​Week 10, Day 1

​Week 10, Day 1
March 7, 2022
Scripture: Hebrews 2
 
“Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.” (Hebrews 2:18)
 
In yesterday’s sermon I shared that we need to have a Gospel that is big enough to handle the struggles of the world. What I mean by that is simply that there are extremely difficult problems that face the world, and we need a Gospel that matches it. Sometimes we settle for a lesser gospel.
 
Whether Peter realized it at the time or not, he was choosing a lesser gospel when he stood in the way of Jesus suffering. He tells Jesus in Matthew 16 that he will never let it happen, never let Jesus suffer. 
 
Jesus says to him that it is not only going to happen, but that it is also necessary.
 
Because Jesus suffered and died at the cross and rose from the dead, we have a greater gospel. We have a leader who can and does bear the burdens and sufferings of the world and deliver us from them.
 
Jesus can empathize with us, he understands our difficulties. We have a Savior who knows our needs and can deliver us from sin and death.
 
Believe in a greater Gospel, one that claims Jesus as our Lord and Savior.
 
There is a Gospel that can truly help us. This is truly, Good News for a world filled with brokenness and death. Jesus understands, and he sets us free.
 
Jordan