Northpoint Evangelical Free Church Sermons
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The Gospel of the Cross, Part 2
Luke 23:26-49 To tell the story of the crucifixion of Jesus, Luke weaves together a complex set of themes that include both history and theology. Jesus, an innocent man, gives his life on the cross to save those who have rejected, taunted, mocked, and even executed him. Refusing to save himself, he saves the world. Rejected by mankind, he is nonetheless approved by God, and accomplishes redemption for all who will believe. This is no martyr story; rather, it is the story of the God-Man, the Hero, the Rescuer of Creation – Jesus Christ the Lord.
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The Gospel of the Cross, Part 1
Luke 23:26-49 To tell the story of the crucifixion of Jesus, Luke weaves together a complex set of themes that include both history and theology. Jesus, an innocent man, gives his life on the cross to save those who have rejected, taunted, mocked, and even executed him. Refusing to save himself, he saves the world. Rejected by mankind, he is nonetheless approved by God, and accomplishes redemption for all who will believe. This is no martyr story; rather, it is the story of the God-Man, the Hero, the Rescuer of Creation - Jesus Christ the Lord.
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Follow Jesus
Hebrews 12:1-3 How will Northpoint endure in Gospel ministry? What gives me the kind of endurance I need to thrive and not just survive? Your endurance is all about fixing your eyes on the endurance of Jesus. Weariness in life and ministry comes as we reach for other weapons in the fight of life than the Gospel. We must, now and forever, in California and Ohio, Consider Jesus so we will endure with a strong heart and a powerful life to the very end.
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Rejecting the Savior
Luke 23:8-25 As Jesus moves to the cross, Luke increasingly highlights His innocence, and the gross suspension of justice necessary to His death sentence. But along the way, we the readers are forced to ask ourselves important questions: what are we doing with Jesus? and what has His death to do with us?
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Who is in Charge
Luke 22:54-23:7 In 4 interrelated episodes, Luke shows that Jesus has been rejected at every level. In each case, the question revolves around who Jesus is! And, amazingly, in all four cases they miss the truth, even though it is right in front of them! This can only be explained one way: God's predetermined plan and foreknowledge have brought about this seemingly tragic set of circumstances precisely so that the Cross will be a reality.
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Grief in the Garden
Luke 22:39-53 In the hours following Jesus' amazing redefining of the traditional Passover, His disciples display the extent of their lack of insight into His message. Seemingly in a state of bewildered panic, they display the true nature of their hopes while Christ patiently points them to the ways of His Kingdom. In His Kingdom, greatness is measured by humility, not assertion. In His Kingdom, the road to ruling will be long and hard and the weapons of warfare are not physical. Yet, despite His continual teaching of the Disciples, they fail to grasp His message and trust His promises and commands. This leads them to their darkest hour, where they ignore their help, they violently assert themselves and then run away in fear and shame.
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The Passover Road
Luke 22:24-38 Jesus has just redefined the Passover to focus on the rescue and victory gained through His death on the cross. Amazingly, after hearing of the significance of the cross and that one of them would betray Jesus, the disciples pridefully move from discussing who the betrayer would be to who it could not be. It could not be the one who was the greatest. As they argue about who is the greatest, Jesus answers their self-focused response by redefining greatness in light of the Passover road…that victory and rescue comes through humble service and sacrifice as seen perfectly in Jesus.
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The Passover and the Cross
Luke 22:1-23 As Jesus nears the time of His death, Luke depicts the opposing forces that will bring it about. In this text, Satan is working to bring about Jesus' death even as Jesus uses the Passover to teach the meaning of his death. Against the backdrop of conspiracy we see Jesus completely in charge of the events and timing of His death for sinners. And we hear His explanation of it as he reinterprets the Passover elements for his disciples, initiating the Lord's Supper.
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The Rescue of the Righteous
Luke 21:25-36 As He sat with His disciples on Mt. Olivet, Jesus declared that one day the Temple they all admired would be destroyed, and Jerusalem trampled under foot. Yet, this event would only be a preview of power and judgment that would accompany the return of the Son of Man. And yet, the disciples should not panic or worry. For the return of Jesus would bring about the great rescue of the righteous … the redemption we all crave.
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The Consequences of False Spirituality
Luke 21:5-24 In the longer context (21:5-38) Jesus uses the destruction of Jerusalem (near future) as a preview of what to expect when He returns (far future). He shocks his disciples with a prophetic announcement that one day the Temple will be destroyed, demonstrating the perils of that hypocritical spirituality for which the Temple had become symbol. But this is only the prelude to what the final judgment will mean for all who refuse to follow the widow’s model of humble dependence upon God.
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