Jesus, the True and Better Righteousness of God

Fellowship Church Knoxville

Jesus, the True and Better Righteousness of God

November 12, 2023 • Rick Dunn • 1 Corinthians 1:26–31, Zechariah 3:1–5

This Sunday, Rick continues our series on Jesus, the True and Better, and shows how Jesus is the true and better Righteousness of God. He looks at the false hope we have in trying to overcome shame by making ourselves more righteous. Our full hope in overcoming shame is through the righteousness of Christ.

Jesus, the True and Better Cleanser of the House

November 19, 2023 • RD McClenagan • Leviticus 14:33–38

This Sunday, RD continues our series on Jesus, the True and Better, and shows how Jesus is the true and better cleanser of the house. God's people are called to be holy, and the book of Leviticus shows His people how they can dwell with a holy God. The standard to be in His presence is purity, and to be pure, we must get to the root of the impurities within us. Christ came not just to examine us but to cleanse us.

Jesus, the True and Better Stick & Axe

November 5, 2023 • Greg Pinkner • 2 Kings 6

This Sunday, Greg continues our series on Jesus, the True and Better, and shows how Jesus is the true and better Stick and Axe as he looks at the story of Elishah and the iron axe head. Elisha miraculously makes an iron axe head float, symbolizing Christ's sacrifice for sinners, enabling them to rise from their sins and slavery.

Jesus, the True and Better Daughter of Jepthah

October 22, 2023 • Greg Pinkner • Judges 13—16

This Sunday, Greg continues our series on Jesus, the True and Better, and shows how Jesus is the true and better Daughter of Jepthah. In this passage, a man named Jephthah makes a vow to offer a peace offering to the Lord if he returns from battle victorious. When he does return in victory, he realizes that he must fulfill his vow, even though it involves sacrificing his own daughter. His daughter accepts her fate, and in the end, she is sacrificed as a burnt offering, and her death results in her being remembered as a nameless victim. We see the parallels between Jephthah's daughter and the suffering of Jesus, who took on the sins of the world and was sacrificed for the salvation of others, even though he had no descendants of his own.