Recognizing the Right Messiah
You'll hear why John the Baptist, who baptized Jesus, still sent disciples to ask 'are you really the one?' and what his doubt reveals about the gap between the Messiah we want and the one Scripture actually describes.
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You'll hear why John the Baptist, who baptized Jesus, still sent disciples to ask 'are you really the one?' and what his doubt reveals about the gap between the Messiah we want and the one Scripture actually describes.
You'll hear why the resurrection isn't just a past event to celebrate once a year, but the opening move in the ongoing defeat of death, and what that means for the grief, fear, and unanswered questions you're carrying right now.
You'll see how the same impulse that made Thomas demand to touch Jesus' wounds shows up today when strangers interrogate disabled people in parking lots, and what a resurrection faith actually asks of you instead.
You'll hear why the Israelites kept forgetting God's presence even after witnessing miracle after miracle, and what that pattern reveals about the times you find yourself asking whether God is really there.
You'll come away with a clearer picture of what faith actually is: not a feeling you have to force, but a growing conviction that God keeps his word, even when you don't keep yours.
You'll see how Thomas — far from being a failure of faith — models exactly what it looks like to bring your hardest questions to Jesus and find him already waiting there to meet you.
You'll discover a single Hebrew word hidden inside one of the Bible's most disturbing commands, and why that word suggests God's relationship with Abraham was far more tender than a simple test of obedience.
You'll hear why Jesus refused to give a date for the end of the world, and what that refusal actually asks of you in the meantime: not fear, not indifference, but a specific kind of faithful, peaceful readiness.
You'll see the difference between Mary's question and Zechariah's doubt, and what that contrast means for the times your own faith feels thin or worn down.
You'll hear why the disciples on the road to Emmaus couldn't see Jesus even while walking beside him, and what it looks like when recognition finally breaks through the confusion in your own life.