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This weekend, we're celebrating Grad Recognition Sunday! 👨🎓👩🎓 So if there is a graduate (high school and college) you would like to honor, please send us an email so that we may recognize them during our Worship Gathering. 😊
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Now, back to our One Thought series!
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Jesus was Fully Human
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A popular trope in books and movies is to have a character appear to be one thing (poor, average, crazy, normal, etc.), but in reality, he or she is so much more (like a king, princess, billionaire, superhero, etc.).
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This is how some people view Jesus in Scripture. They see Him as a character who appears to be only human, but in reality was so much more.
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The Docetists of the first century did the opposite, though. They had no problem seeing Jesus as God. They just couldn't fathom He was actually human. Like the Gnostics, hardcore Docetists thought mortal flesh was evil, and so therefore (they reasoned) Jesus couldn't have actually had human DNA.
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But just after pointing out Jesus was fully God in Philippians 2:7 (from our key passage for this One Thought series from Philippians 2:3-11), the Apostle Paul then stated Jesus was simultaneously fully human. Here is how the English Standard Version translates his words:
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"but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men." (Philippians 2:7, ESV)
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While the Docetists would say Jesus was only "like" a man, but not really human, Paul's point is that Jesus took on human nature (the "likeness" of mankind). In other words, He was fully man with fully human DNA. Jesus hungered. He slept. He laughed. He cried. He lived a fully human experience... because He was fully human, "born in the likeness of men."
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This core theological concept is critical to our understanding of the gospel. If He wasn't human, then Jesus couldn't be the true & greater high priest who could represent mankind to God, nor could He have died in humanity's place upon the cross. But by being fully human, He could accomplish for us what we couldn't do for ourselves.
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I hope this one thought leads you to worship Jesus, the Son of God who set aside His rights as God to take on human flesh, with much thanksgiving today!
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Ladies, RSVP to The Table
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Upcoming Baptisms
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Baptisms are just around the corner! On Sunday, May 24th, we will be hosting baptisms for those who have come to faith in Jesus. So if you have yet to take this next step as a Jesus-follower, get signed up today!
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Sign Up for Waverly VBS
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We will be partnering with other local churches on June 22-25 @ 6-8pm to offer a rainforest-themed VBS to incoming K-5th grade students. Register today!
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Ministry of the Month
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This month, we are highlighting our Café Team as Riverwood's Ministry of the Month! If you've got a knack for snacks, enjoy brewing the perfect pot of coffee, and love to serve others, speak with Sarah in the Lobby on Sunday after our Worship Gathering!
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