March
7, 2010
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Liar, Lunatic or Lord? Part 2:
Dangerous Jesus
In
his famous book "Mere Christianity," Dr. C. S. Lewis, lay
theologian and Christian apologist, makes this statement,
“A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things
Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would
either be a lunatic-on the level with a man who says he is a
poached egg - or he would be the devil of hell. You must take
your choice. Either this was, and is, the Son of God, or else
a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool
or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But
let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about His being
a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us."
Who is Jesus of Nazareth to you? Your life on this earth and for all of eternity is affected by your answer to this question. All other religions [such as Hinduism; Buddhism; Confucianism and Islam] were founded by human beings and are based on man-made philosophies, rules and norms for behavior. Take the founders of these religions out of both their disciplines and practices of worship and little would change. But take Jesus Christ out of Christianity, and there would be nothing left. Biblical Christianity is not just a philosophy of life, nor an ethical standard, nor obedience to religious ritual. True Christianity is based on a vital, personal relationship with a Risen Founder who is our living Savior and Lord. Source: www.greatcom.org
Today Pastor Rick continues in this Lenten Season teaching series looking at Luke 9:18-27. In this passage Jesus asks a probing question, which each of us must answer. Jesus asked, “Who do you say I am?” The answer will have us follow a safe Jesus or a dangerous Jesus.
Worship folder
Sermon outline
North Raleigh Church of the Nazarene
9200 Strickland Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615
919.870.1141 Phone
919.870.1447 Fax
web@nrnazarene.org
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Liar, Lunatic or Lord? Part 2:
Dangerous Jesus
Who is Jesus of Nazareth to you? Your life on this earth and for all of eternity is affected by your answer to this question. All other religions [such as Hinduism; Buddhism; Confucianism and Islam] were founded by human beings and are based on man-made philosophies, rules and norms for behavior. Take the founders of these religions out of both their disciplines and practices of worship and little would change. But take Jesus Christ out of Christianity, and there would be nothing left. Biblical Christianity is not just a philosophy of life, nor an ethical standard, nor obedience to religious ritual. True Christianity is based on a vital, personal relationship with a Risen Founder who is our living Savior and Lord. Source: www.greatcom.org
Today Pastor Rick continues in this Lenten Season teaching series looking at Luke 9:18-27. In this passage Jesus asks a probing question, which each of us must answer. Jesus asked, “Who do you say I am?” The answer will have us follow a safe Jesus or a dangerous Jesus.
Worship folder
Sermon outline
North Raleigh Church of the Nazarene
9200 Strickland Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615
919.870.1141 Phone
919.870.1447 Fax
web@nrnazarene.org