MISSION 2: THE MISSION OF JESUS (2 OF 3)
by Rich Wooten
Scripture: 1 John 3:8
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Mission 2: The Mission of Jesus (2 of 3)
Series: The Heart of God
Rich Wooten
1 John 3:8
Last week, we discovered a bit about the mission of God as seen through the eyes of Abraham. His was the story of blessing, to be a blessing, to the nations of the world. God spoke directly to him with the promises, and Abraham found out that the promise was tied to making right choices and being just. We also looked at the unexpected shipwreck that God used to reveal the hospitality of the 'other' was the blessing he was using to open a door to mission on the island of Malta.
Undergirding all of this is the reality of God's heart being expressed in one ultimate way. This ultimate way? One word. A name actually.
JESUS
Today, we are going to look at God's heart revealed through his Son, Jesus the Christ, the Messiah. This heart of God is revealed in mission as we found out last week - and if this is the case, we should be able to find mission as part of who Jesus is.
I want to start this morning by looking at a letter written by John, one who wrote the Gospel by the same name. In his first letter that we have, he has this phrase that he uses, almost as a summary of the life of Christ in a really succinct, easy to visualize and understand. John had just been talking in the letter about the amazing nature of God's love for his people, and also gave a reality check, that just because God loves us, doesn't mean that we don't face the struggle of sin. It is in this context that John says,
1 John 3:8 (HCSB)
The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the Devil's works.
This alone is worth just praying a benediction, and gown home, drop the mic. This is the very core of what Jesus has done!
destroy - to ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of - also: to ruin as if by tearing to shreds (All of us who have had puppies can get this picture, that was an undisciplined, random sort of thing - Jesus work was not the work of a puppy! ...
Series: The Heart of God
Rich Wooten
1 John 3:8
Last week, we discovered a bit about the mission of God as seen through the eyes of Abraham. His was the story of blessing, to be a blessing, to the nations of the world. God spoke directly to him with the promises, and Abraham found out that the promise was tied to making right choices and being just. We also looked at the unexpected shipwreck that God used to reveal the hospitality of the 'other' was the blessing he was using to open a door to mission on the island of Malta.
Undergirding all of this is the reality of God's heart being expressed in one ultimate way. This ultimate way? One word. A name actually.
JESUS
Today, we are going to look at God's heart revealed through his Son, Jesus the Christ, the Messiah. This heart of God is revealed in mission as we found out last week - and if this is the case, we should be able to find mission as part of who Jesus is.
I want to start this morning by looking at a letter written by John, one who wrote the Gospel by the same name. In his first letter that we have, he has this phrase that he uses, almost as a summary of the life of Christ in a really succinct, easy to visualize and understand. John had just been talking in the letter about the amazing nature of God's love for his people, and also gave a reality check, that just because God loves us, doesn't mean that we don't face the struggle of sin. It is in this context that John says,
1 John 3:8 (HCSB)
The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the Devil's works.
This alone is worth just praying a benediction, and gown home, drop the mic. This is the very core of what Jesus has done!
destroy - to ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of - also: to ruin as if by tearing to shreds (All of us who have had puppies can get this picture, that was an undisciplined, random sort of thing - Jesus work was not the work of a puppy! ...
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