The Authority Question

Today, we meet a group of friends who won't take "no" for an answer. They have a need; they see Jesus Christ as the answer to their need and they must get TO Him …and WILL get to Him at any cost. And Jesus Christ not only honors their persistence (really more like desperation!) but He also uses the whole crisis moment to reveal something about Himself that leaves the whole crowd looking to God in a new way, joyful – "we have NEVER seen anything like THIS!"

Let's look at four markers of a time of revelation and growth and see if these may exist in our own present experience: This was a time of:

1. Controversy
2. Companionship
3. Commotion and
4. Captivating Conclusion.