{"id":15370,"date":"2012-10-09T13:10:06","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T18:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buddymartin.net\/blog\/?p=15370"},"modified":"2020-01-10T17:11:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T17:11:44","slug":"the-children-of-the-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buddymartin.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/09\/the-children-of-the-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"The Children of the Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15371\" title=\"Enjoy\" src=\"http:\/\/buddymartin.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Enjoy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>&#8220;The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted; <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>&#8220;He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted<\/strong>, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners; to proclaim the favorable year of the LORD and the day of vengeance of our God; <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>&#8220;to comfort all who mourn,<\/strong> to grant those who mourn in Zion, giving them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0(Isa 61:1-3)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 44px; color: #800000;\">F<\/span>or my Readers,<\/p>\n<p>I want to do something a bit different with this journal entry. The Lord has given me a message that could be a life-changer for many of His children. It could also become the message of salvation for those who do not yet know the Lord.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>Are struggling with a heart ache?<\/em><\/span><\/strong> Have you had a failure in marriage? Do you have straying children? Please take time to listen to this message that I shared at the Christian Challenge pulpit this past Sunday. It could heal your heart. It is titled, &#8216;Children of the Cross.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[vimeo]http:\/\/vimeo.com\/50933343[\/vimeo]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am including an outline of the message for you who would like a study guide&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003300;\">The CHILDREN OF THE CROSS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"> Intro: EPH3:8-12. Eternity was stunned at the cross. It was so amazing that the angel powers were stopped in their tracks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\">Snippets from MATT 27:42-54.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"> Two things I would like this ministry to do for you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"> First &#8211; Learn what it was that stopped eternity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"> Second &#8211; How standing still can change your life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"> I \u2013 The Gospel\u2019s Hidden Mystery\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003300;\"> 1. The gospel story was foretold with a hidden mystery not fully understood. Cf. 1PE1:10-12.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003300;\"> 2. Gospel message does not limit itself to the dark side of cross. Message includes death, burial, resurrection, ascension, glorification.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003300;\"> 3. What astonished the angels? Cross is birthing place of a family. HEB2:9-13.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003300;\"> 4. Every person born again receives the family seal. Cf. EPH1:11-14; HEB1:13,14.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"> II \u2013 The Story of the Children\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003300;\"> 1. There are four things the children of the cross need to know and understand.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003300;\"> a. GOD is your FATHER. ROM8:38,39)\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003300;\"> b. Lordship: Nothing out of His control. (ROM11:36)\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003300;\"> c. God is Faithful. (2CO1:2,20; 2PE1:4)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003300;\"> d. 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