More Than I Want to Know

Do you have a nice, cozy little faith that you’ve had for many years and have settled into comfortably? Our Lord wants to take us beyond that place and show us a lot more. Listen this week as Rev. Larsen talks about our need for a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Scripture: John 6:53-61
Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your forefathers ate manna and died, but he who feeds on this bread will live forever.” He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”
Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you?”


Renewing Reflections
We hope Renewing Reflections will strengthen you in the week ahead. These quotes are taken from the sermon “Where Am I in My Relationship With God?“ delivered on Christian Crusaders April 27, 2008.

Our Lord is giving us a picture of the Christian life. It is a love relationship starting first with God’s love for us. He gives his Son to be our Savior who forgives our sins and brings us into a relationship with God. God then shows us his will for our lives, and the Holy Spirit – who lives in us – empowers us to live this life. When we fail to keep these commandments, he forgives us and we start over. We have not arrived at perfection, but we are working at it. As the years go by, this relationship continues to grow, and we become more Christ-like.


Sermons on YouTube Now Available
Log onto http://www.youtube.com/, a free video sharing website where you can now view four full-length sermons on Christ’s death and resurrection by Rev. Larsen. Simply type “Rev. Larsen, Christian Crusaders” into the search box to find these sermon videos. You can also access YouTube videos on our homepage at http://www.christiancrusaders.org/. These videos are available to order on DVD by calling our office (1-888-My Faith).


On the Light Side
Q: What do you call a boomerang that doesn’t work?
A: A stick

Q: What do you call cheese that isn’t yours?
A: Nacho cheese

Q: What do you call four bullfighters in quicksand?
A: Quattro sinko

Q: What do you get from a pampered cow?
A: Spoiled milk

Q: What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches?
A: A nervous wreck

Q: Why don’t blind people like to sky dive?
A: Because it scares the dog

Q: What kind of coffee was served on the Titanic?
A: Sanka


This program, "More Than I Want to Know," will air Sunday, August 23, 2009. Please visit ChristianCrusaders.org for radio stations and times, or to listen online.