Without him, our religion" doesn't exist as it bears his name. Without his sacrifice we're lost in our sin and doomed to eternal separation from God. Without his experience as one of us we wouldn't have an advocate who personally understands the joys and pain of being human. Without his divinity he couldn't serve as our divine connection to eternal life and God's ultimate plan for all creation. Our sermon this week will focus on "Jesus Christ" as Pastor Kent leads us in considering all the ways in which Jesus is essential to our faith and our lives both now and into eternity."