RCC Update Video & Teaching (March 24th, 2021)

Update

RC Scramble

Annual golf tournament fundraiser for youth ministry (June 19th)

Volunteers

Silent auction items

Sponsorships

Bisenius House

Wednesday night life group

Sunday prayer night

5pm-7pm

Membership Class

April 18th, 2pm-4pm

Come learn about RCC

What we believe as a church

What we believe it means to be a member of our church

Holy Week

Palm Sunday (March 28th)

Remembering Jesus’ arrival into Jerusalem

Join us online or in person at 10:45 for our Sunday worship gathering

Maundy Thursday (April 1st)

Remember the last supper

Jesus washing feet, love one another, communion

Tune in online for a short service 6:30pm

Reading Scripture, songs, prayer, communion

Good Friday (April 2nd)

Remember Jesus’ death on the cross, prayer, song

Online or in person service 6:30pm

Holy Saturday (April 3rd)

Remember the day in-between death and resurrection

Short video (9am) and guided discussion

Easter Sunday (April 4th)

Celebrate Jesus’ resurrection

Online or in person for our Sunday worship gathering

Teaching

Series on Atonement

Recapitulation

Penal Substitution

Not going to go in-depth

Go back and watch the previous 2 update videos

We’ve been looking at these 4 common models of atonement and seeing how they all fit together to create a beautiful picture of what actually happened when Jesus died on the cross

Christus Victor

“Christ the Victor”

What does it mean when we say Christ has defeated death? When we say Jesus conquered the enemy?

Christus Victor- Three Questions

Who is Jesus defeating?

Death is defeated, Jesus has given us victory, etc.

Satan, the devil, “the accuser”

Two extremes

Not real

When satan or demons are mentioned in the Bible, they are a metaphor or imagery to describe human evil, sin, etc.

Unhealthy fascination

Adopt extra-biblical teachings

Things that sound true, but don’t have any biblical backing

Things we read about in fiction, or conspiracy theories

Attribute too much to the devil

All powerful being that we can’t resist

“The devil made me do it”

As with most things, the truth lies in between these two extremes

Satan is a real being in the world

Genesis- The deceptive snake

Matthew- Jesus encounters Satan in the desert

Nature of the Devil

Chaotic, paradoxical, non-omniscient

The devil is not this unstoppable, being that can force humanity to bend to his will

That power belongs only to God

However, he does exist to tempt, to accuse, to distort truth

In the Gospels we see Satan at work to both keep Jesus off the cross AND try to put him on the cross

Demons know who Jesus is, but they don’t know his purpose

Joshua McNall quote

“Satan serves a purpose in the divine economy as one of the “all things” that work together (sometimes unwillingly) for the good of those who love God

Satan does not do things that God is unaware of

God uses even the devil to work things for His glory and His good purposes

How did Jesus triumph over the enemy?

Christus victor doesn’t really aim to answer the mechanics of this

Did Jesus descend and storm the gates of hell? Was there some sort of “deep magic” at work like in Narnia?

Christus victor aims to present Christ as the victor in his death

From the outside, it appears that Jesus does not win on the cross

Being stripped naked, beaten, hung on a cross, wearing a crown of thorns is not a picture of victory

But it is through this act that Jesus defeats death, and redeems his people

Why doesn’t it feel like Jesus is victorious now?

Hebrews 10:12-13

Christ’s victory on the cross is both finished and still to come, stages

Christ’s death rescued us from the consequences of sin in that one moment

But, we are also still waiting for Jesus to come back to earth and claim ultimate and final victory

In Christ, we experience that immediate triumph over death

We no longer are slaves to the sin that called us guilty

We have gained victory through Jesus’ death

That victory was costly and painful for Jesus to obtain

While we wait for the final victory to be won, we should expect pain and suffering in the midst of our triumph, because Jesus did

God’s loving patience has delayed his final victory

2 Peter 3:9

God is giving humanity time to put their faith and trust in him

What does this mean for you

Jesus has claimed victory over the powers of death and sin

You do not have to live in fear and anxiety over the consequences of your past

In Christ your debt has been paid, Jesus’ death brought a victory that cannot be taken away by your sin

Gives us confidence to proclaim Jesus to our world

The trajectory of our world is not to hell in a hand-basket, it is decisively toward Christ

Even though it may not always seem that way, it is the biblical truth that Jesus is coming to restore all of creation and claim the final victory over all things