To whom shall we go?
This week’s I’ve spent time examining Peter’s question to Jesus. Here’s the setup. Jesus is in Capernaum—the base of much of his ministry and certainly his ministry in the Sea of Galilee area. He’s teaching in the synagogue one day and many of those who were following at Jesus really got turned off by some of the things he was asking them to do. So they abandoned Jesus for their own ideas.
Jesus then turned to the twelve. He said, “What about you? Are you going to leave me too?” Peter says, “To whom shall we go?” I love his answer. You see, they are Peter’s home turf. All Peter had to do was to stay there with his family, wave goodbye and go back to the life he knew before. But there is something that wouldn’t let him. It was the fact that Peter had come to know that Jesus possesses the Words of eternal life. Peter had experienced the miracles and teachings of Jesus first hand. Having seen that, he knew he was following God’s Holy One. At that point, how could he do anything but follow Jesus?
The same applies to us. We may not think we’ve seen the miracles of God or that we haven’t seen his teachings. If we try to say such a thing then we’re not paying attention. Jesus offers all of us the opportunity to follow him. Some do. Some turn away. But Peter’s question remains: “To whom shall we go?” To have life, there is no other but Jesus! This week we examine what it means to be that kind of follower of Christ.
After Sunday’s service (August 23), you can find the message online www.fairhopeumc.org and on iTunes.
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
To Whom Shall We Go?
To whom shall we go?
This week’s I’ve spent time examining Peter’s question to Jesus. Here’s the setup. Jesus is in Capernaum—the base of much of his ministry and certainly his ministry in the Sea of Galilee area. He’s teaching in the synagogue one day and many of those who were following at Jesus really got turned off by some of the things he was asking them to do. So they abandoned Jesus for their own ideas.
Jesus then turned to the twelve. He said, “What about you? Are you going to leave me too?” Peter says, “To whom shall we go?” I love his answer. You see, they are Peter’s home turf. All Peter had to do was to stay there with his family, wave goodbye and go back to the life he knew before. But there is something that wouldn’t let him. It was the fact that Peter had come to know that Jesus possesses the Words of eternal life. Peter had experienced the miracles and teachings of Jesus first hand. Having seen that, he knew he was following God’s Holy One. At that point, how could he do anything but follow Jesus?
The same applies to us. We may not think we’ve seen the miracles of God or that we haven’t seen his teachings. If we try to say such a thing then we’re not paying attention. Jesus offers all of us the opportunity to follow him. Some do. Some turn away. But Peter’s question remains: “To whom shall we go?” To have life, there is no other but Jesus! This week we examine what it means to be that kind of follower of Christ.
After Sunday’s service (August 23), you can find the message online www.fairhopeumc.org and on iTunes.
This week’s I’ve spent time examining Peter’s question to Jesus. Here’s the setup. Jesus is in Capernaum—the base of much of his ministry and certainly his ministry in the Sea of Galilee area. He’s teaching in the synagogue one day and many of those who were following at Jesus really got turned off by some of the things he was asking them to do. So they abandoned Jesus for their own ideas.
Jesus then turned to the twelve. He said, “What about you? Are you going to leave me too?” Peter says, “To whom shall we go?” I love his answer. You see, they are Peter’s home turf. All Peter had to do was to stay there with his family, wave goodbye and go back to the life he knew before. But there is something that wouldn’t let him. It was the fact that Peter had come to know that Jesus possesses the Words of eternal life. Peter had experienced the miracles and teachings of Jesus first hand. Having seen that, he knew he was following God’s Holy One. At that point, how could he do anything but follow Jesus?
The same applies to us. We may not think we’ve seen the miracles of God or that we haven’t seen his teachings. If we try to say such a thing then we’re not paying attention. Jesus offers all of us the opportunity to follow him. Some do. Some turn away. But Peter’s question remains: “To whom shall we go?” To have life, there is no other but Jesus! This week we examine what it means to be that kind of follower of Christ.
After Sunday’s service (August 23), you can find the message online www.fairhopeumc.org and on iTunes.
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