Jesus Understands Us
This service is part of our series “Jesus Understands Us.”
In today’s message, we’re reminded that Jesus, our great High Priest, truly knows our struggles and weaknesses. Because of Him, we can come with confidence to God’s throne of grace to receive mercy and find help in our time of need.
This morning we are thinking about the strength of the church even though it is small, the power of the Church is in dependence on God and not in it's own resources. #portstewartpresbyterian #presbyterianireland #storiesjesustold
Why do our churches today struggle to impact our communities in the way the church in Acts impacted Jerusalem? Is it because our priorities are wrong? In Acts the church prioritised Jesus, trust in God and the truth. #portstewartpresbyterian #presbyterianireland #portstewart #acts
Is the church struggling to have an impact on the world because Jesus has been removed from the centre and prayer from the heart of the church? #portstewart #presbyterianireland #acts #PortstewartPresbyterian
When our goal is the church, we are robbing people of something incredibly important. Jesus. Jesus is the gate; Jesus is the one we must bring people to if we want them to become part of the church. Everything we do is about pointing people to Jesus.
When we read stories like Peter and John healing the man at the temple gate, the question I’m always left with is, where has our confidence in God gone? Why is it we read these stories in scripture, but we don’t see them happening or hear them being talked about in our churches today? Why do we not have the same confidence that Peter and John displayed when they walked up to this crippled man and said, ‘in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.’
