How the Cross Changes Our Lives | Erin Gilleland

UGA Wesley Foundation

How the Cross Changes Our Lives | Erin Gilleland

July 17, 2024 • Erin Gilleland • John 19:30, Luke 23:34, Romans 5:16–18, Galatians 5:7–13, Genesis 2:16

From the beginning of time, humanity has been trapped by the power of sin, shame, and death. But when Jesus died on the cross, he overcame all of those things and changed everything! The cross changes our lives because it restores our hope, covers every sin, and makes freedom possible.

Evaluating Expectations in Light of the Resurrection | Jake Stephens

July 24, 2024 • Jake Stephens • Luke 24:30–32, Luke 24:17–21, Matthew 6:26

Because of Jesus’ resurrection, we are invited into a new way of thinking and a new way of living that may look different than we expect. As we come to terms with that, we respond by realigning ourselves to the truth of Jesus and His Kingdom ways.

Love is Surrendering | Andrew Smith

July 10, 2024 • Andrew Smith • Luke 22:39–44, 1 John 5:3, Luke 14:27, Hebrews 12:2–3

Jesus prays in the garden, “Not my will, but yours be done." In this prayer, He shows us what true love looks like. We are called to love God like Jesus does. To do this means surrendering our desires to His perfect and pleasing will. Jesus shows us how we can discern God’s will and carry our cross as we join with Jesus saying, “Not our will, but yours be done."

After the Mountaintops | Hannah Cole

July 3, 2024 • Hannah Cole • Luke 9:28–36, Luke 22:56–62

Many of us have had experiences with God that feel like a mountaintop moment—an encounter, a breakthrough, a deeper revelation. And while those moments are wonderful, it can sometimes be hard to know how to move forward into the hard parts of life or into the everyday ordinary moments that make up our day-to-day life. In the Transfiguration story, we see the disciples have an incredible experience and then turn to face the many trials of everyday life. From this example, we learn how to lean on those big mountaintop moments to trust that God is the same to us yesterday, today, and forever.