DISCOVERING THE GOOD NEWS OF GOD

DISCOVERING THE GOOD NEWS OF GOD The disciple John TELLS his disciples To move on to Jesus John did not ask his disciples To stay with him- To listen to him preach But to MOVE ON And FOCUS their attention On Jesus “John the Baptist Has sent us to ask you, 'Are you the ONE Who is to come Or should we look for another?'” Luke 7:20 John SENDS them to “the one” And they DISCOVER the GOOD NEWS All by themselves Just as we too NEED to discover Jesus Just as we too-need- To FIND the good news of God The good news of Jesus In today's world Particularly this Christmas season DISCOVERING The good news of God The GOOD NEWS of Jesus In today's world “Jesus went throughout Galilee TEACHING in their synagogues PROCLAIMING the good news Of the kingdom And HEALING every disease And sickness-among the people” Matthew 4:23 “SO he(Jesus) replied To the messengers, ''GO BACK and report to John What you have seen and heard The blind RECEIVE sight The lame walk Those who have leprosy Are cleansed The deaf hear The dead are RAISED And the GOOD NEWS Is proclaimed to the poor BLESSED is anyone- ho does not stumble On account of me'” Luke 7:22-23 Yes-MIRACLE after miracle-occurred CULMINATING in the miracle Of Jesus himself=and the RESURRECTION The good news of God The GOOD NEWS of Jesus The good news of love and life DISCOVER IT! I was given a miracle myself -WHEN I was 22-and I was given ANOTHER CHANCE at life I have Discovered the good news of God Discovered the good news of life- And I will TESTIFY and give CREDIT To God-for-ALL the days of my life Today we also CELEBRATE The good news of another John Saint John of the CROSS He died in 1591 And was a great POET and theologian John's relationship took him Through the “DARK NIGHT” of the soul And into a DEEPER RELATIONSHIP With the Lord Jesus Nevertheless-Jesus is ALIVE In us-in you and me As we NAVIGATE through this Christmas season The GOOD NEWS was That Jesus was ALIVE And PRESENT in this world Some 2,000 year ago And the good news IS that Jesus is alive In us-this CHRISTMAS SEASON SMILE!-and DISCOVER IT! Let your JOY of God And life=SPREAD to others And let Christmas HAPPINESS-peace And the good news-LIVE IN YOU Mighty soon-OTHERS-will be DISCOVERING the GOOD NEWS Of God and Jesus too Robert P. Wallman 12-13-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Deborah Meister