TKG Message | 04.03.2026
Pastor Chris explores the profound cost of Christ’s sacrifice through ancient prophecies and the cry of two young Moravian missionaries: “May the Lamb who was slain receive the reward of His suffering.” This stirring message calls us to move beyond comfortable Christianity into lives that bear witness to the redemptive heart of God.
Drawing from Isaiah’s prophetic vision and the heartbreak of Psalm 22, Pastor Chris reminds us that even from the cross, Jesus was preaching the gospel. The message centers on two young Moravians who sold themselves into slavery to reach 3,000 enslaved people with the good news, crying out as they sailed away: “May the Lamb who was slain receive the reward of His suffering.” Their rallying cry becomes our invitation to examine what the cross truly means for us today. Pastor Chris challenges us to move beyond spiritual apathy and political division toward the ministry of reconciliation we’ve been given. Just as Jesus quoted Isaiah 61 but omitted “the day of vengeance,” we’re called to carry the message of God’s heart to reconcile the world to Himself. This isn’t about adding witnessing to our to-do list. It’s about becoming people who naturally diffuse the fragrance of Christ’s love because we’ve tasted His goodness ourselves. The full message invites deeper reflection on what it means to live as sent ones in a world that desperately needs to know the Father’s heart.
Scripture References:
Isaiah 52:13-15
Isaiah 53:1-12
Psalm 22:1-18
Isaiah 61:1-2
Luke 4:16-21
2 Timothy 1:9-10
John 17:17-18
John 20:21
1 John 1:1-4
2 Corinthians 5:18-20
Hebrews 2:12
Hebrews 10:19-22
