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StartUp – Tuesday, April 26 2016
Good Day Passionate Youth Reaching Out, today is Tuesday April 26, 2016. My name is Grant and this is Start Up, helping you start your day with an upward focus.
Today’s Scripture is Mark 8:31 (HCSB)
31 Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, be killed, and rise after three days.
SON OF MAN –
-This is one of Jesus’ favourite titles for himself, and it refers directly to Daniel 7. In this passage The Son of Man is one who is given authority over every people group, tribe and nation on the earth, and is the ruler of an everlasting Kingdom that will not pass away.
So Jesus takes that picture, and then says that The Son of Man MUST suffer.
MUST is an important word, it was absolutely necessary that Jesus suffer, and be rejected and die.
* this is really at the heart of the Good News of Jesus – Real Love, Real Justice, Real Power.
* Real Love – Jesus giving himself completely, emptying himself fully, in an act of love to make it possible for us to love, and to see what true love really is.
* Real Justice – God’s holiness demands a full payment of sin, our own sinfulness makes us God’s enemies and incapable of every affording the price of sin on our lives.
* Jesus suffering, rejection and death is the only way that we can ever be forgiven sins, and ever be able to truly and freely forgive others their sins against us.
* Real Power – Power in the hands of sinful always ends up with unfair exploitation and inequality.
* As fallen mankind, we are simply unable to use power in a way that serves others well. This has been proven over and over in fallen empire after fallen empire.
* But when Jesus goes to the cross, he defeats all power and all authority, and now is enthroned with real power to save the oppressed,
* and as his followers, that power and that mission extends to us.
The Challenges for this week all centre around prayer. Today’s scripture focused on why Jesus had to suffer. I challenge you to go to God in prayer and ask for him to forgive you for sin in your life. Go so far as to name the wrong acts that you are asking God’s forgiveness for. Then, trust that because Jesus did suffer and die and then rose to life on again on the 3rd day, that he has the power to forgive you of your sin, and make you right with God.
All students in Grades 7-12 are invited to a special youth event beginning at 7 this Friday night, “Where’s Nathan” is the name of a scavenger hunt for people at a nearby Mall. We will start and end the event at Hawkwood Baptist Church.
If you want to find out more about our youth group, you can find us online at hbcyouth.ca. We are also on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, just search for Hawkwood Youth.
https://www.facebook.com/HawkwoodYouthPYRO/
https://twitter.com/HawkwoodYouth
https://www.instagram.com/hawkwoodyouth/
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By Grant van BoeschotenGood Day Passionate Youth Reaching Out, today is Tuesday April 26, 2016. My name is Grant and this is Start Up, helping you start your day with an upward focus.
Today’s Scripture is Mark 8:31 (HCSB)
31 Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, be killed, and rise after three days.
SON OF MAN –
-This is one of Jesus’ favourite titles for himself, and it refers directly to Daniel 7. In this passage The Son of Man is one who is given authority over every people group, tribe and nation on the earth, and is the ruler of an everlasting Kingdom that will not pass away.
So Jesus takes that picture, and then says that The Son of Man MUST suffer.
MUST is an important word, it was absolutely necessary that Jesus suffer, and be rejected and die.
* this is really at the heart of the Good News of Jesus – Real Love, Real Justice, Real Power.
* Real Love – Jesus giving himself completely, emptying himself fully, in an act of love to make it possible for us to love, and to see what true love really is.
* Real Justice – God’s holiness demands a full payment of sin, our own sinfulness makes us God’s enemies and incapable of every affording the price of sin on our lives.
* Jesus suffering, rejection and death is the only way that we can ever be forgiven sins, and ever be able to truly and freely forgive others their sins against us.
* Real Power – Power in the hands of sinful always ends up with unfair exploitation and inequality.
* As fallen mankind, we are simply unable to use power in a way that serves others well. This has been proven over and over in fallen empire after fallen empire.
* But when Jesus goes to the cross, he defeats all power and all authority, and now is enthroned with real power to save the oppressed,
* and as his followers, that power and that mission extends to us.
The Challenges for this week all centre around prayer. Today’s scripture focused on why Jesus had to suffer. I challenge you to go to God in prayer and ask for him to forgive you for sin in your life. Go so far as to name the wrong acts that you are asking God’s forgiveness for. Then, trust that because Jesus did suffer and die and then rose to life on again on the 3rd day, that he has the power to forgive you of your sin, and make you right with God.
All students in Grades 7-12 are invited to a special youth event beginning at 7 this Friday night, “Where’s Nathan” is the name of a scavenger hunt for people at a nearby Mall. We will start and end the event at Hawkwood Baptist Church.
If you want to find out more about our youth group, you can find us online at hbcyouth.ca. We are also on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, just search for Hawkwood Youth.
https://www.facebook.com/HawkwoodYouthPYRO/
https://twitter.com/HawkwoodYouth
https://www.instagram.com/hawkwoodyouth/