Sr. High - Misconceptions about Jesus Pt 1 - Leave Me Alone!

Misconception #1 – Leave Me Alone!!
11-5-08


Misconception - A mistaken thought, idea, or notion; a misunderstanding

So we have these all of the time in all areas of our lives.
- Younger – Teachers lived in the school
- When we speak with other people, sometimes our intended words do not make it to the other person the way we want them to.
- Illustration: As a woman placed her order in the takeout chicken shop, a look of consternation swept across the clerk's face, and a shocked buzz rustled through the line of customers. “What?” the clerk cried. “You want to know how much chicken you need to serve 300 people.” The women waved her arms and shouted “NO, NO 3 hungry people!”
- The one’s that are the hardest to get past are ones you hear about other people or maybe even about you.

As I said misconceptions, or misunderstandings happen all of the time. If it is a misconception, it always false or wrong!! This is why when we hear or see something we believe to be true we have to check up on it.

We should always desire to be seeking Truth and what is true. It only makes sense that we do. If not we are following a lie in every aspect of our life.

Tonight we are starting our series on some misconceptions people have about Jesus and Christianity. The title of tonight’s message is Leave Me Alone!

Disclaimer:
The Videos are meant to be funny, so you can laugh at them.
I don’t know who made this video’s, so don’t get mad just realize they are for fun and we are using them as a teaching tool.

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So it was a funny video, we have some more to watch in the upcoming weeks but tonight we are focusing on this one, Leave Me Alone!

- You all know why I titled my message as this
- There are a couple of things to point out:
1. The disciples (people Jesus hung out with) are portrayed as kind of dumb
2. The voice of Jesus says 3 very telling things
a. he wants to be left alone
b. he is important and is bothered by everyone’s problems
c. he is the disciple’s friend but he doesn’t have time for them


Let’s jump right in!!!



Misconception #1 – Jesus wants to be left alone

- People sometimes think that Jesus is perfectly happy wherever He is by Himself, however this is not true!

Proof:
1. He created us to have relationships with others
- Adam and Eve
- Genesis 2:18 – Not good to be alone
- Genesis 2:21-25
- We all need human contact at every point in our lives
- Illustration: Emperor Frederick, who ruled the Roman Empire in the thirteenth century, wanted to know what man’s original language was: Hebrew, Greek, or Latin. He decided to isolate a few infants from the sound of the human voice. He reasoned that they would eventually speak the natural tongue of man. When nurses who were sworn to absolute silence were obtained, and though it was difficult for them, they abided by the rule. The infants never heard a word—not a sound from a human voice. Within several months they were all dead.
- How many times in your life can you think of a time when someone helped you do or get through something? A lot !!

2. The Trinity
- Father, Son and Holy Spirit
- Are all separate yet one at the same time (Hard and confusing to understand)
- It shows us though that He is never alone anyway
- Right now, the Bible teaches us that Jesus is LIVING, in Heaven: Luke 22:69
- Constantly throughout the Bible, we see Jesus referring to Himself as the Son. He is always in relationship with His Father through the Holy Spirit!!!

Misconception #2 – Jesus is too important and too busy to be bothered with people’s problems.

- Sometimes people think that Jesus is too good for them and that He doesn’t want to be bothered, or we are somehow intruding on Him
- Jesus’ time here on Earth will shed some light on that issue....

Proof:
1. Jesus was always with people, helping them
- Constantly throughout scripture we see Jesus helping people
- Sick
- Dead
- Demon Possessed
- Forgiving Sins
- Teaching
- Arguments
- Parties
- Matthew 5-7, Matt 9:1-8, Mark 3:1-5, Luke 18, John 9

2. It would be contrary to His nature to be bothered by people wanting His help
- He even says Himself in Matthew 11:28-30....
- Not like when you tell someone that you would love to help them, but in reality your kicking yourself bc you voluntarily said you would help someone.
- Jesus is always there for us, even when things are good, even when things are bad
- Bible actually says that even though we are sinful, He still loves us and died for us.


My Question for you tonight: Do you know and believe that Jesus is there for you?

1. Have you put your faith in Him?
2. What is your spiritual life like?
a. This is how we grow in the Lord
b. Walking with Him!
c. When we grow closer in our relationships with Him, we realize that He is always there, even in the good and bad times, the times when we don’t bother with Him.