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The Path to the Cross, Part 3
2 CommentsYesterday, in the third message of our series, The Path to the Cross, I preached from Matthew 26:45-68. As the Savior is arrested and accused, “that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled,” He reveals that God’s purposes are not accomplished by the weaponry and methodology of this world.
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• Use the questions below for further reflection and application to your life:
1. When the crowds came to take Jesus by force, Peter reacted with violence. But Jesus knew the sovereign plan of His Father was being fulfilled. How did God use the crowd’s evil to accomplish His perfect plan of salvation?
2. Through what lens do you most often view your trials and sufferings—the lens of this world, or the lens of God’s power, goodness and sovereignty? How does remembering that God is in control of every detail of your life bolster your faith?
3. In the circumstances of your life (at home, in school or at work), in what are you oftentimes trusting—your power (your gifts, abilities, intellect, etc.), or God’s grace and power? What weapons do you oftentimes use—your words, your forcefulness, etc., or the spiritual weapons of prayer, faith and God’s Word (see Eph. 6:10-20)?
4. Charles Bridges once wrote, “Unbelief looks at the difficulty. Faith regards the promises.” What would faith look like in your circumstances? What promises from God’s Word would strengthen your faith?
5. When asked if He is the Christ, the Son of God, Jesus answers that He is equal with God and is the Son of Man (Daniel 7:13-14) who is seated at the right hand of Power ruling over all the earth (Ps. 110:1,5). What does Jesus’ answer reveal about His character, His authority and His Kingship?
Thank you, Pator Josh, for the soul-touching proclamation of the gospel. Holy Spirit is clearly at His work through your teaching. It brought home this plain truth that it’s not enough just to identify with the Gospel in ideaology - we also need to identify with the Gospel in the way it changes life and hands out salvation. It’s so easy to lean on ourselves in our daily struggle, not trusting that God is the ultimate authority that make things happen. This is so true for parenting - esp. parenting teens.
By JJ on 03/15/2010We are still “feasting” on last Sunday’s message. It has been a huge blessing to be able to read/study the scriptures before the meeting have time to meditate on them. This Sunday brought a kind of balm to some tender spots in my heart as a mother.
For each message in this series I have been amazed and blessed at how the Lord has graciously guided my thoughts and heart to really hear these lesson. I am thankful that God has graciously used these times to teach, challenge and then during the week bring to my family’s remembrance the gift of applying what we learned and the opportunity to encourage one another.
MK on 03/21/10
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