Jesus is Real Radio with Daniel Fusco

You can try to make God happy with the things you do…but that’s not what He’s looking for. He cares about your heart and the fruit it bears…but He is the one relationship where we don’t have to rely on conditional love. As Pastor Daniel relates today, we set high standards for others that we can rarely live up to. And if that’s a bummer, than it should be a relief that Jesus did away with that kind of measure…in Jesus, that burden is lifted.

Many people, through leadership and dedication, have done great things for humanity…but none can compare to Jesus. As we’ll hear today, Pastor Daniel teaches why Jesus is greater than all other teachers. No other has the whole world, all of the fulfillment of God’s promises in His hand. Only one. The church in Galatia was gravitating toward teachers who were dynamic, or teachers with a message they were comfortable with…but only one is truth.

Some days you get it right, some days you get it wrong. That’s why God’s righteousness is so important for us. Striving for perfection is pointless, when it is freely given as a gift through Jesus. Paul is making that conclusion for the Galatians as we listen to today’s teaching from Pastor Daniel. We’ll hear about God’s blessing given to humanity, and why no one is justified by law any longer…it’s all because of the gift of Jesus.

In Jesus, we have unlimited spiritual resources at our disposal, but many of us don’t utilize them. We tend to drift towards our own abilities. In today’s message, Pastor Daniel uses several examples to explain what was happening with the Galatians. They were zealously pursuing works, but missing the point of them. A person can study the Bible without understanding the heart of Jesus…today we’ll hear how to keep Jesus first.

Teachers, pastors, any spiritual leader…no person will every trump the Word as an authority on God. That’s the issue Paul is addressing to the Galatians in this message from Pastor Daniel. God uses all of us as believers, purifying us so that we can portray Jesus as He really is. But, there are things that can derail that process…especially when we begin to look to others to fulfill our spiritual needs. Jesus can’t fall by the wayside or the message changes.

The best kind of learner is a person that doesn’t think they have things all figured out. If you already know everything, you won’t be open to correction. As Pastor Daniel describes the Apostle Paul in his message today, we’ll hear that he was that kind of man. Even with his extensive knowledge, Paul was always seeking and hearing from Jesus. Today, you’ll hear about how your relationship with Jesus can grow as you seek to know more.

Before Paul’s conversion experience, he spoke about his past using I, I, I…but that all changed after Jesus changed Paul’s heart. From then on, it was all about Jesus. As Pastor Daniel teaches out of Galatians, we’ll hear about that shift that takes place when a person becomes a believer. You’re no longer the center of the universe, but orbiting with Jesus as your center. Without Him, we’re just miserably trying to glorify ourselves.

We all want people to love us, but Jesus said woe to the person who everyone speaks well of. That’s because pleasing everyone can be at the expense of making God happy. Keeping everyone happy involves compromising yourself, which can be a terrible snare in the battle for your heart. Today, Pastor Daniel explains how Paul speaks the truth to believers who are straying from God, because the goal is to draw nearer to the Father.

It seems like a new version of your phone comes out every other day, your new car loses its luster after driving it off the lot…even your spouse seems less wonderful after a few months of marriage. That’s the result of letting circumstance decide your happiness. As Pastor Daniel teaches today, happiness is the disposition of the heart, and when that’s Jesus…all the distractions of life become pointless….and He fills your heart.

If you’re all about yourself, people will see you…but they won’t see Jesus. Today, Pastor Daniel begins a study through Galatians, and we’ll gain an understanding of the kind of apostle Paul was. Paul lived his life to point others to Jesus, who saves us because of grace. That has nothing to do with what we do or don’t do. That message was Paul’s focus, and in this message Paul is helping the people of Galatia, and us…to see our failings.