First Church Charlotte

September 20, 2020 | Pastor Nathan Elms “A hero is who we all wish we were if we didn’t have our own personal limitations.” “I think we aspire to everyday heroes because we wish to be them… In moments of great tragedy we see people drawn to firefighters or emergency workers or the people who went beyond their job. They rushed in where angels fear to tread.” “We’d like to believe there’s like a hero gene in all of us.” Is there a hero gene in all of us? The bible is full of surprise-heroes… whether it is young David facing Goliath or Gideon finding out that the angel of the Lord thinks he is a mighty man… Jesus invites you to believe that “great works” are possible. (John 14:12) Speaking spiritually, that is hero-language… Your world needs a hero! What does a spiritual hero do? 1) We uphold the promises of God by our words. (Hebrews 1:2-4 & Isaiah 62:6) 2) We plead for justice on behalf of another. We speak God’s justice into a broken world as witness that we are of and from another kingdom. (Isaiah 59:14-