Sermons About Ransom
Prayers And Our Narcissism
Jesus teaches that our prayers are too often about our vanity or self-absorption.
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Re: All People
To pray in the name of Jesus is to pray with his heart for all people, to pray without prejudice for whoever who would come to be freed by his ransom.
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Jesus Crucified
Jesus' crucifixion displays 3 ironies: The man who is mocked as King IS King; The man who is utterly powerless is ultimately powerful; The man who cannot save himself saves others.
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Done With All of That
In light of the fact that we as Christians have been ransomed from our futile old ways of life by the blood of Jesus and now have a great inheritance waiting with Him the Apostle Peter calls us push aside all of the sinful passions and habits that used to enslave us like malice, jealousy, deceit, and hypocrisy, and instead love each other sincerely and hunger to learn more about Christ through the Scriptures.
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Redemption
The Church and humanity was redeemed, or bought with a price, from the penalty of sin by the blood of Jesus Christ.
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The Death of Jesus, Part 1 (Mark 15:16-39)
<em>The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.</em> Mark highlights the irony that Jesus is mocked as king, but he is in fact king of all. Jesus suffers not only physical pain, but also the very wrath of God, in fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy and types, and to secure our salvation and life by suffering in our place. We are no longer separated from the presence of and fellowship with God, and in fact the crucifixion reveals clearly God's love for us. The only proper response is for us to worship in awe and gratitude.
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The Triumphal Entry of the King (Mark 11:1-26)
Jesus is king. He is not like us, and doesn't come as we expect. He is greater than we expect -- Lord over all. The only sane response is to approach him in faith and worship.
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The Family of Jesus
As we continue to look at Jesus in Mark's gospel, we realize that his claims and his actions defy our categories and leave us with very few options in deciding who he is. His family accuses him of being crazy and tries to stop him. The religious leaders accuse him of being demon possessed and deceiving the people. But Jesus is very clear about his identity - he is the serpent crusher, the long-awaited Messiah, the one who has come to bind the strong man and plunder his goods. In his dying and rising, Jesus has ransomed a people, creating one new family, and setting free the captives. True freedom comes from sitting at the feet of Jesus and walking in obedience to him.
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