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“The Father Loves and Likes You: More Than an Event, It’s GOOD NEWS!”
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What do you believe God thinks about you?
Many of us have heard the words “God loves you” for most of our Christian lives. We know the verses. We sing the songs. We say the words. But somewhere beneath all of that, we may still wonder: Does God really like me? We can sometimes imagine God as distant or disappointed, or even think of Jesus as the One who came to convince an otherwise reluctant Father to love and accept us. But that is not the Father Jesus reveals.
Jesus tells us: “The one who has seen me has seen the Father.”— John 14:9 CSB
Jesus does not come to change the Father’s mind about us; He comes from the Father and reveals Him to us. The compassion, welcome, grace, and love we see in Jesus reveal what God is truly like.
Theologian Thomas F. Torrance expressed this beautifully: “There is thus no God behind the back of Jesus Christ, but only this God whose face we see in the face of the Lord Jesus.” — Thomas F. Torrance, The Christian Doctrine of God
That is profoundly Good News. The Father we meet in Jesus is the Father who has always loved us. The Son did not come to make the Father gracious; He came because the Father is gracious.
The Gospel Begins With God
The Gospel does not begin with humanity trying to find its way back to God. It begins with God coming to us. The Father sends the Son in the power of the Holy Spirit. The Son assumes our humanity and enters fully into our broken condition. Through His life, death, resurrection, and ascension, Jesus reconciles humanity to God, and by the Holy Spirit, we are invited to participate in the Son’s communion with His Father. Our relationship with God, then, does not begin with making ourselves lovable enough, faithful enough, religious enough, or good enough. It begins with who God is, and what He has done for us in Jesus Christ.
As Scripture tells us: “God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his one and only Son into the world so that we might live through him. Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.”— 1 John 4:9–10 CSB. God’s grace comes first. Our response comes afterward.
The Father Loves—and Likes—YOU!
That is why “The Father Loves and Likes You” is more than the title of an event. It points us toward the Good News revealed in Jesus Christ. The Father doesn’t love you reluctantly or merely tolerate you. In Jesus Christ, we discover that the Father truly loves and likes humanity and graciously desires our participation in His life. There is something wonderfully personal about the word ‘likes’. It is not meant as a sentimental claim about God, but to express the personal and relational character of His love which is, His gracious desire for us to share in His life and communion.
At Jesus’ baptism, the Father declares: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased.” — Matthew 3:17 CSB
Jesus is eternally the beloved Son of the Father. And through Jesus Christ and by the Holy Spirit, we are graciously adopted as God’s children and invited to participate in the Son’s communion with His Father. The Christian life, then, is not an anxious attempt to persuade God to accept us. It is learning to live in the reality of the grace that has already come to us in Jesus Christ. We worship and love because He first loved us. We serve because He first served us. We give because He first gave Himself to us. And we share the Gospel because this Good News is simply too good to keep to ourselves.
A Celebration of the Gospel
It is this Good News that is at the heart of The Father Loves and Likes You Celebration – A Gospel Celebration Weekend, hosted by New Life Fellowship, October 15–18, 2026, in Ocean City, Maryland.
This weekend is about more than attending another Christian event. It is an opportunity to gather around Jesus Christ and the Gospel. To worship, learn, ask questions, fellowship, celebrate, and grow together in our understanding of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Throughout the weekend, guest teachers and pastors will help us explore the Gospel and what it means to live in the reality of who God has revealed Himself to be in Jesus Christ. There will be teaching sessions, opportunities for questions and responses, worship and prayer, fellowship, Sunday worship, and even an evening to simply enjoy being together at The Great Dinner Dance.
The Gospel doesn’t merely give us something to study. It gives us Someone to know, a life to participate in, and something worth celebrating.
Reflective Moment
When you imagine God looking at you, what do you see on His face? Disappointment? Distance? Reluctant acceptance? Or are you learning to see the Father through Jesus?
Jesus tells us, “The one who has seen me has seen the Father.” Look at Jesus, welcoming sinners, touching the untouchable, giving Himself for the world, and rising victorious over sin and death. This is the Father, Jesus reveals. What might change if you truly believed that the Father does not merely tolerate you, but in Jesus Christ has graciously drawn you near? This is Good News to receive, a life to participate in, and a Gospel worth celebrating.
You’re Invited!
The Father Loves and Likes You Celebration – A Gospel Celebration Weekend, October 15–18, 2026 | Ocean City, Maryland
We would love for you to join us for this special weekend centered on Jesus Christ and the Good News of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with Gospel teaching, worship, prayer, fellowship, questions and responses, and celebration.
Registration Is Currently FREE!
Early Registration is complimentary through September 15, 2026. Beginning September 16, registration will be $150, so we encourage you to register early and reserve your place for the Celebration.
REGISTER FOR THE CELEBRATION
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Explore the Celebration Booklet
Want to know more about the weekend? Our Celebration Booklet has everything you need to know in one place, including our speakers, teaching and worship, weekend highlights, The Great Dinner Dance, hotel information, things to do while you’re in Ocean City, and more.
VIEW THE CELEBRATION BOOKLET
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Reserve Your Hotel Room
The Celebration will be held at the Holiday Inn Oceanfront, 6600 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, Maryland 21842.
Please remember that hotel accommodations are not included with Celebration registration and must be reserved separately. A special group reservation link is available for Celebration attendees. Rooms are limited, so we encourage you to make your hotel reservation early.
RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM
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We hope you’ll join us in Ocean City as we gather around the Gospel, grow together in our understanding of who God has revealed Himself to be in Jesus Christ, and celebrate the Good News that the Father loves—and likes—you!
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“God Disciplines A Rebellious People!”
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Scripture: 2 Chronicles 36
Summary:
In this sobering and hope-filled message, Pastor Melvin McKee invites us to see God’s discipline not as rejection, but as the faithful, loving action of the Father who refuses to abandon His people. In 2 Chronicles 36, Judah’s story reveals what happens when hearts become hardened, God’s Word is rejected, and His voice is continually resisted. Through the example of King Zedekiah, we see that rebellion is not merely outward disobedience, it is the inward turning away from the living God.
Yet even here, God’s heart is revealed. Again and again, He sends His prophets—not in anger, but in compassion—calling His people back. His discipline is not the absence of love, but the very expression of it. As C. S. Lewis writes in The Problem of Pain,
“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
In this light, Judah’s exile is not simply punishment, it is exposure. It reveals the depth of humanity’s need. The tragedy is not just what happened to them, but what was already happening within them: hardened hearts that could no longer hear the voice of God.
But the message does not end in exile. Pastor Melvin points us to the deeper truth: there was never a lasting remedy in exile itself. The human condition required more than correction, it required redemption. And this is where the gospel shines. In Jesus Christ, God has provided the true and final remedy. The Son of God has entered into our humanity, taken up our broken condition, and offered Himself as the perfect sin offering. In Him, judgment and mercy meet. In Him, humanity is reconciled to the Father in the Spirit.
God’s wrath, then, is not directed against His people as objects of destruction, but against all that destroys His people. His discipline is His holy love confronting sin so that we might be restored. Through Christ, even discipline becomes a means of grace, forming in us the very life of Jesus.
Hebrews 12 reminds us that the Lord disciplines those He loves. Though painful in the moment, His discipline produces the peaceful fruit of righteousness. Every day is “today” a fresh invitation to hear His voice, to turn again, to trust Him, and to participate in His life.
Reflective Moment
God’s discipline is not a sign that He has stepped away from us, it is the evidence that He is drawing near. The Father does not abandon His children to their rebellion; He pursues, corrects, and restores them in love. What we often experience as discomfort, conviction, or even pain may be the very place where God is speaking most clearly, calling us back to Himself.
The question is not whether God is speaking. The question is whether we are listening.
Where might your heart be growing resistant or weary? Where might you be tempted to turn away rather than lean in? Today, the Spirit gently invites you to hear the voice of Jesus, the Good Shepherd who has already taken hold of your life, who has borne your sin, and who is even now forming His righteousness within you.
Because in Jesus Christ, discipline is never the final word. Love is. Restoration is. And the Father, through the Son, in the Spirit, is faithfully leading you into the fullness of life.
“Jesus’ Resurrection Changes Everything!”
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Scripture: Luke 24:13-49
Summary:
In this deeply theological and pastorally rich proclamation by Pastor Richard Andrews, we are drawn into the living reality that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is not merely an event remembered, it is the decisive act of the Triune God that redefines all of reality and restores what it means to be truly human.
The Father, in His eternal love, sends the Son into our broken humanity, not as a distant observer, but as One who fully enters our suffering, bears our sin, and carries our death. The Son, Jesus Christ, in obedience to the Father and through the Spirit, walks the road of humiliation, crucifixion, and burial. Yet death could not hold Him. By the power of the Spirit, He is raised, vindicated, and enthroned over all creation.
As Karl Barth so powerfully declares: “The resurrection of Jesus Christ is God’s ‘Yes’ to the life of Jesus.” This divine “Yes” is the Father’s affirmation that the Son’s life, death, and sacrifice are fully accepted, fully sufficient, and eternally victorious. And as a faithful theological summary of Wolfhart Pannenberg reminds us: “The resurrection is the decisive act of God for the salvation of the world.”— Summarizing the theology of Wolfhart Pannenberg. This means the resurrection is not an isolated miracle, it is the turning point of history itself, where God acts once and for all to redeem, restore, and reconcile humanity to Himself.
Luke 24 brings this truth into the realm of human experience. The risen Christ draws near to discouraged disciples on the road to Emmaus. He walks with them in their confusion, speaks into their misunderstanding, and reveals Himself in the breaking of bread. Here we see the heart of the Triune God at work: The Father purposes, The Son reveals, The Spirit opens eyes and ignites hearts. This is not abstract theology, it is divine participation. The resurrection is where God’s life meets our humanity.
Through the resurrection, Jesus does not simply conquer death, He invites us into His life. Humanity is no longer bound to sin, fear, or striving, but is drawn into communion with the living Christ. In Him, we receive a living hope, are made right with God, are given eternal life, and are assured that even now He intercedes for us.
Jesus’ resurrection changes everything. It reshapes how we see, how we understand, who we are, and why we live. He is not distant, but present, meeting us in every circumstance. In Him, Scripture becomes a living word that forms and reveals truth. Our identity is no longer rooted in ourselves, but in Christ who has claimed us as His own. And our lives are no longer self-directed; we are sent into the world as participants in His mission.
So, we do not merely celebrate the resurrection, we are invited to live in it, to believe, walk, abide, and share in the life of Christ. Because the risen Jesus is not just alive, He is present, He reigns, and He is drawing all things into Himself.
Key Themes and Reflection Questions:
- The Risen Christ Draws Near
Theme: Jesus meets us in real life. In confusion, grief, and doubt, and walks with us even when we don’t recognize Him.
Discipleship Question: Where might Jesus already be present in your life that you have not yet recognized?
#HeWalksWithUs - Christ Revealed in Word & Table
Theme: The risen Jesus reveals Himself through Scripture and communion, turning confusion into clarity and encounter.
Discipleship Question: How is Christ revealing Himself to you through His Word right now?
#ChristRevealed - A Living Hope Secured in Christ
Theme: Through the resurrection, we are given hope, justification, and the promise of eternal life.
Discipleship Question: Are you living from the hope Christ has given you, or from the fears around you?
#LivingHope - Life No Longer Our Own
Theme: The resurrection reshapes our identity. We belong to Christ and live in union with Him.
Discipleship Question: What part of your life are you still holding onto instead of surrendering to Christ?
#NewLifeInChrist - Sent Into the World
Theme: The risen Christ sends us to proclaim Him, empowered by the Holy Spirit in everyday life.
Discipleship Question: Who is God calling you to share the message of Jesus with this week?
#SentWithPurpose
Reflective Moment:
Pause and sit with this truth: The same Jesus who walked the road to Emmaus is walking with you now.
In your confusion… He is present.
In your discouragement… He is speaking.
In your unanswered questions… He is revealing Himself.
You may not always recognize Him at first, but He is nearer than you think. So ask yourself:
Where in my life do I need my eyes opened to see the risen Christ?
Where am I living as if He is distant, when He is already present?
And who is He sending me to, to share this living hope?
Because the resurrection is not just something to remember, it is a reality to step into.
“An Idolatrous People Receive Judgement!”
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Scripture: 2 Kings 17
Summary:
In 2 Kings 17, we witness the heartbreaking fall of Israel, a nation blessed by God yet ruined by idolatry, compromise, and divided trust. Though God warned His people repeatedly through prophets, they refused to listen, rejecting His commands and chasing the empty promises of other nations, false gods, and their own desires. Israel’s downfall wasn’t sudden, it was the result of a long, steady drift from wholehearted devotion to God.
This powerful sermon by Pastor Melvin McKee reminds us that idolatry doesn’t always look like carved statues; it can show up as cravings for approval, security, power, pleasure, identity, or anything we elevate above God. When we place our hope in anything else, we eventually experience brokenness because idols cannot satisfy and cannot save.
Yet even in judgment, God’s heart is steadfast love. Like a Father who disciplines His children so they can live, He calls us to turn from what destroys us and return to Jesus, the only One who perfectly obeyed God and bore our judgment. Through the Spirit, God invites us to walk in true life, moving from idolatry to intimacy, from self-reliance to surrender, from wandering to worship, from spiritual emptiness to joy.
Key Themes And Relective Questions:
- The Danger of Divided Trust ⚠️💔
- Theme: Israel tried to trust God while also relying on other nations and idols. Divided trust always leads to spiritual collapse.
- Key Takeaway: God doesn’t accept part of our hearts; life is found when He becomes our only security.
- Discipleship Question: Where are you tempted to divide your trust instead of resting fully in God?
- #WholeheartedTrust
- The Reality of Idolatry in Everyday Life 🗿➡️💭
- Theme: Idolatry isn’t just ancient, it shows up whenever we rely on anything more than God for identity, joy, or meaning.
- Key Takeaway: Idols promise satisfaction but deliver emptiness. Only God satisfies the human heart.
- Discipleship Question: What subtle idols compete for your attention, affection, or allegiance?
- #GuardYourHeart
- The Love That Warns ❤️📢
- Theme: God sent prophets to lovingly expose Israel’s sin and call them back. Warnings reveal divine patience, not punishment.
- Key Takeaway: Grace often comes as a warning. God exposes idols so we can return to Him and live.
- Discipleship Question: How have you seen God’s warnings function as acts of love in your life?
- #GraceThatWarns
- The Discipline That Restores 🛡️🔥
- Theme: God’s discipline is not destruction. It is deliverance. He corrects His children so they may share in His holiness (Hebrews 12:7–11).
- Key Takeaway: Though painful, discipline leads us back to life and deeper intimacy with God.
- Discipleship Question: Where might God be using discipline to shape you more deeply into Christ’s likeness?
- #LovingDiscipline
- Jesus: Our Deliverance from Idolatry ✝️🕊️
- Theme: Israel failed under the weight of idolatry, but Jesus perfectly obeyed and took our judgment upon Himself.
- Key Takeaway: Only Jesus can free our hearts from the idols we cling to and restore us to true worship.
- Discipleship Question: How does Jesus’ obedience on your behalf inspire you to pursue Him with a whole heart?
- #JesusOurHope
Reflective Moment:
When we look at Israel’s story, it becomes clear that idolatry is not just an ancient problem, it is a human problem. As Martin Luther reminds us, “That now, I say, upon which you set your heart and put your trust is properly your god.” Israel’s heart drifted, and if we’re honest, so do ours. We all reach for things that promise comfort, control, identity, or security, but none of them can carry the weight of our souls.
Yet the good news is this: God never stops coming after His people. His warnings are mercy. His discipline is love. His judgment is not the end of the story but an invitation back to life.
Today, take a quiet moment to ask: Where is God inviting me to return, to trust, and to let go of what cannot save? The One who calls you away from idols is the same One who welcomes you with open arms.
“Grace That Goes First!”
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“We love because He first loved us.” —1 John 4:19 (CSB)
Before you ever moved toward God, He moved toward you. Before you repented, before you prayed, before you even believed, He had already set His love upon you. THAT’S GRACE!
“God does not wait for man to turn to Him; He goes to meet him.”—Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics IV/2, p. 752
In Christ, the Father and the Spirit ran to embrace humanity: fallenness, rebellion, shame and all. Jesus didn’t wait for us to get it together. He stepped into our mess. The Spirit didn’t demand we earn His presence. He was poured out freely. The Father didn’t withhold His love until we deserved it. He gave us His Son while we were still enemies. “But God proves his own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”—Romans 5:8 (CSB)
This is grace: God didn’t wait for you to change. In Jesus and by the Holy Spirit, He came to change you by love.
“God does not wait for us to believe or behave before including us in His grace. In Jesus, He already has.”—Gary Deddo, Clarifying Our Theological Vision, GCI.org
God is not keeping His distance, waiting for you to fix yourself. He has already come near, already included you, already begun the work of making you whole in Jesus Christ. The cross isn’t a symbol of what we must do for God; it’s the declaration of what He has already done for us and with us.
The love of the Trinity is not reluctant, it is relentless.
The Father ran to meet us.
The Son gave His life for us.
The Spirit came to dwell within us.
Three Persons, one God, moving together in love to bring us home. “For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.” —Ephesians 2:18 (CSB)
So now the question becomes:
Who do you need to pursue today, not because they’ve earned it, but because God pursued you? Maybe someone has hurt you. Maybe they’ve drifted. Maybe you’ve distanced yourself, waiting for them to make the first move. But what if grace calls you to go first, not in your own strength, but with the strength of Christ and by the Spirit who lives in you.
Let your life reflect the rhythm of the Triune God: ✨ A love that doesn’t wait. ✨ A grace that goes first.
Prayer
Lord,
You loved me before I ever reached for You.
You came near when I was far, and gave Yourself without waiting for change.
Thank You for pursuing me with grace.
Now help me do the same.
Where I’m tempted to hold back, let me move forward in love.
Where I want to wait, give me courage to go first.
Let my life reflect the mercy You’ve shown me.
Make me a witness of Your grace in motion.
Amen.
“Resurrection For Real Life!”
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Scripture: John 20
“He is Risen Indeed!”
When Mary Magdalene wept outside the tomb, she thought Jesus was gone. But then—He said her name. “Mary.” In a moment, despair turned to joy. The risen Jesus stood before her, not as a ghost, but in a glorified, real human body. She ran to tell the others, “I have seen the Lord!”
The resurrection isn’t just something that happened—it’s Someone alive. Jesus didn’t just rise; He is the Resurrection and the Life (John 11:25). That means resurrection isn’t primarily an idea or doctrinal teaching first. It’s a Person you can know. The Person of Jesus!
Real Hope for Real Life
The empty tomb means more than victory over death. It means you will live. As Paul wrote, “In Christ all will be made alive” (1 Cor. 15:22). Resurrection is humanity’s future—because Jesus is humanity’s new Head transforming bodily the entire human family. You’re not facing death alone, or anything alone. You’re heading toward life in Christ.
So, what does this mean now?
- It means you can face and share grief with hope. “This is not the last word.”
- It means you treat every person as someone God wants to and will raise.
- It means your ordinary days are colored by God’s extraordinary future.
The Risen Christ Comes to You
Mary saw Him. Thomas touched Him. The disciples heard His “Peace be with you.” His meeting them as the Living Savior personally made all of the difference. And now, Jesus comes to you, personally. Not as a memory, but through the Holy Spirit, the Risen One reveals Himself to you – your heart, the very center of your being. You can’t study Him like any other subject to know Him. He must meet You, and you Him —again and again, and this all by His initiation and grace!
Have you?
If the Resurrection is personal, and it is, it’s also a call. Jesus doesn’t ask for admiration. He asks for relational allegiance. He is the Resurrected One that you might share with Him in His Relationship with His Father in the Holy Spirit forevermore! You can’t stand in the middle. He doesn’t allow you to take Him neutrally. You either worship and walk with Him or walk away, resurrected body and all. But to those who believe, Jesus says: “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.”
Today’s Reflection:
Jesus, You are not only alive—You are here. Make Yourself known to me. Make Yourself known to me again, today. Let Your Resurrection Life and hope shape my words, my work, and my worship. I don’t just want to admire You—I want to follow You. I want to know and trust Your Father as You do. I want to be filled with the pleasures of Your Spirit in communion and fellowship with You and the Father forevermore, overflowing into my relationship with all creation! Thank You!
Question for the Day:
Who do you say Jesus is? (hint: Your response will only be correct when it is the same as Jesus’! Ha!)
“What happened on that day (of Easter) became, was and remained the center around which everything else moves. For everything lasts its time, but the love of God—which was at work and was expressed in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead—lasts forever. Because this event took place, there is no reason to despair, and even when we read the newspaper with all its confusing and frightening news, there is every reason to hope.”
— Karl Barth, Insights: Karl Barth’s Reflections on the Life of Faith, p. 30
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Discover how the Gospel of the Father-Son-Holy-Spirit-God can guide us through the trials and tribulations of today’s world in 5 insightful teaching sessions. 
[Special guests Gary and Cathy Deddo lead us on a transformative exploration of Who Jesus is and our identity in Him amidst the challenges we face as the Church. Don’t miss out on this enriching experience and check it out! 
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“The Scope of Christ’s Lordship”
“The Scope Of Christ’s Salvation”
“The Lord’s Prayer”
“Living As Christian’s In This World”
Who Is The Relational God Revealed In Jesus?, Pt. 2
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Part 2A
Part 2B
Scripture: Acts 2:33, 2 Cor 13:14
Summary and Goal:
This Sunday, following Trinity Sunday, we continue proclaiming the relational God-Father-Son-Holy-Spirit Revealed in Jesus. This message is meant to help believers remember that the Father-Son-Holy-Spirit-God is not just an add-on doctrine of Christian faith, but that this God IS the Gospel! God the Trinity is “the root and nerve center” of all Christian belief. There could be no beliefs or doctrines apart from the Truth of Who God has revealed Himself to be in Jesus Christ. Indeed, there is no Christian faith apart from this relational God Who, in Love, sent Jesus Christ into our humanity to reveal Himself and share His Love and Life with us in the Holy Spirit. If you don’t get this basic understanding of the Gospel, you don’t get or understand Christianity. God’s primary revelation to us is the revelation of Himself! The scriptures are primarily about Him! We can only understand ourselves, and the scriptures in the Light of Who He is, or we cannot and do not understand either! Check it out!
Christ Connection:
Jesus alone reveals this God and, by becoming human, has given us human beings real knowledge of, and access to, God, through the Holy Spirit!
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Father’s Gracious New Covenant Warnings and Exhortations!, Part 2
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Audio – Part A: 27 min
Audio – Part B: 30 min
Full Message:
Bible Verses: John 14 – 6 Hebrews 12 Hebrews 13
Living Into This Challenging Christian Life With Jesus!
Introduction:
The Christian Life is living out and manifesting the reality of our union and communion with the Father, through Jesus (the Son), and in the Holy Spirit! Our purpose in life is to be one with God! Despite our sin and weaknesses, the Lord strengthens us in our relationship with Him as we trust Him for it! When our Lord Jesus Christ reappears gloriously, we too will be glorified and fully blameless in Him! Until Jesus’ reappearing, the Christian life is a challenging life – lived out only in union and communion with the Father, through the Son and in the Holy Spirit!
“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'” – John 14:6
Theological Theme:
How are we to understand our Father’s strong warning and exhortations in scripture?? Only in the Light of God’s Story, the Gospel!
Story of the Gospel: The Father is the great fountain of love and of every blessing, which he has always bestowed upon his Son in the Holy Spirit in covenant – in an unconditional pledge to love the other! The Son has always received the Father’s unconditional Love and returned it equally in response, in the Holy Spirit!
Christ Connection:
In lavish love that overflows, God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit desired to share Himself with others so others could know it too and so He thought of the first and most important thing to create: Jesus Christ our King! “He chose us in him before the foundation of the world!” “Jesus is the radiance of God’s glory, and the exact expression of his nature (IMAGE) IN FLESH, sustaining all things by his powerful Word!”. Jesus is God’s purpose for all creation, therefore, what Jesus did, mankind can participate in by Grace in The Holy Spirit. And so The Father, Son and Spirit made humanity in Jesus’ image (Gen 1:27,28): as male and female! He blessed us and gave us the task of being fruitful and multiplying together, in covenant, and gave us, together, dominion over all living things!
“Jesus was God spelling himself out in language humanity could understand.” – S.D. Gordon
Missional Application:
We are to look forward to living with Jesus in Heaven ON EARTH, so we invite everyone, everywhere, to repent, believe and receive relationship with the Father, through Jesus, in the Holy Spirit RIGHT NOW! Because this present evil age and world is not our home and will soon perish, we warn people not to place their trust in the world against Jesus but to turn from it, submitting only to Jesus and His Loving Lordship!
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16
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Father’s Gracious New Covenant Warnings and Exhortations!, Part 1
The Risen King’s Commission (Being Co-lovers with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit!)
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Audio – Part 1a: 27 min
Audio – Part 1b: 27 min
Audio – Full Message:
Bible Verses: Matthew 28:16-20
We are to go to the nations with the authority of the risen King, for Jesus alone has the power to save. In Him also is the power for our mission as we go. We are to make disciples through the proclamation of the risen King. We are to teach the believers of our proclamation to obey all that the Father commanded us, through Jesus and in the Holy Spirit, knowing that Jesus will finish the good work He began and that He will never forsake us.
Theological Theme:
The mission of the church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ.
Christ Connection:
Before Jesus ascended to the Father, He commissioned His disciples to go into the world and make disciples of all nations. Under the authority of Jesus, we make disciples by baptizing people in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and by teaching them everything Christ commanded us. As we go, we trust in the presence of Christ, who promises to be with us on mission.
“The church is sent on mission by Jesus. It’s not that the church has a mission, but rather that the mission has a church. We join Jesus on His mission.” – Ed Stetzer
Missional Application:
The Father-Son-and-Spirit God calls us to make disciples of all nations by declaring the truth of the gospel with our words and demonstrating the reality of His love with our actions.
“God hath work to do in this world; and to desert it because of its difficulties and entanglements, is to cast off his authority. It is not enough that we be just, that we be righteous, and walk with God in holiness; but we must also serve our generation, as David did before he fell asleep. God hath a work to do; and not to help him is to oppose Him.” – John Owen (1616-1683)
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