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July 23, 2017 · God of War 4
Prince of Peace, God of War 4: Warrior Jesus of Revelation?
“Jesus has brought something very important to the human consciousness and into our hearts through this Holy Spirit. We are not to be a people who relish in the violence. Following Jesus meant turning away from violence. We have Simon the Zealot who was a very violent killer of Roman soldiers who now starts to follow Jesus. … And then Paul is the one who's like talking all about the fruits of the Spirit. Something happened to Paul's heart when he met Jesus. He changed. In the New Testament, Jesus's violent death was intended to absorb and defeat the violence of this broken world. … It's the way it switches everything around, and that's the beautiful thing that we love about Jesus.”Browse the full sermon archive →