Questioning Jesus

Mosaic - Erwin McManus

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this week's challenging new message from Lead Pastor Erwin McManus, we are invited to embark on a journey through the most important questions we must ask ourselves. Pastor Erwin points out that though we may have many questions for Jesus, the questions that will ultimately bring us transformation are the ones that Jesus asks us.

Throughout the scriptures, Jesus’s question asks questions that cut to the core of people. In Matthew 16, he asks Peter, "Who do you say that I am?" Pastor Erwin explains that the choices we make in every arena of our lives reflects who we really believe Jesus to be.

In John 1 and Luke 18, Jesus asks his followers, "What do you want?" and, "What do you want me to do for you?" Though we may assume that God should tell us what to want, Jesus turns the question on us and challenges us to be honest with God about what we want Him to do in and through our lives.

Lastly, Jesus asks his followers in John 6: “Will you leave me, also?" Pastor Erwin reveals that when we first give our lives to Jesus, we are usually surrendering our most broken parts to him. But the true test of our commitment comes when God asks for all of us - not just pieces of us.

If you've been on a journey of questioning Jesus, this message will help you navigate the most essential questions that Jesus asks of you. These questions will deepen your connection with Jesus and give essential direction to your life.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, I want to welcome you to the Mosaic podcast.
0:11.8	I'm Pastor Erwin, I'm Phil McManus, and just wanted to thank you for listening.
0:15.5	In case you didn't know, I just released a new book, it's called The Genius of Jesus,
0:19.7	The Man Who Changed Everything, and you can order it today at TheGeniusOfJesus.com.
0:30.4	One of the interesting things in my own life is I have so many conversations with an endless
0:36.7	number of people that are very different, very varied in their beliefs and their perspectives
0:43.8	and their experiences, and I'm not sure why. I don't know if it's the nature of my role
0:48.6	in the world or just the nature of my role in their lives, but I always end up having to do
0:52.8	free therapy, and it doesn't really matter what environment, and it doesn't matter if I'm going
0:57.6	to play or have fun. You ever just want to be at work? Well, you can do that if you're a surgeon
1:04.6	because it's obvious you can't operate if you're in the basketball court, and you can not work
1:11.1	when you're a dentist because it's not likely they're going to ask you to check your teeth while
1:15.5	you're at dinner, but I'm telling you, when you have my kind of role in the world, you're always on
1:20.4	because it doesn't matter where you are, everyone thinks, oh, this is the moment I've been waiting for,
1:24.6	then when I get to ask the question, I want to ask and get the free help that I so desperately need,
1:30.4	and so I spend my life almost in a therapeutic environment, and what's interesting to me is that
1:37.7	there's an attention between people wanting you to give them the answers they need,
1:43.6	and running from the questions that need to be asked. If you've ever been to therapy, and if you
1:50.7	live here in LA for more than five years and you have been to therapy, you don't really belong,
1:55.5	and, but if you've ever been to therapy, one of the interesting things about a good therapist,
1:59.7	and that's how I know I'm not a good therapist because I, is a good therapist never tell you what they
2:04.6	think, they never tell you what to do, they just ask you good questions, and I'd be an early at this,
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