Journey To Jerusalem With
Christ and Close Companions:
Contemplate Jesus’ feelings journeying with his disciples

Luke 3:21-23 share his baptism as Beloved son/daughter
Luke 4:1-15 His temptation and ministry to those in need
Luke 4:16-30 rejected by hometown
Luke 4:31-5:28 Disciples fascinated at first
Luke 6:1-11 Criticized by religious leaders
Luke 7:35 Jesus’ ministry questioned by John the Baptist
Luke 9:41 until the end his disciples begin to doubt
Luke 9:54 Jesus rebukes their bad spirit toward others
Luke 9:57-62 People reject his invitation with their excuses
Mark 3:21 His family thought he was “out of his mind”
Mark 8:17 Rebukes his disciples for their hardness, unbelief
Mark 8:32 Peter “rebukes” Jesus
John 6:67 asks his disciples, “Will you also leave me?”
Luke 22:45-46 Why are you sleeping? Rise, watch, pray.
Mt 28:17; Mk 16:14 Even with them post-resurrection some still doubted.

Jesus Is the Son Of Man

Jesus felt emotions like us, including frustration and loneliness. Jesus wept over Lazarus and Jerusalem and in anger cleared the temple. Jesus as a real boy, teen and man. His favorite name for himself was “The Son of Man.” I wrote a song, “Jesus is the Son of Man.” Jesus walked, Jesus ran, Jesus is the Son of Man. He laughed out loud and cried real tears...

Jesus' willingness to please the Father by submitting to water baptism and facing the Tempter showed us what restored humanity can be. He came out in the power of the Holy Spirit healing the sick and hurting. He went to his hometown and was rejected (they tried to kill him). He was spurned by religious leaders. His own disciples went from prideful excitement to bewilderment to confusion to forsaking Him in the hour of his greatest need. When Jesus said, "Blessed are you poor, hungry, humble and hurting..." He knew what they all felt. He embraced poverty, pain and chose to be powerlessness to protect himself. He was hungry, alone, imprisoned and even homeless. So He could say, “In as much as you fed and helped the poor, and visited those in prison you did it unto Me.” (Matthew 25:40) -PD

2011 A Year of Tending: focus, faithfulness, fruit
Rev 2:5 to restore First Love for Christ and for one another

ask grace to remember, repent and redo.