AWESOME AND AWESTRUCK (2 OF 29)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: Revelation 1:9-20
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Awesome and Awestruck (2 of 29)
Series: Live Like You're Leaving
Keith Krell
Revelation 1:9-20
''It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood . . . a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Won't you be mine? Won't you be mine? Won't you be my neighbor?'' Most people are familiar with this song. It is the theme song of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Perhaps you or your children grew up watching Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Fred Rogers was the consummate Christian gentleman who epitomized gentleness, patience, and love. He was amazing! Even more astounding was that Rogers lived out his Mister Rogers character when the film crews weren't taping. Most of us don't know another man quite like Fred Rogers.
That is, with the exception of Jesus. Be honest. Have you thought of Jesus as a deified Mister Rogers with a beard? He wears zip-up sweaters, a tie, polyester action slacks, a pair of Keds, and crosses his legs like a petite woman. Okay, maybe this is a slight exaggeration. It is more likely that your mind pictures Jesus as a baby born in a Bethlehem manger, a carpenter who worked with His father in Nazareth, a meek and mild rabbi, a lover of children, and a beaten and wounded prophet who died on a cross. Of course, this does describe Jesus, but it describes Him incompletely. This is not the Jesus of Revelation. The Jesus unveiled in Revelation is the God of all the ages who sits in judgment. Many Christians don't like this Jesus. We like a Jesus that manifests mercy, grace, and compassion. We're much like children going through a buffet line. We pick and choose what to include and exclude. Most children select desserts and other appetizing foods and bypass vegetables, salads, and fruits. We, too, can be guilty of picking and choosing which attributes of Jesus we find appetizing while neglecting the rest.
There are two extremes: One that sees Jesus only as King and Judge; the other sees Jesus only as Savior and Servant. What happens if you only see Jesus as King ...
Series: Live Like You're Leaving
Keith Krell
Revelation 1:9-20
''It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood . . . a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Won't you be mine? Won't you be mine? Won't you be my neighbor?'' Most people are familiar with this song. It is the theme song of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Perhaps you or your children grew up watching Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Fred Rogers was the consummate Christian gentleman who epitomized gentleness, patience, and love. He was amazing! Even more astounding was that Rogers lived out his Mister Rogers character when the film crews weren't taping. Most of us don't know another man quite like Fred Rogers.
That is, with the exception of Jesus. Be honest. Have you thought of Jesus as a deified Mister Rogers with a beard? He wears zip-up sweaters, a tie, polyester action slacks, a pair of Keds, and crosses his legs like a petite woman. Okay, maybe this is a slight exaggeration. It is more likely that your mind pictures Jesus as a baby born in a Bethlehem manger, a carpenter who worked with His father in Nazareth, a meek and mild rabbi, a lover of children, and a beaten and wounded prophet who died on a cross. Of course, this does describe Jesus, but it describes Him incompletely. This is not the Jesus of Revelation. The Jesus unveiled in Revelation is the God of all the ages who sits in judgment. Many Christians don't like this Jesus. We like a Jesus that manifests mercy, grace, and compassion. We're much like children going through a buffet line. We pick and choose what to include and exclude. Most children select desserts and other appetizing foods and bypass vegetables, salads, and fruits. We, too, can be guilty of picking and choosing which attributes of Jesus we find appetizing while neglecting the rest.
There are two extremes: One that sees Jesus only as King and Judge; the other sees Jesus only as Savior and Servant. What happens if you only see Jesus as King ...
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