Two weeks ago, we talked about the death of Jesus. And to the naked eye, Jesus’ death was the outcome of arrogant and jealous religious leaders, a weak politician and a broken system. Without knowing who Jesus was, how Jesus lived and the things Jesus said, his story might just be one of more injustice. But when we believe that Jesus is the son of God, when we believe that he lived perfectly to fulfill the law, and when we believe that he said without any reservation that his life would not be taken from him that he would laid down for us, we begin to see that the death of Jesus was not an injustice, but rather it was the greatest act of justice in the history of the world. That something was given that was not deserved, that something that was broken was made right, that something that could not be fixed was somehow made whole. Justice is the correction of injustice. It is the outcome of righteousness. It is the restoration of equity. Justice happens when someone loves others more than they love themselves. Justice happens when someone freely gives to others because they believe they have freely received from God. Justice happens when corporate good outweighs personal lost or personal gain…
In this week’s sermon, Pastor Abie Kulynych takes us from the cross where Jesus proclaimed “It is finished” into the new life that has not only been promised, but has already been provided, thus encouraging us to “Run Toward the New Life.”