IT MUST HAVE MESSED 
WITH HIS MIND - BIG TIME
    Luke 7:18-35    Luke 1:39-41  &  57-80    Matthew 13:13-17
     John 1:29-33  &  43-45
 

   On the one hand - 
        John the Baptist was absolutely certain Jesus was the Messiah

   On the other hand -
        Nothing about Jesus seemed very messiah-like

WHAT JOHN DIDN'T 
SEEM TO UNDERSTAND 
  And Many Of Us Still Miss As Well

   We all have a unique assignment
          Romans 12:3-8    1 Corinthians 7:17-20    Philippians 2:13
            Matthew 5:13-16    Colossians 3:17

    Different assignments call for different strategies
           Luke 7:33-35    1 Corinthians 9:19-23    Luke 1:11-17  vs  Luke 5:29-31

 
    If we're going to judge - judge people and ministries by        
         their fruit - not by our personal preferences and assignment
          Luke 7:33-35    Luke 6:43-45    Romans 14:1-23
          1 Corinthians 12:14-22    1 John 2:3-5

   God doesn't want our religion - he wants a relationship 
           Isaiah 1:11-20    Mark 7:5-23    John 1:11-13  &  Romans 8:14-16
           John 14:15