Sermons – Lakewood Church of Christ

When does empty mean full?

When does broken mean whole?

When does surrender mean victory?

When does death mean life?

Rethink. Empty. Rethink Easter.

Guest speaker Wilguens Esteviens from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Works with Just Have Faith Missions.

As Easter approaches,

we think about what it meant

for Jesus on his road to the cross.

The detailed description given in

scripture (Lk 22:39-46), helps us

understand not only what it must have been like, but also why this

journey is important to our salvation.

In this passage, Jesus sets

an example for five different

types of prayers that align

with the Christian walk.

Each prayer allows us to

grow deeper in our faith

and connection with God.

Because after all,

It’s not my way –

It’s Yahweh.

“...whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave - just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

-Matthew 20:26-28

“While other worldviews lead us to sit in the midst of life’s joys, foreseeing the coming sorrows,

Christianity empowers its people to sit in the midst of this world’s sorrows, tasting the coming joy.”

-Tim Keller

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,

because he has anointed me to proclaim

good news to the poor. He has sent me

to proclaim freedom for the prisoners

and recovery of sight for the blind, to set

the oppressed free, to proclaim the year

of the Lord’s favor.” Luke 4:18-19