03/17/2024 Church service

周日礼拜

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Jesus is the Door 耶稣是门

 

John 10:9: “I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and will go out and will find pasture.”
约翰福音 10:9: 我就是门，从我进来的必定得救，并且会安然出入，找到草吃。(page 1738 Jesus is the Door
耶稣是门
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Romans 5:11: And even more than that, we overflow with triumphant joy in our new relationship of living reconciled to God—all because of Jesus Christ!
羅 馬 書 5:11: 不仅我们将被拯救，通过我们主耶稣基督，我们还会为上帝为我们做的事欢喜庆祝。因为耶稣，我们现在成为上帝的朋友。(page 1828)
Rev 5:9,19: They sang a new song and these are the words they sang, “You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; for you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth.”
啟 示 錄 5:9,10: 他们唱着一首新歌:“你配拿卷轴，并开启封印，因为你做为祭物被杀；用鲜血为上帝赎回了子民，他们来自各支派，说各种语言，属于不同的民族和国家。你让他们组成一个王国，并使他们成为供职上帝的祭司。在地上执掌王权。" (pg 1994)
Romans 3:22: We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.罗马书 3:22: 就是　神的义，因着信耶稣基督，毫无区别地临到所有信的人。(page 1825)
1 Cor 1:30: It is because of God that you are in Christ Jesus. He became wisdom from God for us. This means that he made us righteous and holy, and he delivered us.
加 拉 太 書 3:9: 所以那些信上帝的人必和有信心的亚伯拉罕一同得到祝福。(page 1848)

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Jesus is the Door
John 10:7-11

Have you ever passed excitedly through a gate or a turnstile that you knew, once you passed through it, you were entering a special place – or even a new life?

Essentially, my favorite part of an ocean cruise is that moment you cross over the bridge (the gateway) and onto the ship.

At that moment, it all began – and you knew great things were ahead.

Maybe you remember that feeling going through the gate to the county fair, or into the stadium to see your favorite team play?

There are times when passing through a door or gate make a huge shift in your attitude – or even your life.

There is one gate that we need to pass through that makes an eternal difference.

What we are seeking in life, only Jesus can fulfill. Jesus tells us:

HE is the Door
John 10:9: : “I Am the gate. Whoever enters through Me will be saved.
They will be able to come in and go out. They will find everything they need.”

I Am the Gateway. To enter through Me is to experience life, freedom, and satisfaction.

We are moving closer and closer to that annual event we call Good Friday, where we will witness our redemption from all the sin debt we could never repay.

“Sin hath left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow.”

Week Four of Lent: Give Up. “What are you giving up for Lent?”
Surrender your life and your will to the only One Who can Save You – Christ the Redeemer

“The art of surrender is the art of getting out of the way of your own growth.”

Because God loved us, He became the gate (the door) that would lead us out of darkness and into His marvelous light

1 Cor 1:6 For the reality of the truth of Christ is seen among you and strengthened through your experience of him.
“May you know the Love of Christ…”
“just because You love me…” “He loved us and gave Himself for us…”

Romans 5:11: And even more than that, we overflow with triumphant joy in our new relationship of living reconciled to God—all because of Jesus Christ!

Redemptive Grace

it is the grace that God is offering us – the free and unmerited favour of God. Jesus shines with the unconditional love of God and offers us redeeming grace, the free and unmerited favour of God.

We don’t need to do anything to deserve it or earn it; God offers it to us freely.

Because we are offered this grace, we are redeemed. That is, we are not left to our own devices. We are not left without guidance or direction in our lives. We are called into active relationship with God by following Jesus. We might not be able to describe grace, but we know it when we see it or feel it.

Face It: We need Redemption. We need to be redeemed.
We need Redemptive Grace

Have you ever had a “great evening,” only to wake up the next morning (or in the middle of the night) and thought, “Oh, my – what have I done?” (cinnamon rolls)

• It could be that empty tub of ice cream, or that crumpled bag of chips
• That all-night Netflix binge watch
– or maybe …it was something much more destructive? ( )

Undo “Command Z”

Our carnal nature is destroying us, and yet, Jesus is the door to moving beyond that fate. We have a real HOPE.

His Redemptive Grace not only offers us the gift of salvation, but also the power through that same grace to rise above our own weakness and destructive patterns and cross through the gateway to freedom and deliverance..

One day you feel trapped and hopeless, and then the Light appears to you

The word redeem means “to buy out.”

If we are “redeemed,” God has purchased our freedom, and we are no longer in bondage to sin, or even to the Old Testament law.
Also related to the Christian concept of redemption is the word ransom.
Jesus paid the price for our release from sin and its punishment

The streets of heaven will be filled with former captives who, through no merit of their own, find themselves redeemed, forgiven, and free.
Those who were once slaves to sin have now become saints.

No wonder we will sing a new song—a song of praise to Christ Jesus,
the Redeemer who was slain.

Rev 5:9: They sang a new song and these are the words they sang, “You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; for you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth.”

We were slaves to sin, condemned to eternal separation from God.

Jesus paid the price to redeem us, resulting in our freedom from slavery to sin and our rescue from the eternal consequences of that sin.
We all need Redemptive Grace

Romans 3:21-24: But now, independently of the law, the righteousness of God is tangible and brought to light through Jesus, the Anointed One. This is the righteousness that the Scriptures prophesied would come. It is God’s righteousness made visible through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. And now all who believe in him receive that gift. For there is really no difference between us, for we all have sinned and are in need of the glory of God. Yet through his powerful declaration of acquittal, God freely gives away his righteousness. His gift of love and favor now cascades over us, all because Jesus, the Anointed One, has liberated us from the guilt, punishment, and power of sin!

(let’s review)
(21) But now, independently of the law (because we could not save ourselves by good behavior)
(22-24) The righteousness of God is through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe, since there is no distinction. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;
they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
• they are justified freely by his grace
• through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

And now all who believe in him receive that gift. For there is really no difference between us, for we all have sinned and are in need of the glory of God. Yet through his powerful declaration of acquittal, God freely gives away his righteousness.

Jesus has liberated us from the guilt, punishment, and power of sin!
Jesus is the Door to Abundant Life – through His Redemptive Grace

1 Cor 1:30,31: For it is not from man that we draw our life but from God as we are being joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. And now he is our God-given wisdom, our virtue, our holiness, and our redemption. And this fulfills what is written: If anyone boasts, let him only boast in all that the Lord has done!

“You are partners with Christ Jesus because of God. Jesus has become our wisdom sent from God, our approval, our holiness, and our ransom from sin.”

MSG: Everything that we have—right thinking and right living, a clean slate and a fresh start—comes from God by way of Jesus Christ.

Jesus is the Doorway to a New Life
John 10:9: : “I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved.
They will be able to come in and go out. They will find everything they need.”

So, there is a door we must walk through. A gate to pass through.
• Which side of the door on you on today?
• Have you stepped through that doorway?
• What might be holding you back from making that decision?

John 5:24: “Truly I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.”

Jesus stands at the door of our hearts and knocks

There is no more time to delay making the most important decision you will ever make. Now is the time, today is the day.

Romans 5:17: For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one Man, Jesus Christ.

Jesus is the Doorway to a New Life 1 Peter 2:24

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