Pastor Jason Anderson—Guest Speaker

Pastor Jason was our guest this week.  He asked what we need and suggested that often we wait for something we “need” in order to be happiness.  Happiness should be something we can choose anytime.  What you need isn’t the thing, but what you need is what will bring the results in your life.  Once we are born again, we need the wisdom of God and the power of God.  The wisdom of God tells us what the right decision is.  One thing we need in society is individual, clear direction. Sometimes we need the power of God to overcome circumstances.  In Judges 6, Gideon is caught in a human moment.  God chooses the most unlikely of candidates.  He has a lot of doubt (he asks for a sign from God 4 times).    

Isaiah 7: 14 promises us the sign we want.  Matthew 12:39 tells us of a time when Jesus was asked for a sign.  Why wouldn’t God give us a sign when we ask?  Because it is a flawed question.  We are to believe before we see.  That is faith—I haven’t seen the result yet but I believe it.  Faith comes by hearing, not by miracles.  The sign Jesus promised was His burial and resurrection.  The cross was a symbol of terror, suffering, punishment and fear.  It has now become a symbol of sacrifice, hope, love, and faith.  The cross is also a place we can go.  1 Corinthians 1:17 says everything we receive from God will come through the cross.  The sacrifice of the cross is the center of the wisdom of God.   Isaiah 53:4 and Colossians 2:13 show us the power of the cross.

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