BELIEVE IN ME, I’LL SAVE THE WORLD (2 OF 6)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: John 12:44-50
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Believe In Me, I’ll Save the World (2 of 6)
Series: The Final Week - Part 1
Jeff Strite
John 12:44-50
(This Sermon was preached by our Family Minister, Scott Jewell)
When I was a child, I had visions of grandeur. I wanted to be the hero who saves the world. I liked watching cartoons about heroes- I got up on Saturday mornings to see Super Friends and Mighty Mouse. On weekdays, I got home from school in time to watch Thundercats and Heman. I like watching TV shows like MacGyver, Airwolf, Quantum Leap, and Walker- Texas Ranger because the good guy did some amazing things to save the world. More recently, many of the movies I like- such as Star Wars, the trilogy, the prequel, the sequel, and all the other parts out there, Marvel Universe, and Justice League- all movies with heroes rising to the occasion to save their world. Even the games we played- army men, cowboys and Indians, cops and robbers, King Arthur- it was all about being the hero that saved the world.
I even had a dream once, that I haven't told many people about. I was a knight in shining armor, complete with a really cool sword. I was leading a legion of knights into a labyrinth of caverns to hunt Satan down and defeat him in battle. We entered the caves and then... I woke up. Sorry, I didn't finish my mission and Satan still exists today. :) Yes, as a child, I had visions of grandeur and wanted to save the world.
And then there's God's vision for how to save the world. The group 4Him wrote a song about Christmas from Joseph's perspective. Listen to the chorus:
''Why me, I'm just a simple man of trade, why Him with all the rulers in the world
Why here inside this stable filled with hay, why her, she's just an ordinary girl
Now I'm not one to second guess, what angels have to say
But this is such a strange way to save the world''
God's plan to save the world is not at all what we expected. Jeff spoke last week about how Jesus was not the Jesus they wanted, how the Jews were waiting ...
Series: The Final Week - Part 1
Jeff Strite
John 12:44-50
(This Sermon was preached by our Family Minister, Scott Jewell)
When I was a child, I had visions of grandeur. I wanted to be the hero who saves the world. I liked watching cartoons about heroes- I got up on Saturday mornings to see Super Friends and Mighty Mouse. On weekdays, I got home from school in time to watch Thundercats and Heman. I like watching TV shows like MacGyver, Airwolf, Quantum Leap, and Walker- Texas Ranger because the good guy did some amazing things to save the world. More recently, many of the movies I like- such as Star Wars, the trilogy, the prequel, the sequel, and all the other parts out there, Marvel Universe, and Justice League- all movies with heroes rising to the occasion to save their world. Even the games we played- army men, cowboys and Indians, cops and robbers, King Arthur- it was all about being the hero that saved the world.
I even had a dream once, that I haven't told many people about. I was a knight in shining armor, complete with a really cool sword. I was leading a legion of knights into a labyrinth of caverns to hunt Satan down and defeat him in battle. We entered the caves and then... I woke up. Sorry, I didn't finish my mission and Satan still exists today. :) Yes, as a child, I had visions of grandeur and wanted to save the world.
And then there's God's vision for how to save the world. The group 4Him wrote a song about Christmas from Joseph's perspective. Listen to the chorus:
''Why me, I'm just a simple man of trade, why Him with all the rulers in the world
Why here inside this stable filled with hay, why her, she's just an ordinary girl
Now I'm not one to second guess, what angels have to say
But this is such a strange way to save the world''
God's plan to save the world is not at all what we expected. Jeff spoke last week about how Jesus was not the Jesus they wanted, how the Jews were waiting ...
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