PPT-Following Jesus

in a PostChristian Culture Following Jesus in a PostChristian Culture The Proving Ground of Faith the crucible of suffering   Following Jesus in a PostChristian Culture. Importance of the Lord’s Resurrection. Jesus Himself claimed that His resurrection would prove His identity. Matthew 12:38-40. John 2:19-22. Importance of the Lord’s Resurrection. The resurrection was the means by which God declared that Jesus was His Son. Adam B. Johnson, MD. April 2, 2014. Outline. Review Christ’s dual natures. Discuss the events preceding Christ’s death. Explain the major hypothesized mechanisms of Christ’s death. Pulmonary Embolism. LOVE. Eternal past. any created love being . in Adam. (rejection of love; sin). Eternal future. Creator Love Being Redeems Back . Created Love Beings. Death . (Separation . from God and . Love. ). In Christ. A. Peter draws his sword. (John 18:10). . B. Jesus had something else in mind. . He told Peter to put his sword back in its sheath (John 18:11) . He touched the man’s ear and healed him (Luke 22:51). . Kingdom of god. Jesus teaches the Kingdom of God while he is on earth. The Kingdom of God is a state in which the world operates according to God’s desires rather than human desires. A completed Kingdom of God would be heaven (perfection). . The Joy of Jesus’ Birth. THE JOY . OF . PREPARING. OTHERS FOR JESUS. Zacharias. & . Elizabeth. . rejoiced to prepare John for Jesus (Luke 1:5-14). John. . rejoiced to prepare Israel for Jesus (Luke . in a. Post-Christian Culture. Following Jesus . in a. Post-Christian Culture. . Topic: . “Do Good for the Glory of God”. Text: . 1 Peter 2:11-12. Following Jesus . in a. Post-Christian Culture. Practical Lessons for the Northside. Church of Christ. Lesson 1: More Like the Master In His Example. Lesson 2: More Like the Master In His Growth. Lesson 3: More Like the Master In His Family. Lesson 4: More Like the Master In Mission. “We should at every opportunity ask ourselves, ‘What would Jesus do?’ and then be more courageous to act upon the answer.”. From the Life of Howard W. Hunter. President Thomas S. Monson, who served as second counselor to President Hunter, said that he “lived as he taught, after the pattern of the Savior whom he served.”. .. What Jesus has done for you. Expiated our sin and guilt- Jo. 1:29, Is. 53:6, He. 9:26. Was our propitiation- Ro. 3:25-26, He. 2:17, 1 Jn. 4:10. Reconciled us back to God- Ro. 5:6-11. Redeemed us- Ga. 3:13-14, Ro. 3:24, 1 . John 11:25. Question. Reading. Mark 16:1-8. …he is risen, he is not here... . 4 questions. Did Jesus rise from the dead?. Question one. Jesus rose from . the dead. Yeah . right. reliable & trustworthy. “. and I will send you out to fish for people.”. – Matthew 4:. 19. When Jesus came to Peter on the shore of the sea after the resurrection, the story paralleled their first meeting there. But there was a difference, too. The eager, impulsive Peter of the first encounter was now the humbled, dejected Peter who had done the unthinkable and denied his master. . Matthew 26:51-58. Peter. : Night of Christ’s arrest – . A night of extremes . Declared unflinching allegiance, . Matthew 26:31-35. Slept in Gethsemane, . Matthew 26:40-41. Drew a sword of defense, . John . Dominic . Crossan. and N. T. Wright. .. Crossan. : Jesus the social revolutionary; using apocryphal gospels; seeing Jesus as a product of his time; what the words of Jesus would have meant in Jesus’ time.