I'm working my sermon for Palm (Passion) Sunday and thought I'd throw these thoughts up here for y'all:
The Jesus We Want:
All Powerful
Enables us to live our lives as a cheerleader for *our* goals, *our plans/needs/wants*
*Teaches* us how to be/do good
*Helps* us in *our* priorities
*Validates* our traditions, rules and regulations.
The Jesus We Got (or were given):
Came to *die* (glorified in death not in his life)
His death radically *imposes* God's priorities over ours
*knows* we can't be or do good or he wouldn't be here in the first place. His presence is *judgement*.
Is here to show us what it means to live(die) a life of worship to God and it ain't about "going to church" folks.
*Breaks* our traditions, rules, anything that comes between us and God. Christ is the only *mediator* that could do what he did and that is win us back to God.
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