“Nothing can for sin atone,Nothing but the blood of Jesus;Naught of good that I have done,Nothing but the blood of Jesus.”
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// NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD
// JUSTICE + LOVE + WISDOM + POWER
#JohnStott in The Cross of Christ:
“When we look at the cross we see the justice, love, wisdom and power of God. It is not easy to decide which is the most luminously revealed, whether the justice of God in judging sin, or the love of God in bearing the judgment in our place, or the wisdom of God in perfectly combining the two, or the power of God in saving those who believe. For the cross is equally an act, and therefore a demonstration, of God’s justice, love, wisdom and power. The cross assures us that this God is the reality within, behind and beyond the universe.”
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8 PLACES TO FIND LASTING HAPPINESS
At City on a Hill we have just completed an amazing series on Jesus’ Beatitudes from The Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapter 5. You can see some of the promotional material on this post. This was the first time I’ve actually slowed down to consider each one of the “Blessed are…” statements from Jesus. I was struck by the relevance of Jesus’ teaching and radical picture of what it looks like to be a member of the Kingdom of Heaven.
See below for the sermons in the series. If you only have time for 2, listen to the first and last.
// DOUBTER’S GUIDE TO THE BIBLE
Great day at #cityonahillmelb with @johnpauldickson preaching on how the Bible powerfully answers 3 of the fundamental questions of life:
- why the beauty? (God created with beauty, purpose and order)
- why the ugly? (Sin and fallenness runs through everything)
- where is God? (God is not aloof, but He is compassionate and has entered into the ugliness in the person and work of JESUS – at the cross JESUS takes our fallenness and offers life and forgiveness)
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// LAYS ASIDE HIS GLORY
#JohnStott: “Many people visualize a God who sits comfortably on a distant throne, remote, aloof, uninterested, and indifferent to the needs of mortals, until, it may be, they can badger him into taking action on their behalf. Such a view is wholly false. The Bible reveals a God who, long before it even occurs to man to turn to him, while man is still lost in darkness and sunk in sin, takes the initiative, rises from his throne, lays aside his glory, and stoops to seek until he finds him.”
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// #BLESSED ARE THE #PERSECUTED
Powerful conclusion to #cityonahillmelb #happinessis series from @guymason. If you missed it, get along to 6pm tonight or next week at #cityonahillwest or #cityonhillgeel.
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”(Matthew 5:10-12 #ESV)
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HOW MUCH IS JESUS WORTH TO YOU?
How much is Jesus worth to you?
For Peter, He was worth being locked underground for 6 months… and that’s only the beginning.
Peter was imprisoned for 6 years because of his faith, enduring torture beyond anything you could ever imagine. Through it all he remained passionate for God. This is a story of courage and strength, about what it truly costs to follow Jesus in one of the harshest countries for Christians, Eritrea.
Stand with us and support those who share our faith, but not our freedom.
Mike Gore – now the CEO of Open Doors Australia – is such a powerful story teller. I’m always inspired by these videos and refreshed by his ministry. See more of Mike’s videos here: