The Cross

Not all truth has the same weight to it.  There are some things that are weightier than others.

If something doesn’t come from God it’s not worth starting with.

It has to come from Him, it has to go through Him and it has go back to Him.

Bob Sorge is the “speaker who cannot speak.”  A traumatic injury 30 years ago left him unable to speak above a whisper and sent him on a quest to know God.

“Do not despise the means God uses to make you desperate for Him.” – Bob Sorge

God will put a desperation inside of us to come after Him.

The cross is the anchor of our souls.  The cross is the only thing that can carry you through the greatest storms of life.

“What other religion brags on the death of its leader.” – Bob Sorge

Jesus was lifted on the cross to bring all men to Himself.

“You don’t have to defend the cross.  All you have to do is lift up the cross…” – Bob Sorge

1 Peter 2:21 – For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:

–Christ also suffered for us (the substitutionary side of the cross)

–leaving us an example (the exemplary side of the cross)

“Did Jesus do the cross so that I never have to, or did Jesus do the cross to show me how to?” – Bob Sorge

Jesus did for us what we could never do for ourselves.

Colossians 2:14 – Jesus nailed righteousness based on performance to the cross!

“There are some things in the Kingdom of God you will never birth until you hurt enough.” – Bob Sorge

Harness the pain!  Birth the thing!

Scripture calls Jesus “the firstborn from the dead” – Rev. 1:5; Col 1:18

Jesus opened the birth canal of resurrection for the first time.  Jesus made it easier for the rest of us.

“What you think is killing you, He thinks is growing you.” – Bob Sorge