{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Bridge Church Virginia Beach","title":"Jesus: The Redeemer - Archie Callahan","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1778,"description":"December 31, 2023\nSeries: Jesus\nSermon: Jesus the Redeemer\nScripture: 1 Peter 1:18-19 & Ephesians 1:7\n \n18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. \n \n7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace ...\n \nINTRODUCTION: Is Jesus' blood like money? \n \nRedeem:  means to buy back something that has been lost, sold or given away. \n \nRedeemed from the curse of the law: \n \nthat you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, (1 Peter 1:18)\n \nChrist redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” (Galatians 3:13)\n \nLet us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. (Hebrews 10:22) \n \nWhat is guilt?\n \nGuilt: a feeling of having done wrong or failed in an obligation. \n \nWhat is shame?\n \nShame:  a painful feeling that's a mix of regret, self-hate, and dishonor. \n \nHow much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God. -Hebrews 9:14\n \nCONCLUSION: What money could not do Jesus did by shedding his blood!","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/sIeu9LJFAGDBASM0qmKgd9mBIkXQCcHvUeQLP6ao7r4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yYWM0/YTkxYmFjYTcxNjc1/MzM4MWI0YjI0Zjcx/OGY3NS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}