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- Pastor Name: Jonathan Cornell
- Date & Time: May 10, 2015 | 10:00am
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SERMON SERIES:
Trinity
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell.
This morning, I want to begin by sharing with you a scenario. Because I love the game of baseball and, more importantly, because my mom loves the game of baseball. In fact, this year she took on a side job for the fun of it being an usher at the Minnesota Twins games.
Here’s the scenario, a ball player—we’ll call him Brian—goes 4 for 4 in a 9 inning game of baseball. You say no big deal, people go 4 for 4 every day. Ok, well Brian doesn’t just go 4 for 4, but he hits for the cycle, which for those of you who don’t follow baseball, the cycle is four hits in consecutive at bats: a single, a double, a triple, and a home run. Wow, you might say that’s quite a feat. But still, this is not a totally unheard of occurrence. So, this is a very believable story. But to take it one step further, not only does Brian go 4 for 4, and hit for the cycle, but he does it with home runs. Let me explain, in this scenario the player, Brian, hits a solo, two run, three run, and grand slam home run. What are the chances of this? I don’t know, but they’re pretty slim.
This is the kind of story that you might be tempted to chalk up to folklore right? Like Paul Bunyan, or John Henry, remarkable stories that are so amazing that they might just be too good to be true.
But what if I were to tell you that it was true, and I knew it was true because I was there, I witnessed it. It was revealed to me in my experience of it. Then would you believe me? For the record, it really did happen. Still one of the most incredible things I’ve ever seen.
This is how God’s love, God’s promises, God’s great plan of salvation becomes real to us – through experience. It was revealed to us in a person, Jesus the Messiah. The Scriptures paint a picture of God’s story, beginning with a grand cosmic act of creation, followed by an intimate relationship God weaves with humanity in the form of a covenant. Did you know that the picture the Scriptures paint of that cosmic event of creation also depict it as relational? The Gospel of John begins with these words: in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God. Do you know who John is talking about there? John is talking about Jesus.
Download the entire transcript here: Colossians 1 15-19 Incarnation Sermon
