Song Lyrics
Made For More
[Verse] I know who I am ’cause I know who You are. The cross of salvation was only the start. Now I am chosen free and forgiven. I have a future and it’s worth the living.
[Chorus] ‘Cause I wasn’t made to be tending a grave. I was called by name, born and raised back to life again. I was made for more. So why would I make a bed in my shame, when a fountain of grace is running my way. I know I am Yours, and I was made for more.
[Bridge] Hallelujah. You called out my name, so I’ll sing out Your praise. Hallelujah. You buried my past. I’m not going back.
Love of God
[Verse] It’s so good I almost can’t believe it. Far beyond what hearts could ever dream. The God who set the galaxies in motion, Would descend to give His life for me. For what could make perfection bleed for sinners? What leads a King to pay so great a cost? All my life my heart will sing the answer. Only the love of God.
[Chorus] Singing oh how great is the love of God. He paid our debt on that rugged cross. For all our days we will sing our Saviour's praise. How great is the love of God.
[Verse] It’s so kind it leads us to repentance. It’s so bright the darkness has to flee. Hallelujah it cleared my guilty sentence. For I was bound but now I stand redeemed. For what could break the chains of any prison? What force could rob the power from the grave? What would trade my rags for heaven's riches? Only the love of God.
[Verse] Though I try my mind can’t comprehend it. It’s so high too marvellous for words. I could sing a million songs about it, And barely scratch the surface of Your worth. This all my life the banner I’ll be waving. My anthem cry no matter what may come. And when I rise to walk the streets of heaven, I’ll still be singing this song. For everything that You’ve done. How great the love of God.
Final Days: On what Authority?
Question Period
Mark 11:27-33 Religious leaders questioned Jesus’ authority.
Mark 12:13-17 Herodians & Pharisees questioned Jesus on paying taxes to Caesar.
Mark 12:18-27 Sadducees questioned Jesus on resurrection from the dead.
Mark 11:27-28
As Jesus was walking through the Temple area, the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders came up to him. They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right to do them?”
Jesus’ Outrageous Claims
I Am the Way of Salvation
John 14:6 “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
John 10:9-10 Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved.
I Am the Giver of Eternal Life
John 10:28 I give (my followers) eternal life, and they will never perish.
Our Response
Biblical Authority
Liar, Lunatic or Lord - CS Lewis (Mere Christianity)
Jesus can’t be dismissed as merely a great moral teacher because He claimed to be God.
Therefore, he either had to be a…
Liar: Jesus knew he wasn't God but he deliberately deceived His followers. But, this is inconsistent with the profound moral depth of Jesus' teachings.
Lunatic: Jesus was insane, genuinely believing that He was God. But, the wisdom and composure that Jesus displayed is not consistent with what we would expect from a lunatic.
Lord: The only remaining option is that Jesus was who He said He was.
3. Personal Experience
Discussion Questions
What do your friends, or family members think about Jesus’ claims to be the way to salvation and eternal life?
How would you answer if they asked “On what authority, does He claim this?”
Closing Prayer
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
Amen.