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JESUS THE RESCUER (3)

by Jerry Watts


Title: Jesus the Rescuer (3)
Series: Jesus the One and Only
Author: Jerry Watts
Text: John 3:14-18

We end our 3-part series of message today with "Jesus, The Rescuer." There is nothing quite as captivating as is a rescue. Do you remember what happen in the country of Chile in 2010. A copper mine collapsed and trapped 33 miners 2,300 feet down. Those workman around the clock trying to reach them, but candidly no one knew if these men were even alive for 17 days. After 17 days (over 2 weeks), a drill broke through and a note was sent up from those trapped that they were alive. It tookextensive planning and testing before the watching world would see the 33 men rescued. The rescue took 22 hours to complete. The miners were trapped for 69 days. The rescue was an exciting time because those, once thought dead was alive. The world's gaze were on those miners.

Just a few years later, In 2018, in the country of Thailand, a soccer coach and his 12 boys became trapped in the Tham Luang cave system due to rising floodwaters. They had simply gone into the cave after practice, but unexpected monsoon-like rain came, and the water blocked their exit. This was not a simple rescue because those trapped had to be taught some basic diving skills to navigate the intricate sections of the cave that were now submerged in water. It took 17 days, incredible effort and coordination to being this group to safety, BUT IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
The Bible is contains many rescues. Noah, Lot, Daniel, The 3 Hebrew boys, Peter, Paul, and more. The Bible does simply tell the story of many rescues, the very story of the Bible is a rescue story! And it points us to the greatest rescue and rescuer of all times, our Lord Jesus. Don't miss this: The Father sent the Son on a rescue mission to earth because God's crown creation need to be rescued. Why? Because mankind (not just Adam and Eve) were kicked out of the Garden, now has a broken relationship with God. Obviously, we are separated us from G ...

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