What Jesus Accomplished through His Death on the Cross-Pt3

Gary DeLashmutt
Colossians 2:15

The third accomplishment of Jesus' death on the cross was it delivered us from Satan's authority. Jesus disarmed the rulers and authorities in the spiritual realm and made a public triumph over them at the cross. Although Satan has been dethroned, he has not yet been entirely destroyed. He still has power to do spiritual battle with us, but we know the end of the story. Jesus wins!

What Jesus Accomplished through His Death on the Cross-Pt2

Gary DeLashmutt
Colossians 2:11-12

In Part One, Paul explains how Jesus' death on the cross paid the full penalty for our sins. In Part Two, Paul shows us how His death delivered us from the power or authority of sin. Before putting our faith in Jesus to forgive our sins, we were powerless against the rule of sin. Now, Jesus has set us free to choose whether we give in to sin or appropriate Jesus' power to resist temptation. Jesus supplies the power to not be enslaved to sin. It is up to us to appropriate this provision by faith.

Jesus' Invitation

Gary DeLashmutt
John 8:12

During Jesus' ministry on earth, He gave many invitations to the people in the crowds that followed Him. He offered to give rest for our souls. He invited them to satisfy their spiritual hunger through Him as well as quench their spiritual thirst. He offered to come into their hearts. In this passage, He proclaims to be the light of the world. In Him and Him alone is the light. He promises anyone who follows Him will never walk in darkness but will have the Light of life.

What Jesus Accomplished through His Death on the Cross-Pt1

Gary DeLashmutt
Colossians 2:13-14

Early in Christianity, false teachers rose up to say Jesus's death on the cross was not spiritually significant. But the Bible is emphatic that Jesus' death on the cross was a very significant. It accomplished what no man could do. It demonstrated why we need forgiveness. It displayed how God provided forgiveness. And it showed the amazing extent of God's forgiveness.

Parable of the Soils

Ryan Lowery
Matthew 13:1-23

Jesus, in the parable of the soils, teaches in such a way that those who do not want to hear truth will be able to dismiss Him and walk away but those who hunger to know the truth will dig deeper and discover the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven that will change their lives. The "seed" is the word of the kingdom, Jesus' message of reconciliation available to all who choose to receive it. The "soils" are the different responses to the message. What kind of soil you are is completely under your control. If you are not the good soil, you can change that by investigating further with an open mind.

The Days of Noah

Scott Risley
1 Peter 3:17-20

Like in the days of Noah when God patiently waited for people to turn to Him, so too does God long to rescue us today. In the days of Noah, God had Noah build an ark to rescue people and animals from the impending judgment of a flood. Today, we have the finished work that Christ accomplished on the cross, taking our judgment upon Himself. Instead of boarding a boat, we can simply put our trust in Jesus to save us.

Suffering for Doing What Is Right

Conrad Hilario
1 Peter 3:17-4:5

Peter uses the story of Noah to illustrate that it is better to suffer for doing right than for doing wrong. Noah endured about a hundred years of mockery for building a boat in a land that never saw rain. But Noah faithfully continued to build the ark and preached righteousness. Peter explains the ark saving the righteous from the judgment of the flood symbolized how Jesus is our ark who saves us from God's judgment through His resurrection. Water baptism does not save anyone, but it is a symbol of your salvation if you have put your faith in Jesus.

Jesus' Invitations:John 6

Gary DeLashmutt
John 6:53-56

In John 6, Jesus challenges His listeners to prioritize spiritual food over temporal, perishable food. Only God's Messiah can provide this spiritual food. The only condition one must fulfill is to believe in God's Messiah, Jesus. Jesus is the sole source of spiritual life for all of humanity. Call out to Him, acknowledge your hunger, and ask Him to satisfy it and He will abundantly.

Avoiding Judgment

Dennis McCallum
1 Peter 3:18-21

In 1 Peter 3, Peter uses the analogy of Noah and his family being saved when they were put into the ark. Noah, his family and all the animals were saved from judgment when they entered the ark. Jesus is like the ark. When you are put into Him, you escape judgment. Jesus said if anyone hears His word, and believes who sent Him, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but passes out of death into life.