All In with Jordan Easley Pastor Jordan Easley

Perhaps right now you could say, “I have a deep wound that needs to be healed, or a relationship, or a family, or a disease, or a disorder that needs to be healed. Let me ask you: Do you want to get well? That was the question that Jesus asked in today’s key passage. And after hearing many excuses, Jesus did what only Jesus could do. John 1:8-9 says, “’Get up,’ Jesus told him, ‘pick up your mat and walk.’ Instantly the man got well, picked up his mat, and started to walk.” From this passage, we learn that Jesus is the source of healing. He is all-powerful and fully capable. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. And even when you’ve lost hope and feel like your miracle is a million miles away, you’ve got to remember that Jesus can heal you. So with that in mind, in today’s message, I want us to see five types of healing that God brings about in our lives.

Has Jesus genuinely saved you? If so, God has given you that story to tell. Maybe you’re not sure how to tell your story. Perhaps you’re wondering where to begin. If that’s you, I want to walk you through four points that should be part of your story to help you build a framework from which you can share your testimony with others.

Many people believe that if you are a Christian and if you love and trust God, then your life on earth will be free of trouble and tragedy. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. Jesus promises His disciples (and therefore He promises us) that we WILL experience trouble. He said we’ll experience difficulties, pains, and problems in this world, but He also reminds us that there is purpose in every problem. If you’re walking through a difficult season today, the promises in today’s key verses apply to you. God isn’t surprised by your circumstance, but He does have a plan, and the Bible reminds us that His plan is always for the good of those who love God and are living for God. In this message, we are going to see what it looks like to persevere through our trials and we will learn about three things our trials lead us to.

Before there was a crucifixion, and before there was a resurrection, there was a baptism. Three years before Jesus died, He was baptized. We don’t usually associate his baptism with Easter weekend because, the truth is, three years is a long time, and many things happened in Jesus’ life and ministry between His baptism in the Jordan River and His grave experience in the garden tomb. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in how the story ends that we forget where the story begins. But in this message, we’re going to change that and focus on what we can learn from the beginning of Jesus’ story – His baptism.

When we reflect on and remember the suffering of our Savior—it should lead us not just to a place of sadness, but to a place of worship! What Jesus endured, He endured for you and me. The suffering, the anguish, the humiliation, the pain, the scourging, and the beatings… He did that for all of us! The cat-of-nine-tails on His back and the rusty nails in His hands and feet… the spit and the shame… and the people around him cursing his name… Jesus experienced all of that FOR US! He makes this clear with the statements He makes with His final breaths. In today’s message, we’re going to look at what those statements were so we can better understand how much Jesus loved us and why He was willing to die for us.

The disciples of Jesus wholeheartedly believed that He was the Christ. They knew the prophecies and had the privilege of watching Jesus fulfill them right in front of their eyes. They understood the significance of Him riding a donkey into the city. They got it! After years of following Jesus, these people had faith in Jesus. All of them except for one. For some reason, even after years of knowing Jesus, following Jesus, and being around Jesus, Judas failed to have faith in Jesus. And it is from Judas’s betrayal we learn so much.