![]() ![]() It talks about hope in the face of death. And therefore, you severely need what this text talks about. No matter how young you are, no matter how your life’s been going up to now, I can say, without fear of contradiction, that there is a lot of death in your future. The great enemy of the human race is death. Series: Bible: What We Are Receiving: The Gospel Goods. ![]() Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February 21, 2016. Let’s notice 1) the ordinariness, 2) the violence, and 3) the vicariousness. Let’s look at three ways in which it’s so surprising, and see what this teaches about the salvation Jesus Christ brings. It subverts every human category of thought about salvation. But then, here in chapter 52 and 53, he says this person has no majesty. Then Isaiah starts talking about a servant. Up until now, Isaiah indicates that God’s going to send a great king to put things right in the world. If you’re reading through the book of Isaiah, you get to this passage and you’re shocked. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 14, 2019. These four headwinds are 1) the problem of attention, 2) the problem of comprehension, 3) the problem of attraction, and 4) the problem of the spectrum. There are four headwinds to sharing our faith today. And just like Jesus, Christians have got to be mighty in both word and deed. However, now I’ve got to say, “But you’ve got to open your mouth and tell people in whose name you’re doing it.” Jesus was mighty in word and deed. The last 10 years of my ministry life in New York City, everybody wants to do justice-and that’s great. You can’t just do word-you’ve got to do deed.” The first 30 years of my ministry life, I spent most of my time saying, “You’ve got to care about the poor. Rebecca McLaughlin at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 14, 2019. But we must do all these things with humility and not by watering the scriptures down, but by lapping them up. We must reclaim 1) diversity, 2) the university, 3) morality, and 4) sexuality. I believe we have an opportunity before us. ![]() When we look more closely at each of these devastating roadblocks, they become signposts to Christ. But if that's what we think, I believe we've got it all wrong. It's tempting to think that the best thing Christians can do is batten down the hatches and cling on for dear life, while the waves of secularization wash over us. In this cultural moment, when our non-Christian friends look at the Christian faith, they often see a history of racism, an anti-intellectual mindset, homophobia, and the denigration of women. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting and making a one-time or recurring donation. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on June 3, 1992. Jesus tells us 1) something new about wealth and 2) something new about moral goodness. Jesus turns our common notions about wealth and goodness on top of their heads and he gives us new ones-ones that are explosively in contradiction with what the world thinks, but ones that, if we obey them, have the power of God exploding in our midst. The rich young ruler is not only rich, but he’s also a man of exquisite moral character. ![]() And in the story of the rich young ruler, Jesus says two hard things: he says our understanding of riches and our understanding of moral goodness are wrong. Signup here to receive these devotionals daily via email during this season of Advent.Jesus said an awful lot of hard things. It is a time for remembering and rejoicing. The advent season is therefore a time to reflect upon the promises of God and to anticipate the fulfillment of those promises. What is Advent? It’s the season when we look back to Christ’s first coming, as a baby born in Bethlehem, and look forward to his second coming when he will return to renew and redeem every part of fallen creation. ![]()
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