Jesus said, “I have overcome the world” ...

BEFORE his arrest, death, and resurrection.

What kind of victory had he already won at that point?

The Bible also says WE are overcomers, but I don’t feel like it.

What if overcoming means something different from finally getting on top of my circumstances?

In this episode, I explore the tense and timing of Jesus’ words in John 16:33 and how understanding his victory -- before the cross -- can radically change our lives.

Topics:

• Victory BEFORE the cross?
• Trouble is guaranteed. Take heart anyway?
• You fit in. But did you just lose?
• He didn’t say “I WILL overcome”
• The world doesn’t just hurt us. It tempts us.
• What had Jesus already won?
• I’m an overcomer… until my world starts spinning
• Have I been trying to win the wrong way?
• The trouble is real. So is the peace.

It took me a while to build the four individual videos that make up the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Flasks).

So I’ve pulled the whole story together here in one place for convenience.

Known. Unknown. Ready. Not ready. Oil. No oil.

What does it really take to get in?

Known. Unknown.

Ready. Not ready.

Oil. No oil.

What does it really take to get into the eternal party with Jesus?

Is the Parable of the Ten Virgins (Flasks) as scary as it sounds at first?

Or is it actually full of grace?

Hear my take in this finale.

Topics:

• Quick Recap
• Everyone Sleeps
• Why Would Jesus Say, “I Don’t Know You”?
• Could the Unknown Have Once Been Christians?
• It’s NOT: “I Didn’t Know You WELL Enough”
• How Jesus Knows Us
• Why I See Grace in This Parable

This episode is part of the “Scary Verses or Grace?” discussion of passages that sound scary at first, but surprisingly lead us toward grace as we grapple with them and seek the heart of Christ.