‘See the interaction between the prophet and the Saviour’ (Luke 7:18-35)

Luke’s record of the beginning of Jesus’ ministry is one that included the preaching activity of John (the Baptist) – an activity that soon landed him in trouble with Herod and soon after in jail. When John heard of the miraculous signs performed by Jesus, we read in Luke 7:18-35, that he sent a message to Jesus, doing so, no doubt, because he was perplexed. If Jesus was the Messiah he had proclaimed, why was he now in jail with no prospect of release? Wasn’t the Messiah meant to fix all that??

Message

Outline

• The fifteenth in this series
• Consecutive miracles of Jesus
• Back to John
• See how this interaction tells us of …

The reality of John’s perplexity (v.18-21)

The cause of John’s perplexity (v.22-23)

The answers to John’s perplexity (v.24-35)

Perplexed at the world?
The trials of faith
Living between the now’ and the ‘not yet’