The Punk In Me

No wonder people stood in awe as Jesus taught them. It was God speaking.

And no wonder ten thousand angels held their ground in rapt attention as Jesus was nailed to a cross. It was God commanding His own death.

God let people crucify Him for our sake. [Screen 18]

2 Corinthians 5.21, God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

But that is not all. The biggest thing God did was place Christ in us to push out the sin that had taken residence there. Christ removes the “punk” within us.

[Screen 19] Colossians 1.27 Message, The mystery in a nutshell is just this: Christ is in you, therefore you can look forward to sharing in God's glory. It's that simple.

Conclusion:

We would like to think that we can control the punk within us ourselves.

We can’t!

The only way we can overcome this sin within us is by the blood of Jesus. No other way.

Only by the blood that washes out our punk stained heart can we stand before a Holy God.

The cross is the only thing that conquers our punk.

With Christ in us we will never “punk” our brothers and sisters. We will love one another.

With Christ in us we overcome the anger of our “punk”.

With Christ in us we win the victory and can walk with confidence into the presence of a Holy and compassionate loving Father God.

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CT: Only Jesus can deal with the “punk in me.”

Won’t you come today? Surrender your heart to the One who can bring you a new life of:

Peace with God,

Peace with others,

And yes, Peace with the “Punk in me”.

Invitation.

I Give You My Heart

Bibliography: Lucado, Max. Because of Bethlehem: Love Is Born, Hope Is Here. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2016. Print. Chapter 3 saved from ourselves

Also attended conference where Max Lucado told the first story of this sermon.