The Hiddenness of Jesus

Summit Life with J.D. Greear

J.D. Greear Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The Gospel of Luke records several times when Jesus told people not to reveal who he is. If God wants everyone to know him, why did Jesus take such great pains to hide his accomplishments? In The Hiddenness of Jesus, Pastor J.D. shows us that Jesus only reveals himself to those who were interested in finding him, and this message is part of our Kingdom Come series.

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0:00.0	Today on Summit Life with JD Greer.
0:02.3	Jesus says that the reason he often spoke in parables was so that, quote,
0:06.9	seeing they may not see and hearing they may not understand.
0:10.9	This question is what Christian theologians for 2,000 years have called the problem
0:15.2	of the hiddenness of God.
0:17.1	Jesus explains in this chapter why he does this, how he does it, what the point is in it.
0:30.4	Welcome back to Summit Life with pastor, author, and theologian JD Greer.
0:36.9	As always, I'm your host Molly Vitavitch.
0:39.6	Today's message is titled The Hiddenness of Jesus.
0:42.4	And I've got a question about that title.
0:44.5	If God wanted the whole world to know him,
0:47.2	why did Jesus go to such great lengths to hide his accomplishments?
0:51.5	He always told people not to tell anyone what miraculous thing he had done.
0:56.6	Such an interesting approach, right?
0:58.4	It's part of our Kingdom Come teaching series.
1:00.8	And if you've missed any part, you can always catch up online at JD Greer.com.
1:06.4	Okay, ready to jump into God's word?
1:08.4	Let's turn to Luke chapter 10 and join Pastor JD.
1:13.3	Luke chapter 10, I want to talk with you about a question that a lot of people have.
1:18.0	That is basically this.
1:20.0	People ask if there really is a God.
1:22.8	If there really is a God, then why hasn't he made the evidence about himself clear?
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