Who is my enemy? Paul gives us a clue in his Letter to the Ephesians, a circular letter that seems to have been passed around various communities in the city of Ephesus in today’s Türkiye. It is found in chapter 6 verse 12. ‘For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.’ Join the Rev. Dr. Michael J. Sutton as he brings us a new episode in the second series of Jesus for Busy People titled, ‘The Freedom Jesus Brings.’ Jesus for Busy People, no politics, no agenda, just Jesus.

In the New Testament, Christians knew the names of brothers across the sea, but in the West, we Christians often don’t know the name of their brothers around the corner. When the early disciples wrote the letters and books that comprise the New Testament, the question of friendship and enmity, war and peace, conflict and resolution were at the heart of what it meant to be a Christian. Join the Rev. Dr. Michael J. Sutton as he brings us a new episode in the second series of Jesus for Busy People titled, ‘The Freedom Jesus Brings.’ Jesus for Busy People, no politics, no agenda, just Jesus.

Do you really know the real Jesus? Jesus was rejected by his own people, by his own family, and by his own friends. He died alone and betrayed and was buried in the tomb of a stranger. Join the Rev. Dr. Michael J. Sutton as he brings us a new episode in the second series of Jesus for Busy People titled, ‘The Freedom Jesus Brings.’ Jesus for Busy People, no politics, no agenda, just Jesus.

The fear of exclusion, the fear of being cast out, of not being accepted, of being seen as ‘the enemy,’ is not surprising in our world. They say, ‘you are not one of us,’ and you see it in their eyes, the way they move away from you, the way they judge you in their minds and in their hearts. What they are saying is ‘you are unacceptable to us.' Join the Rev. Dr. Michael J. Sutton as he brings us a new episode in the second series of Jesus for Busy People titled, ‘The Freedom Jesus Brings.’ Jesus for Busy People, no politics, no agenda, just Jesus.

Starting in our next episode is our second series titled 'The freedom Jesus brings.' Jesus brings us freedom, and it is not about politics or agendas. Jesus is the embodiment of the love of God, and this is seen through his life, death and resurrection.

The good news is that Jesus brings light to this dark world so we can live in the light

What was his Father doing while Jesus was on the cross? The Father, grieving, was turning his face away. He could not look upon his Son, he could not look upon sin, and he forsook his only Son, whom he loved, for on that cross, Jesus became sin. This is the heart of Christianity.

The darkness of Christ's death is the darkness when God the Father turned his face away from the Son so he would never turn his face away from us.