The Joy Set Before Him
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God . (Heb 12:2) I was totally touched at the March 16 sermon at Mt. Paran. If Dr. Cooper gets any better at preaching, I think I'm going to explode! Here are some of the notes and my thoughts. "Great is the art of beginning, but greater still is the art of ending." (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) How are you at staying focused? Probably not that good in this short-attention-span, live-it-in-the-minute world. However, God calls us to live a focused life. But we are prone to distractions and disappointments. Jesus was the most focused person who ever walked this earth. His focus was the Cross. In Luke 9:51, the Word says that He resolutely set out to go to Jerusalem, even though He knew the Cross was before Him. Resolutely=set his face like a flint, filed down to a single point. Mark 10:46 ...