Illuminate Community Church

"Blessed is the King!" - Who is Jesus? - Luke 19:28-40; Pastor Jason Fritz

“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” - early followers of Jesus on the first Palm Sunday. Jesus is the true King. The King comes in humility. The King comes to liberate you.

"Sin Condemned and Sinners Saved" - Who is Jesus? - John 3:16-21;34-36; Pastor Jason Fritz

“Nothing is so suicidal to a man’s soul than to turn away from the only remedy which can heal his soul.” J.C. Ryle “God”...The greatest Lover “So loved”...The greatest degree “The world”...The greatest number “That He gave”…The greatest act “His only begotten Son”…The greatest gift “That whosoever”…The greatest invitation “Believeth”...The greatest simplicity “In Him”...The greatest Person “Should not perish”…The greatest deliverance “But”...The greatest difference “Have”...The greatest certainty “Everlasting Life”…The greatest possession - Source unkown

"Making Us Holy" - Who is Jesus? - John 2:13-25; Pastor Jason Fritz

"I believe the holier a man becomes, the more he mourns over the unholiness which remains in him." Charles Spurgeon Jesus makes a scene at the temple and here's what we learn: Jesus wanted to keep the old temple holy. Jesus is the new temple. The Spirit of God resides in us, therefore we are a temple and Jesus wants to make us holy. 1 Corinthians 3:16

"Good People Don't Go To Heaven" - Who is Jesus? - John 3:1-15; Pastor Jonny Lutz

"Churches should feel more like the waiting room for a doctor and less like a waiting room for a job interview. In a job interview, we all try to look as good and impressive as we can. Weaknesses are buried and hidden. But in a doctor's waiting room, we assume everyone there is sick and needs help." - Tim Keller 1. Why must one be "born again"? 2. "I will remove from you a heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." - Ezekiel 36:26 3. Jesus wants our innermost affections before He wants our external actions

"When the Wine Runs Out" - Who is Jesus? - John 2:1-11; Pastor Jason Fritz

It's Jesus' debut miracle. What could it be? Heal a leper, give sight to a blind person, raise a dead man? No. Jesus' first miracle keeps the party going. Jesus' "hour" is not yet come, but it is in focus. Jesus is the giver of joy. Don't settle for cheap wine.

"Come and See!" - Who is Jesus? - John 1:35-51; Pastor Jason Fritz

"Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried." G. K. Chesterton The call to discipleship - "Come and see." Leaving the old life behind. The opportunity to find your life by losing it.

"John the Baptist Testifies" - Who is Jesus? - John 1:19-34; Pastor Jason Fritz

As we continue our series "Who is Jesus?" we look at what John the Baptist said about Jesus. John the Baptist considered himself unworthy to even untie the sandals of Jesus, and yet Jesus referred to him as the greatest man. What was the reason? How does one who considers themselves low in the sight of God be considered righteous and lifted in His sight? Testify. "John the baptist is the greatest man ever." - Jesus John was great because he shined the light on Jesus. John was great because he was the voice calling people to Jesus. John was great because the greatness was not in him, but through him.

"From Death to Life" - Who is Jesus? - John 1:6-18; Pastor Jason Fritz

"God will make the feeblest and filthiest of us into a dazzling, radiant, immortal creature, pulsating all through with such energy and joy and wisdom and love as we cannot now imagine, a bright stainless mirror which reflects back to God perfectly His own boundless power and delight and goodness." C.S. Lewis Who Is Jesus? The giver of a new life. The giver of a new family. The giver of a new future.

"The Logos of Life" - Who is Jesus Christ? - John 1:1-5; Pastor Jason Fritz

Who is Jesus? Who did Jesus claim to be? As we begin our new sermon series in the Gospel of John we will explore these questions that John answered. "If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world." - C.S. Lewis Jesus is eternal. Jesus is God. Jesus is the logos. (The reason for life)

"Go" (Make Disciples) Matthew 28:16-20; Pastor Jason Fritz | The Great Commision

Before Jesus left the earth He left us with the Great Commission to go and make disciples. More than 150,000 people die every day, many don't know Jesus. Someone brought the gospel to you. The command in context: 1. Jesus has the authority, so then... 2. Go and make disciples, remembering... 3. Jesus will always be with you. The Roman's road gospel… Romans 3:23 Romans 6:23 Romans 5:8 Romans 10:9-10