A Radically New Way of Living // Power Unlimited, Part 3

<p>They say that following Jesus isn’t easy. Not not just “they” in fact Jesus said that following Jesus wouldn’t be easy. Because following Jesus means swimming against the tide of popular opinion. Following Jesus means, all too often … in fact most of the time … going in the opposite direction. That’s why we need power … power unlimited … to follow Jesus.</p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="color: #ff9900;">WARNING: The Countercultural Christ</span></h3> <p>Over the last couple of weeks on the program, we’ve been talking about the unlimited power that’s available to you and me through God’s Word. It seems like a bit of a crazy notion, this idea that you can find incredible power, unlimited power in a book. But the Bible, well … the Bible isn’t just a book. It’s the living Word of the living God and when God speaks, amazing things happen.</p> <p>This is what the Bible says about the Bible – two key verses that change everything about how we look at God’s Word:</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><u>Hebrews 4:12</u>: <em>Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.</em></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><u>2 Tim 3:16-17</u>: <em>All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.</em></p> <p>It never ceases to amaze me how people who call themselves Christians think that they can live their lives in peace and joy and power and service … by never, ever opening the Bible. By never, ever drinking in the living, active Word of God that helps us discern the intentions of our hearts. Because let’s face it, it’s in our heart that we deceive ourselves. It’s in our heart that we conceive sin and give birth to it. And so we do need teaching, we do need reproof and correction and training in righteousness in order to