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Mosaic - Erwin McManus

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🗓️ 15 April 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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In this beautiful Good Friday message, Pastor Erwin McManus brings a fresh perspective to the power of the cross and the impact it can have on our personal lives.In John chapter 19, the story of Jesus' crucifixion and death is told from the perspective of John-one of Jesus' followers. Similar to Jesus hanging on the cross, Pastor Erwin points out that he is standing in a desert-a place of isolation, danger, and desperation. He says that often when we find ourselves in times of desperation and isolation, peace is the last emotion we decide to access. But John shows us that after Jesus declared "It is finished," he rested his head against the cross.For many of us, the past few years have stolen our peace. We have felt as though we are stuck in a hypothetical desert. But if Jesus could find rest in the midst of the darkest circumstances, surely he can give us the same peace wherever we find ourselves. And though it is tempting to perceive ourselves as victims, Jesus exemplifies what it means to live as a victor-even as he gave up his own life for us.Though Jesus only lived for 33 years, Pastor Erwin highlights that he lived out the fullness of his purpose in those short years. Just as he lived with intention even on the cross, Jesus invites us to live with the same intention. As Pastor Erwin looks over the sunset, he reflects on how a sunset can often look identical to a sunrise. In the same way, we may feel as though we are at the end of our story because of the dire circumstances around us. But just as the cross looked like the end, Jesus showed us that it was the start to a bright future.If you are desperate for peace in the midst of your circumstances, this message will give you the courage you need to reach out for Jesus, follow his lead by giving your life up to him, and choosing victory instead of victimhood.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, I want to walk you me to the Mosaic podcast. I'm Pastor Erwin and I fell
0:12.8	McManus and just wanted to thank you for listening. In case you didn't know, I just released
0:17.4	a new book, it's called The Genius of Jesus, The Man Who Changed Everything. And you
0:21.4	can order it today at TheGeniusOfJesus.com.
0:26.0	If could try to hit a topography, it would be the desert. It was a day that felt like
0:34.4	a home and joy and possibility was gone. Night was overtaking life. Night was overtaking
0:46.0	light. And Jesus was at the last moment of his life. And all those who followed him
0:52.9	had to be confused, had to wonder what in the world is going on. John, who followed Jesus
1:00.2	and was that particular disciple that Jesus loves so much, writes these words in John 19
1:06.8	verse 30. He says that when he had received the drink, Jesus I did is finished. With that,
1:16.8	he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. John is describing this moment where Jesus is
1:23.2	agonizing on the cross, where it's the end of his life. And he cries out on thirsty.
1:30.6	It's that moment of just raw humanity. That moment which seems that Jesus is just begging
1:36.8	for just the smallest relief of his agony and pain. And they take a blend of wine vinegar and
1:45.4	soak a sponge in it and attach it to the end of the stock of his plant and press it against Jesus's
1:54.0	lips. But when we discover that Jesus wasn't really looking for this wine vinegar to alleviate
2:01.9	his pain, which is sometimes what they did for those who were being crucified, he actually
2:06.8	wanted to clear his throat. He wanted to be heard. He wanted to make sure that his last words were
2:11.3	clear. So it says when he had received the drink, he said it is finished. Now for those of us who are
2:19.5	listening, we hear three words, but really when Jesus spoke, it was one word that the less I
2:29.4	and when Jesus spoke that word, he made that declaration. It could have been interpreted so
2:33.7	differently by the hearers because you see if you're dying on a cross and you say it is finished,
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