When in comes to beholding the beauty of God “in the face of Jesus”, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus is the pivot point of a much larger story.
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In a flurry of events, Luke’s trial and crucifixion of Jesus displays an innocent Servant King, willingly dying a sinner’s death. Why does Luke interrupt the crucifixion story with a short speech to unknown mourners? How does this scene clarify Jesus’s mission to proclaim and inaugurate the Kingdom of God? How do these words of Jesus develop our confidence as Twenty-First-Century Christians?
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I love the Easter season because it takes me back to the cross, back to the very core of our life in Jesus. For the believer, the danger lies in thinking too little of the cross, of failing to daily bask in the beauty of Christ crucified…
But turning back to the cross has a powerful goodness about it that reorients our hearts and minds as nothing else can.
Jesus introduced Communion on the night He was arrested as a time to remember (what He would accomplish), to celebrate (His eventual return), and to reflect (how we as a community of believers are impacted by these realities). He instructed us to observe this meal regularly until His return. Paul also taught about the Lord's Supper in 1 Corinthians 11:23-26.
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You know what I can’t believe? How quickly toilet paper became a central character on the internet and social media… Which leads me to Proverbs 11:26.
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As Gary concluded our look at Romans 10 on Sunday, the question I posed to myself and my family was this: In light of 2 Corinthians 3:18 which connects our spiritual transformation into the image Christ to our “beholding” of his beauty, how can we – practically and daily – behold Jesus’s beauty?
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I want to share some opportunities the Valley Bible Church family has available to us, as those who have put our faith in Jesus.
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We find the most important aspect of peace in our relationship with God.
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We find the most important aspect of peace in our relationship with God.
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We find the most important aspect of peace in our relationship with God.
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We find the most important aspect of peace in our relationship with God.
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Misplaced hope can cause all sorts of problems in our lives. When we tend to bank too much on the uncertain, we set ourselves up for huge disappointments. But the hope we have in Jesus and his promises is different.
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As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, let’s all pause for a moment and reflect on all that we have to be thankful for. It should be easy to take a quick survey of our lives and see much that would produce gratitude…
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The reasons for why Christians ought to live like Christians have almost nothing to do with what most people think of when they hear the words “religious practices”.
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The story of reality told in the Bible presents a comprehensive and cohesive explanation for the questions that intrude from outside the box of space, time, matter, and energy.
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The Bible presents objective truth claims. If true, they are true for everyone, always. Knowing this, our Christian convictions are not “our truth” because they can be examined rationally.
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Empowering this mutual “building up”, God gives each of us a unique ability to help others by dispensing God’s grace (1 Peter 4:10). Paired with our individual histories, experiences, education, interests and relationships, this gift of grace empowers each individual to exhibit a facet of the beauty, truth, and power of God’s love in Christ.
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