Join us at our Logan Church as we commence our new series, The Mission. This week Pastor Henry teaches that Jesus’ crucifixion is the central turning point of history, where God’s redemptive purpose was fulfilled and the way back to the Father was opened for everyone. Although Jesus experienced a deeply troubled soul and felt the weight of suffering, His obedience ensured that a moment of darkness became the path for salvation. God’s mission often advances through suffering rather than ending with it; what may look like a failed mission or a “dead end” in human eyes is often the doorway to something greater in God’s hands.
Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die. – John 12:30-33 (ESV)