Daniel Yang - September 15, 2019
Friend of the Doubting
At some point in our lives, most of us have thought that if we could have been with Jesus, our doubts would be erased. John the Baptist pretty much erases that thought. He was the one who was sent to proclaim that Jesus was the messiah. Then, when he finds himself in prison, he begins to wonder and sends his disciples to God and ask Jesus directly. It’s important to note that Jesus doesn’t turn John’s disciples away or scorn John’s question. He gives the answer and even goes on to call John the greatest man to be born up to that time. John played one of the most significant roles before the coming of Jesus and still he doubted. Jesus welcomes the question and answers it. While we don’t get to ask Jesus questions face to face, he is certainly not afraid of our questions either. In the kingdom of God, we have the Spirit who can be with us in our doubts, which is even greater than being the herald of the messiah.
From Series: "Friend Request"
Have you ever received a friend request from someone unexpected? Maybe there’s a famous person who has friended you online. Perhaps the unanticipated friendship came from someone you thought didn’t notice you. Whatever the case is, we’ve have friends that we didn’t imagine we would have. What if you received a friend request from Jesus? How would your life change if he were your friend? That’s what happened to several people in the Gospels. They found themselves in an encounter with Jesus where he friended them and changed their lives. In this next 8 week series on the Gospel of Luke, we’ll take a closer look at the compassion of Jesus and come to know Him as our own personal friend. Not only will we see that God accepts and loves all people, we need to learn to do the same. No matter who we are, where we’ve been or what we’ve done, Jesus loves us all the same. As the church, it’s our job to introduce everyone to our friend, Jesus.
