We are a forgetful people in a land of distractions. Our minds are easily captivated by trivial and temporary inducements. New things quickly become old. In our mind’s eye even glory tends to fade and warnings tend to wane. It is no wonder that we who are invisibly united to Christ and visibly in and not of this world live in constant need of renewal. And what is true for the Christian is true for the church. This is a series that seeks to renew the mind of the church. Not so much by reviewing what she is called to do as much as what she is called. As with the Christian so with church, her God-given identity defines her. We who are the church are a people for God and none other.
Before we return to the book of Romans, we will be looking at the what scripture says about the Church, in its nature, how she expresses herself in song, and how the church cares and equips for its members.
The messages from this series can be found here:
Manny Pereira - February 6, 2022
God the Son Disclosed in Darkness
Jesus is executed. The scene is dense and dark. Yet it constitutes the central apex of the ages. Here the most important event in redemptive history is sketched, though its meaning remains inexhaustible. In it we are met with “the scandal” of the gospel. Shall shame bring glory? Shall the Messiah be accursed? Shall God be crucified? Surely this seems to be only madness and folly. Yet in reality it is the wisdom of God (1 Corinthians 1:21-24). The value of this death hinges on the identity and nature of the Man being crucified. Here, in deepest darkness, we see most clearly. At the cross we see the crown. In the darkness we see deity. The Man being crucified is publicly attested the Son of God. The implications are colossal.
Scripture References: Matthew 27:38-54
