Resurrection — Sermons

The Call of Surrender

Palm Sunday is a day we traditionally mark the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem. It was an event of great insight, great misunderstanding and great hope. He rode in as a king, but not the king the people expected. Rejection, suffering, isolation and death were in Jesus’ horizon. There was a call of surrender on His life to give Himself for the salvation of humanity. So how would He fulfill this call?

Jesus had to surrender to the call of surrender. It was not easy for Him. His life teaches us that as we prepare for crisis events in our lives, surrender is the pathway to victory.

Jesus invites us to a call to deny ourselves and take up our crosses and to follow Him (Mark 8:34). Jesus surrendered to save and we are to surrender to serve. In what areas are we struggling to surrender? Why is it so hard to surrender?

SermonsSamuel MillsApril 14, 2019Samuel Mills, The Bridge, Toronto, Palm Sunday, Easter, Jesus, Surrender, The Call, ResurrectionComment

This is the Gospel

When someone says, I have some good news and bad news to share with you, which do you prefer to hear first? Studies have shown that most people prefer to hear the bad news first, then the good news because it will leave them with a positive attitude. The young church in Colossae became the target of heretical attacks. Epaphras (a leader of the church) traveled to Rome to update Paul, who was in prison, about the condition of the church. In response, Paul wrote a letter of encouragement providing them with an understanding of the gospel.

So what is the gospel? How is the gospel to impact our lives, churches, communities and the world? Very often we view the gospel as a set of imperatives when it is really a narrative of God’s story of good news for humanity found in the person of Jesus. Humanity has experienced the bad news of fear, isolation and hopelessness. Through the death and resurrection of Jesus, God has announced the good news of His provision of forgiveness—a family and a future.

SermonsSamuel MillsMarch 10, 2019Samuel Mills, The Bridge, Toronto, Gospel, Good News, Cross, Resurrection, Death, Colossians, Bible, Jesus, Bad News, Roman Empire, Hopelessness, Family, Faith, FutureComment

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