If the cross is where we come to die, then how do we live? Because the cross is not the end of the story. There is also an empty tomb. The cross isn’t just about death, it’s about life. We die to something, but we also live as well. After all, Jesus says: “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10 NIV). This past week, we talked about not settling for a half-life, but a life that is full. Parents, follow up with your teen this week on the challenge they accepted or denied last week: What does it mean to live life to the full? How does that compare to my life?
This next week we begin a new series entitled "Illuminate". “Give us this day our daily bread.” This sounds familiar to most of us, even if we haven’t been in church for very long. But what does this actually mean? What does bread represent? To the Israelites in the desert, it meant that God would literally provide food for their groaning bellies. For the people listening to Jesus preach the Sermon on the Mount, it represented what they needed, both physically and spiritually, to make it from day to day. And for us, bread represents the One who came to be our true provision. Jesus can provide for us. He can sustain us. So where do we need that provision?
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“He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge.” Proverbs 14:26b
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