We know that living this way doesn’t satisfy us. Jesus offers an abundant life that flows to us and through us. The first step is to taste and see – find the satisfaction of your thirst in Jesus. If your eternity is shaped by drinking at the well of Jesus, shape your plans for this year around that – giving, hospitality, life-flowing… together as a living church.
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