We are now all God’s people. The mission was never simply about getting saved and going to heaven. Rather, something profound has happened through Jesus’ death and resurrection. The Lord of the earth has come, and you are invited to be part of His kingdom. Jews and Gentiles, male and female, slave and free, all...
Jesus often taught that the KOG has come. Through His death and resurrection, He further demonstrated the upside-down nature of the Kingdom. While others seek to lord over people, the true King serves. While others take life, the King lays down His own. While others strive to preserve themselves, the King gives His life, passing...
The fallen world is run by rebellious spirits, working alongside rebellious people and systems. Human beings gave over their authority to the enemy at the fall. Jesus nailed them to the cross and made a public spectacle of them. This is a victory, not a defeat. Here comes the final victory, a culmination of his...
After the resurrection, we see the cross differently. Jesus met some disciples and said to them, ‘The Messiah had to suffer all these things to enter his glory’. Jesus, before his death, said, ‘It was time for the Father to be glorified.’ We later see them begin to read OT prophecies about the Messiah and...
