For everyone who has ever felt drained and empty, Christ offers an alternative. There is the promise of rest for our souls, often times despite the tumultuous situations we find ourselves in. Sure, we will all endure times of feeling drained and our energy lacking, but Jesus seeks to restore our soul eternally. There is rear. There is peace. And there is the easy burden that Christ gives to us.
There are very few times scripturally where the devil appeared face to face with man. The Gospel of Luke is one of those times. This was the standoff between good and evil that would set the tone for the Christ’s mission in the world. Â The temptation was real in that the devil would be able to offer the things he was offering, but Jesus had no intention of caving in to the demands of the devil. Â Whatever authority the devil had to do anything, Jesus would strip is away piece by piece until there is nothing left. Â Jesus did not come in self aggrandizement or to enslave himself for the sake of becoming like mankind. Â Christ came as a servant to reign victorious and overthrow the forces of evil that have tempted you and I.
Caleb and Daniel take on the not so difficult topic of racism and whether or not it is biblical. Â Spoiler, it’s not. Racism is bad, folks. With everything going on with race in this country, we wanted to ask where is God in this situation and how can we, as the church deal with this pressing issue. Â Also we take a loot at the KKK and Antifa and whether killing and murder is ever good. Â Spoilers again… no. Â
Also, Caleb is Daniel Fasting which mean Daniel is Caleb fasting and seriously could use some meat. Â But we support each other. Right? Â
Following Jesus Christ comes with a great cost. Â But, more importantly, it comes with a great reward. Â Maintaining the image that the world finds acceptable leads to the forfeiting of our eternal standing with God. Â The values of the world and things we are directed to chase and endure are incompatible with the richness of following Christ. Â In the end, we all have the same choice to make; which will we follow? Â Will we choose to follow the ambitious path of being acceptable to the world, or will we choose to rest at the feet of Jesus, knowing full well our faith and hope is in Him for all eternity?
Salvation is by grace and grace alone. Yet, it is that salvation that fuels the light on the hill. When the Spirit begins weaving his presence through the fabric of our existence, the world notices. Our faith is worth expressing beyond the Sunday morning experience. Now is the time to rise out with a radical outpouring of the love God has given us on the world crying out in anguish.
The best I am able to bring in my approach of God is not enough. Â The standard of God is perfection. Â Thinking we are able to meet the standard of perfection without the help of God attempts to bypass the cross. Â When standing on merit of what we do, our works can only be viewed as filthy rags, unfit to stand before the presence of God. Â Yet the message of the Gospel and of Jesus Christ seems to stand in contradiction. Â We are invited to approach the throne room of God with confidence. Â We are called into deeper and meaningful relationship with our creator and maker. Â We are more than even our best because of Christ who goes before us and redeems us. Â Our response is nothing less than full devotion to God.
Everyone panic! There is a solar eclipse coming up. Â Is it a sign of impending doom and judgment or just a reason that people use to consume alcohol midday. Â Caleb and Danny talk about the struggles of temptation and sin and consider the different ways to get out of sin. Â Or, we talk about how to stay in it. Â
Also, Game of Thrones is very popular right now, but neither of us are watching it so instead we give our various theories on how Westeros connects with the Marvel Cinematic University. Â Is Tyrion Lannister a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy? Â We are not sure, we only saw half the movie. Â
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Our fear rests in knowing full well what we have done. Â We can try and justify our lives as good enough to have earned the blessing of God by getting defensive and zeroing in on our successes that we completely ignore our flaws, which have grown at a tremendous rate. Â Or we do the opposite and focus solely on our sins and paint the picture that God is merely trying to rid the world of sin and that God only sees our sin. Both of these are far from the truth.
John The Baptist had sought to prepare the hearts and minds of those in the world for the coming of the Savior. Â With the birth of Jesus the stage was set for the work of the Messiah. Â 30 years into the His life, the ministry of Jesus Christ was inaugurated by His baptism. Â At the outset, Luke clearly lays out the mission and direction of Jesus Christ. Â Luke shows where Christ stood in the grand scheme of eternity and the biblical narrative. Â As the Spirit of God descends on Jesus, in the physical form of a dove, the Father voice commandingly booms from heaven. Â The fullness of God, all three persons of the Trinity have converged in this moment to rescue mankind.Â
