FROM FEAR TO COURAGE (5 OF 5)
Scripture: John 12:12-15
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From Fear to Courage (5 of 5)
Series: Lent 180
Dave Gustavsen
John 12:12-15
Good morning.
We've been taking the season of Lent to listen to the teachings of Jesus, and we're letting him identify weaknesses and blind spots and sin in our lives...so that we can make a 180-degree turn and repent of those things. And we've been saying every week that repentance is not a depressing thing; it's a freeing thing. It says in the book of Hebrews ...let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. The reality is that all of us have things that are hindering us from moving forward in life, and repentance is an opportunity to throw those things off.
(Show pic). Do you know what this is? This is a tiny fraction of the clothing that was discarded by runners during the New York City Marathon. So they started the race wearing this, but somewhere in that 26.2-mile run through the five Boroughs, they realized that this item of clothing was holding them back. So they took it off...so they could run better. Beautiful picture of repentance! Sin drags us down and holds us back, and when we throw that sin off through repentance, God releases us to run freely.
So here's what I want to say today: for a lot of us, the biggest thing that's hindering us and dragging us down is...fear. So let's look at today's passage. It's a very well-known event in the life of Jesus, and it took place one week before Easter Sunday. John chapter 12, verses 12 through 15...
12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,
''Hosanna!''
''Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!''
''Blessed is the king of Israel!''
14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:
15 ''Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion;
see, your king is coming,
seated on a d ...
Series: Lent 180
Dave Gustavsen
John 12:12-15
Good morning.
We've been taking the season of Lent to listen to the teachings of Jesus, and we're letting him identify weaknesses and blind spots and sin in our lives...so that we can make a 180-degree turn and repent of those things. And we've been saying every week that repentance is not a depressing thing; it's a freeing thing. It says in the book of Hebrews ...let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. The reality is that all of us have things that are hindering us from moving forward in life, and repentance is an opportunity to throw those things off.
(Show pic). Do you know what this is? This is a tiny fraction of the clothing that was discarded by runners during the New York City Marathon. So they started the race wearing this, but somewhere in that 26.2-mile run through the five Boroughs, they realized that this item of clothing was holding them back. So they took it off...so they could run better. Beautiful picture of repentance! Sin drags us down and holds us back, and when we throw that sin off through repentance, God releases us to run freely.
So here's what I want to say today: for a lot of us, the biggest thing that's hindering us and dragging us down is...fear. So let's look at today's passage. It's a very well-known event in the life of Jesus, and it took place one week before Easter Sunday. John chapter 12, verses 12 through 15...
12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,
''Hosanna!''
''Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!''
''Blessed is the king of Israel!''
14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:
15 ''Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion;
see, your king is coming,
seated on a d ...
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