Repentant Joy. Hope from Jesus, March 23, 2025. Sermon Audio, Pastor Greg Rathke

Have you ever felt trapped?  What was it like?  Are there sins in your life that make you feel trapped?

Being trapped by sinful temptations is real.  

So how do we escape?  

In John 14:6 Jesus says, “I am THE WAY, the Truth and the Life.”  Jesus is THE WAY out of being trapped by temptations that often lead to sin.  THE WAY out from guilt, and ultimately from our own graves.   Sinful temptation is real and it is strong.   On our own we can feel helpless, confined or trapped by it.    With Jesus, however, comes hope.  Hope by His overcoming the temptations that were real in his life.  Hope from Jesus by His overcoming the power of sin, satan and ultimately death itself.  

• Ezekiel 33:12–20
• 1 Corinthians 10:1–13
• Luke 13:1–9