Pastor David Eiffert pulls back the curtain on how he understands and lives out the Christian faith. The title says it all: Jesus, etc. Jesus is the centering principle, and everything else, all the "etc," radiates from him. Starting in John 1, we see that no one has ever seen God, but the Son has made him known. God is the ultimate mystery, the one thing you would never find by scanning the universe, because he creates from outside of it. On our own, we can no more find God than Bilbo Baggins can find J.R.R. Tolkien. Unless the author writes himself into the story. That is the incarnation. From there we walk up Mount Tabor with Peter, James, and John, watch Jesus transfigured beside Moses and Elijah, and hear the Father say the one thing he says again and again in the New Testament: "This is my Son. Listen to him." Three movements anchor the message: 1. We start with Jesus. 2. Jesus is what God looks like. He does not change the Father, he reveals the Father. 3. Jesus informs all the "etc." Family, work, politics, money, ethics, everything. Jesus does not save us from God. Jesus reveals God as savior. There should be no dark corner in your life where Christ does not reach. This week, pick one "etc." The loudest one. The one that has become a little too central. Ask Jesus what it looks like for him to be at the center of that one thing. Scriptures referenced: John 1:14-18, Colossians 2:2-3, Matthew 17:1-8, John 5:39-40, Luke 24:27, Hebrews 1:1-3, Colossians 1:15. Facebook: / believerscenter Instagram: / believerscenter Giving: https://pushpay.com/g/believerscenter First Time: https://believerscenter.churchcenter.com/people/forms/797243 Salvation / Rededication: https://believerscenter.churchcenter.com/people/forms/797600 #BelieversCenter #JesusEtc #Incarnation #Transfiguration #FollowingJesus Thanks so much for listening to the Believers Center podcast! Service Times: Sundays at 10AM (online + in-person) Tuesdays at 7PM (in-person only) Follow us on Instagram @believerscenter To learn more about Believers Center, visit https://www.believerscenter.com To submit a prayer request, or to get connected with a pastor, visit https://www.believerscenter.com/prayforme
