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Fear no More Part II |
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Revelation 7:9-17 Jesus drank your future In the Garden Jesus agonised over the cup God wanted him to drink from. The cup was every believer’s future judgement; the punishment of every wrong was poured into the cup which Jesus drank. When you die and are brought to God for judgment you will be given a cup of wrath and punishment to drink. When you take the cup it will be empty, for Christ has drunk it for you. No longer do you need to fear death and punishment, eternal rejection from God and eternal loneliness. If you would like to glimpse your life in the future then listen to this message. the Rev  Ask Jesus to drink your cup |
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Fear no More Part I |
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Luke 22:39-46 The Drink, The Ring and The cup Pain, suffering, rejection, loneliness are normal experiences that we would rather avoid. They taste bitter when we drink them. Each drink reminds us of the final drink that we must take when we die. Bilbo planned to leave Frodo the ring of power so he gave away lots of presents to help him let go of the ring. When the time came he couldn’t leave the ring without Gandalf’s help. Jesus drank many bitter experiences in his life (a man of sorrow) but nothing could prepare him for the final cup. It was not the physical suffering that Christ wanted to avoid but the drinking of our final cup. If you would like to be encouraged to fear no more then you need to hear what was in the cup that Christ drank from. the Rev  Bilbo's greatest struggle |
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Why the Wilderness? |
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Deuteronomy 8:1-5, 1 Corinthians 10:1-14 Going cold turkeyAnyone that has struggled with an addiction knows how hard it is to resist temptation. They also know the sense of lose, dislocation and hollowness that comes with the removal of the addiction. After God rescued his people from slavery he led them into the wilderness where they were to wander for 40 years. This was going cold turkey. A time to learn to depend on God rather than themselves or their former slave masters. God still leads his people into the wilderness to expose their hearts and to train them to trust him rather than the things of this world. the Rev |
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