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Episode Synopsis
Sermon Notes: 3/9/25
Pastor: Brian Crawford
Luke: 6: 46-49
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You truly follow, who you truly belong to.
Your life is truly only as strong as your foundation.
The flesh, the devil and the world does everything it can to distract us from these two points. We are constantly bombarded to take the edge off of what Jesus is saying. “Why do you call me Lord, when you don’t do what I tell you?”
In this scripture, we have two different groups - there were people there who wanted to just be with Jesus. But there were also people who just wanted his power. But Jesus is calling us to follow and to submit. And he calls out the craziness of calling Him Master, while not actually following Him like a Master. What areas of your life have you acknowledged the Lord’s authority, but you refuse to submit to Him there.
This is not just a statement of authority, but one of belonging. He’s not just Master because He has the power to do anything. But He's the Master because He has paid the price to be called that. Why do we obey when we are called to hard obedience? Because he has bought us with His life. We shouldn’t just call Him Lord, Lord, but we should submit to Him as Lord, Lord, because he paid for us.
We are truly recognizing His authority, when we are completely committed to submitting to that authority. If our dogs can recognize our authority, we can certainly recognize the authority of the God of the universe who paid for us.
And your life is truly only as strong as your foundation. When we listen to and follow the words of the Lord, we are building our stability in our lives and in Heaven.
You cannot build the second story of a house before you build the first, and the foundation must come before that. You don’t build shallow, you build deep - and that’s what listening to the words of our Lord does. Listening to Jesus is a journey of depth. It absolutely can be work and hard, but it’s worth it.
There’s two floods that are coming. The flood of this life - as this life throws pain and suffering and instability. That’s one reason why you dig. But the biggest flood is the flood of judgement - a flood of fire and judgement. And if you have only acknowledged Jesus as “Lord Lord” but you have not submitted, then you have not built your house on true solid foundation. And we risk being swept away in judgement. Now, are we saved by grace alone? YES. But grace never comes alone. If your life never shows any changes that come with submission to the Lord of the universe, then have you built your foundation deep enough to keep your house up when the flood comes?
These false sands cannot hold your eternity. So instead, we must build our life on the rock of Jesus Christ.
Pastor: Brian Crawford
Luke: 6: 46-49
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Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/
Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg
.
You truly follow, who you truly belong to.
Your life is truly only as strong as your foundation.
The flesh, the devil and the world does everything it can to distract us from these two points. We are constantly bombarded to take the edge off of what Jesus is saying. “Why do you call me Lord, when you don’t do what I tell you?”
In this scripture, we have two different groups - there were people there who wanted to just be with Jesus. But there were also people who just wanted his power. But Jesus is calling us to follow and to submit. And he calls out the craziness of calling Him Master, while not actually following Him like a Master. What areas of your life have you acknowledged the Lord’s authority, but you refuse to submit to Him there.
This is not just a statement of authority, but one of belonging. He’s not just Master because He has the power to do anything. But He's the Master because He has paid the price to be called that. Why do we obey when we are called to hard obedience? Because he has bought us with His life. We shouldn’t just call Him Lord, Lord, but we should submit to Him as Lord, Lord, because he paid for us.
We are truly recognizing His authority, when we are completely committed to submitting to that authority. If our dogs can recognize our authority, we can certainly recognize the authority of the God of the universe who paid for us.
And your life is truly only as strong as your foundation. When we listen to and follow the words of the Lord, we are building our stability in our lives and in Heaven.
You cannot build the second story of a house before you build the first, and the foundation must come before that. You don’t build shallow, you build deep - and that’s what listening to the words of our Lord does. Listening to Jesus is a journey of depth. It absolutely can be work and hard, but it’s worth it.
There’s two floods that are coming. The flood of this life - as this life throws pain and suffering and instability. That’s one reason why you dig. But the biggest flood is the flood of judgement - a flood of fire and judgement. And if you have only acknowledged Jesus as “Lord Lord” but you have not submitted, then you have not built your house on true solid foundation. And we risk being swept away in judgement. Now, are we saved by grace alone? YES. But grace never comes alone. If your life never shows any changes that come with submission to the Lord of the universe, then have you built your foundation deep enough to keep your house up when the flood comes?
These false sands cannot hold your eternity. So instead, we must build our life on the rock of Jesus Christ.
In God we trust