"The Jesus I Never Knew" (New Sermon Series Begins Sunday)

The Jesus I Never Knew

If you ask the question, “Who is Jesus?” and “What is He like?” you might be surprised at the varied responses you receive. Some would say that Jesus was a good man, a moral teacher, a prophet, the Savior, or God Himself! Some people picture Jesus as the meek and mild figure of children’s stories, sort of a Mister Rogers figure carrying a lamb. Others see him as a stern and serious figure angrily denouncing the religious leaders and turning over tables in the temple as in movie, “The Gospel According to St. Matthew” (1964). Still others view Jesus as a blond and unblinking blue-eyed thin young man with the John Lennon hair and a British accent, Robert Powell who played Jesus in “Jesus of Nazareth” (1977).

 Is our view and picture of Jesus complete? Or could there be more to Jesus than the one we thought we knew?  Of course, the best way to get an accurate and full portrait of Jesus is from the Gospel accounts in our Bible. Beginning this Sunday, February 7^th at Carrollwood Baptist Church, we will begin to look at some pivotal points in Jesus’ life that will help “flesh out” a fuller picture of who Jesus was and still is. We may think we know Jesus but we may be surprised at “The Jesus we thought we knew.” When we dig deeper into the portrait we have of Jesus in the Gospels, we will discover a richer and fuller picture of the living Jesus that saves, satisfies, and is worthy of our worship and service. My hope is that through this study believers will have a greater appreciation for the living Lord they worship and serve and that people searching for answers to life’s questions will see God’s grace and truth at work in the life of Jesus. Invite someone to worship with us during this important season of reflection leading up to Easter Resurrection Sunday.

 

Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. and we are conveniently located one mile east of the Veterans Expressway at 5395 Ehrlich Road. For more information, check us out online at carrollwoodbaptist.org. This Sunday's Scripture passage dealing with the Baptism of Jesus is shown below.

Looking forward to celebrating Jesus this Sunday!

 

Pastor Joe

 

 

Matthew 3:13-17New International Version (NIV)

The Baptism of Jesus

¹³ Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. ¹⁴ But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” ¹⁵ Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. ¹⁶ As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. ¹⁷ And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”