Conduit Church Podcast

Donna VanLiere, a fellow Conduite, was our special guest teacher today. Donna is a NYT & USA Today best selling author who is releasing her latest book, “The Time of Jacob’s Trouble” this March. Donna is a prayer warrior and a purveyor of truth. Donna will share some of the prophecies from the OT and their fulfillments, as well as those that are being fulfilled right before our very eyes.

Darren and Mo updated the church on all the wonderful ministry the Lord is doing through Conduit this past year, and shared the latest about our new sanctuary expansion.conduitchurch.com

An Easter Egg in the book of Mark:Mark 14:51 A young man, wearing nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him, 52 he fled naked, leaving his garment behind."young man""white linen"He wasn't just a streaker.The only other time in the NT where there is a "young man" wearing "white linen" is in the most fascinating place.Mark 16:5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a "young man" dressed in a "white robe" (same Greek Word) sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.When the Mary's and Salmome found Jesus' tomb, there again was a young man in white linen. It's not an angel. (the NIV version in verse 6 says "then the angel said" but that word is added. it's not in the original Greek. it's not in KJV, ESV, etc)What if this is John Mark himself inserting his story of redemption into his book? What if this was his version of an easter egg on that first Easter morning.The two mentions make no sense on their own, but taken together we get a glimpse of his redemption. We get a picture of our own.Leaving behind his white linen, running away naked. Meeting the resurrected Christ and given a new white robe.The message of the Gospel embedded. Leaving behind my righteousness, putting on the new white robe of HIS righteousness."And to each of them were given white robes, " Revelation 6:13snippet from sermon this morning. link in the comments.

Jesus died at 33 years old. Taken out before He ever got started. Didn't have the chance to write out his teachings. He Didn't have time to establish a pecking order. No other world religion was founded by someone who had failed so spectacularly.Unless his death was necessary for the founding. Unless his death was the religion.If Jesus was just the incarnation of the "cosmic Christ" to show us the best way to be to attain enlightenment (as Richard Rohr teaches) His death at 33 makes no sense. If Jesus' incarnation and death were just to show us how much he loved us, then someone get a gun and shoot me, I want Shannon to know how much I love her. That's only loving if I'm standing between her and someone trying to shoot her.He showed us the purpose of His death by sharing it with his disciples at a Passover meal.Mark 14:16 "So they prepared the Passover."In the supper that's recorded in Mark 14:12-26 Jesus tells us why He was going to die. By picking up a piece of bread at Passover, and telling his Jewish followers that this bread represents my body broken for you. This cup represents my blood of the covenant for you.And the lamb? There was no lamb mentioned at this dinner.That's because the lamb was speaking.John 1:29 "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"This Gospel is such great news. Jesus dying at 33 wasn't a failure at all. It wasn't an interruption of his work, It WAS His work.And His resurrection is proof that it worked. The sacrifice was accepted. Your sins are forgiven.

Watchout that no one decieves you.