Jesus Models Engagement - John 3:1-21 by Compass Church

Sermon on Sunday morning titled The Forgiveness of Christ Changes Everything

The Gospel and Community by Compass Church

The Ministry of Reconciliation, Part 2

The Ministry of Reconciliation, Part 1

The last in our C.S. Lewis series about the important teaching about Heaven and Hell. The reality of both should define our lives in the present and God longs for us to receive real life in Heaven.

1 John 4:7-14

Charlie Munger once said, "Take a Simple Idea and take it seriously." God is love is a simple idea with serious implications. God is not loving, but He is Himself love. This can only be true for the triune God of Scripture. God does not keep this love to Himself but sends his Son to invite people into this love relationship. John wants his readers not simply to know about this God of love, but to experience Him and show Him to the world through love.

This kicks off our study of C.S. Lewis on the Christian Life. Lewis took difficult concepts concerning the Christian faith and put them into understandable terms. This message starts with the grand discussion about God. Lewis’ reminds us that the reality of God, which is often thought of as ethereal, mystical, and spiritual, is more solid and real than our present lives. We think the spiritual world and God are behind the scenes and half real, but God and the Spirit world are more fundamental and solid than our own.

Paul closes his letter to the Corinthians giving them encouragement, warning, and hope. Paul is filled with hope for the church, and the instructions of Paul in the 1st century still ring true today. We are a community together, built on love looking towards the day of Christ.

In the last part of 1 Corinthians 15 Paul celebrates Christ’s ultimate victory over death for all who trust in Christ. Paul mocks the loss of death’s power over us and the victory of Christ foretold in the Old Testament comes to reality with the conquering of death. There is no hope of victory over death except by the death of Christ and death completely looses it’s power. This changes everything as we follow Christ and wait for the ultimate resurrection we are assured that our faith will not be in vain because of this victory, therefore stand fully devoted to Christ and don’t be moved.