Jesus at 2AM - A Humorous, Intelligent Look at the Bible, Church History & the Life of Faith
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The divine rescue - of which the ministry of Jesus is the decisive act - is not merely to be understood as the securing of a heavenly afterlife for the faithful, but the restoration of a fallen creation. To be "saved" is to be set free, to be healed and to be counted a citizen of the "kingdom of God."
But such freedom recognizes there we are presently captives, subjects of a hostile regime. There is an enemy that must be defeated. But identifying that enemy - the actual enemy - can be quite difficult.
In this episode we turn to the story of Jesus's "temptation" in the wilderness as Matthew helps us see that this is Evil's attempt at a negotiated victory. Why not accept some comfort here, some glory there and a whole lot of earthly power? All that is required is to let Evil continue it's work behind the scenes...
It's an offer Jesus managed to refuse..., but one we are quite often willing to accept in an instant. And the thing about deals with the devil is...there is never a deal.
It can help to follow along visually, so the text for this sermon can be found here --> Matthew 4:1-11 (NRSV)
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Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 19 - From Death in Sin to Life in Christ!
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 18 - The Weakness of the Will
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 17 - The Deadly Paradox of Torah
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 16 - A Return to Slavery?
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Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 15 - Baptism and the Exodus from Sin
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 14 - The Sin of Adam and the Grace of God
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 13 - Whence Hope?
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 12 - Faith Like Abraham
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 11 - Saved Like Abraham
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 10 - Salvation by Faith Re-Examined
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 09 - What Happened at the Cross (Atonement Explained)
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 08 - The Saving Part! (Easter 2018)
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 07 - All in the Dock
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 06 - Faith, Faithfulness and Steadfast Love
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 05 - But, Circumcision!
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 04 - But, Torah!
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 03 - Equal Justice
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 02 - Homosexuality and Paul's Indictment Against the Pagans
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 01 - Paul, a Slave of King Jesus... (The Letter Opening)
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