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I will not cheapen or pretend to know His resurrection untill I'm well acquainted with His suffering and death.

Do We Keep Looking?

"And John, calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, "Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?"" Luke 7:19

Imagine it....

Time and again somebody came along and set the people's expectations high; a new ruler, a new temple, promising this, promising that and on and on. Time and again the people were disappointed. And then there was Herod The Great who was promised to offer hope. Except at one point he had all infants two years and younger under his rule murdered. I'm bettin' the people were thinking "We don't wanna go through that again!"

Is it any wonder then that John sent two of his disciples to ask Jesus if they should keep looking for someone who wouldn't disappoint?

And Jesus answering said...Go tell John we're building a new church. Tell him he and his disciples are invited. We'll have child care, worship music, all kinds of programs, a youth ministry...just all kinds of stuff. And, I'll be giving a thought provoking sermon every Sunday! We're gonna do this cracker and wine thing once a month too that I think you'll dig. If I can't get Herod Antipas to come, I might even run for political office to get him out of there if I can get enough support. I think y'all are gonna be real happy with this church!

NO! That's not what he said. His answer was much different and, unlike all the other plans and methods that came before, it gave testimony that, yes, he was the one. For any who would follow Him, He would not disappoint. Here's what Jesus said: "Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is the one who is not offended by me." Luke 7:22-23

I need to make a distinction here or the rest of this won't make much sense: As a Christian, you are not part of the Bride of Christ. That's for Israel. As a Christian, you are a part of Christ's body and He is the head - He is our head, we are His body! In this world, one without the other is pretty useless. Given that…

Since we are a part of His body, here's our question: What is your testimony and manner of life leading people to? To the head who is Jesus Christ or, are you merely deferring people to another plan, another method, your church or some other valued albatross?

Something to think about….

The Bible. . .

Is God the author who told teachable and mindful men what to write or, did some really smart religious guys simply write down what they decided was true?...

Super (Natural) Sized!

Let's start off with a little fun...

Finally! The communion ritual has caught up with the times; VERY big Wafers and 52 oz Big Gulp Wine should do the trick...