WILL THE REAL JESUS STAND UP (2 OF 8)
by Joey Rodgers
Scripture: Colossians 1:15-23
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Will the Real Jesus Stand Up (2 of 8)
Series: Masquerade
Joey Rodgers
Colossians 1:15-23
Define Masquerade. Open to Col. 1, we're going to continue our series we started last Sunday entitled Masquerade. The intent of this series is to unmask the fallacies of faith we face every day living in a post-Christian yet spiritually-saturated society. It is my hope that we can learn from the Apostle Paul the necessary tools of discernment we need so we might rightly align our lives w/ the truth of God as we seek first His kingdom and righteousness.
Discernment is not a matter of simply telling the difference between right from wrong; rather it is telling the difference between right and almost right. Spurgeon
Last week we began our series by discerning the difference b/w a good faith vs. a God faith. A good faith is marked by what we can do, while a God is measured by what God is doing through you. As we pick up our series today, we're going to continue unmasking cultural Christianity by looking at the true identity of Christ.
Do you remember the show - To Tell the Truth? A panel of celebrities would be introduced to (3) people all claiming to be the same person. After a series of questions the celebrities had to select the person they believed to be the actual person. The emcee would ask for the real person to step forward.
Maybe more than any time in history, we're in need of clarity for the real Jesus. We need the real Jesus to stand up!
In our world today, there are a number of ideas about who Jesus is and what He did. Some say He was a great teacher, others a prophet, some a criminal and anarchist, while a few consider Him to be a legend or lunatic - But who was He?
Jesus once asked this question of His disciples. In Luke 9, He asked, ''Who do the crowds say that I am?'' After a mixed response, He then asked, ''But who do you say that I am?''
I wonder what your answer is to such a question. When is comes to Jesus being the answer, I'm r ...
Series: Masquerade
Joey Rodgers
Colossians 1:15-23
Define Masquerade. Open to Col. 1, we're going to continue our series we started last Sunday entitled Masquerade. The intent of this series is to unmask the fallacies of faith we face every day living in a post-Christian yet spiritually-saturated society. It is my hope that we can learn from the Apostle Paul the necessary tools of discernment we need so we might rightly align our lives w/ the truth of God as we seek first His kingdom and righteousness.
Discernment is not a matter of simply telling the difference between right from wrong; rather it is telling the difference between right and almost right. Spurgeon
Last week we began our series by discerning the difference b/w a good faith vs. a God faith. A good faith is marked by what we can do, while a God is measured by what God is doing through you. As we pick up our series today, we're going to continue unmasking cultural Christianity by looking at the true identity of Christ.
Do you remember the show - To Tell the Truth? A panel of celebrities would be introduced to (3) people all claiming to be the same person. After a series of questions the celebrities had to select the person they believed to be the actual person. The emcee would ask for the real person to step forward.
Maybe more than any time in history, we're in need of clarity for the real Jesus. We need the real Jesus to stand up!
In our world today, there are a number of ideas about who Jesus is and what He did. Some say He was a great teacher, others a prophet, some a criminal and anarchist, while a few consider Him to be a legend or lunatic - But who was He?
Jesus once asked this question of His disciples. In Luke 9, He asked, ''Who do the crowds say that I am?'' After a mixed response, He then asked, ''But who do you say that I am?''
I wonder what your answer is to such a question. When is comes to Jesus being the answer, I'm r ...
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