Spiritual Gifts part 218: A crucified man is no trouble to anyone.
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John Farley Sunday, January 22, 2012 Spiritual Gifts Part 218: A crucified man is no trouble to anyone.
Mar 10:27
Gal 2:20
This story invites us to go into the death of the cross. And as they walk, Jesus begins to tell them about His death and His rising again.
I am the rich young man.
This time it is a man by the name of Zaccheus. He is also rich. He is the rich older man. This rich one is older and wiser. So he does not go away sad but he keeps going on ahead until something from God is provided for him. The rich young man grieved at this point because he is afraid that he may never be able to change himself in this area. The possibility mortified him. On the other hand, Zaccheus was a tax collector. A chief sinner. So he was totally convinced that he could not change himself. Sometimes we just have to notice how Jesus is looking at us.
Joh 14:23
“A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.”
I am the rich young man. We simply need to learn how to live on the basis of who and what Christ is. There is no question about whether Christ can do it because He has already done it.
Joh 14:20 In the area of _____, I have been crucified with Christ… When it comes to ___, I must live by faith in the Son of God – SOLELY. A crucified man is no trouble to anyone anymore. Faith means turning to Christ and saying, “I turn this completely over to You”.
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