Have You Seen Jesus Lately?

John 12:20-21; “Now there were some Greeks among those who were going up to worship at the feast; these then came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and {began to} ask him, saying, ‘Sir, we wish to see Jesus.’”

When someone does something fantastic, spectacular, amazing, wonderful, life-changing, eye-catching, or just a little unusual, people will usually flock from near and far to see them and witness what they do……

When Lindbergh years ago got into a small plane and flew across the Atlantic Ocean in 33 ½ hours, huge crowds greeted him wherever he went…..When Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s major league home run record, a lot of people were there and many more were watching on TV……When Cal Ripken, Jr. broke Lou Gerick’s major league baseball record for consecutive games played several years back, the stadium was packed and overflowing and they broke records for the amount of people watching a sporting event on TV at that time…..When President Nixon stepped down from the office of the Presidency in disgrace, gangs of people watched all around the world.....When the Queen of England visits the U.S., she draws huge crowds wherever she goes.....When David Copperfield comes to town, every show is sold out.

Now just think about it; if throngs of people are willing to come out to see these celebrities, and many others currently and down through history, then can you imagine how it would have been as Jesus moved from town to town and area to area --- everyone wanted to get close enough to just get a glimpse of THE MIRACLE MAN !!!!! THIS MAN, JESUS, HAD BEEN DOING SOME UNHEARD-OF THINGS: HE MADE THE BLIND TO SEE….HE HAD MADE THE LAME TO WALK.…HE HAD BROUGHT HEARING TO THE DEAF….HE CLEANSED THE LEPERS….HE CHANGED WATER INTO WINE….HE HEALED THE SICK….HE BROKE UP SEVERAL FUNERALS BY BRINGING THE DEAD BACK TO LIFE AGAIN.…ONE TIME HE EVEN WAITED TILL AFTER THE FUNERAL AND THEN RAISED LAZARUS FROM THE GRAVE…………

As HIS fame spread, larger and larger crowds flocked to see and hear HIM…..Thousands followed HIM and waited on HIM as they heard HE was coming their way.

At the feast in Jerusalem, some Greeks wanted to get up close and personal with HIM….They had heard of HIS mighty works and they wanted to try to get to know HIM better….So they came to the disciples and said, “We want to see Jesus.”….They saw HIM and they talked with HIM and I am sure that they were blessed by being in HIS presence.

You and I have never seen JESUS with the “eye of flesh”, but we have seen HIM with the “eye of faith”……We have seen HIM walking the Judean hills…..We have seen HIM sitting on the mountains preaching the greatest sermons ever heard….. We have seen HIM praying in Gethsemane…….We have seen HIM beaten and bloody in Pilate’s court……..We have seen HIM hanging upon Calvary’s Cross……..We have seen HIM leaving the tomb and ascending into Glory……………
BUT HAVE YOU SEEN HIM LATELY ????????

CAN YOU -- OR MORE IMPORTANTLY, DO YOU WANT TO -- CATCH A FRESH GLIMPSE OF JESUS TODAY ?

DON’T LOOK AT THE CHURCH…..DON’T LOOK AT THE LEADERS IN THE CHURCH……DON’T LOOK AT THE WORLD…..DON’T LOOK AT FRIENDS……DON’T LOOK AT FAMILY…….DON’T LOOK AT THE PASTOR OR PREACHER……
BUT INSTEAD LOOK PAST EVERYTHING AND JUST LOOK TO THE MASTER - - OUR SAVIOR AND LORD….…..

COME AND SAY WITH THE GREEKS OF OLD, “WE WANT TO SEE JESUS” !!!!!!!!!!!

We should want to see HIM because of HIS greatness.....

We should want to see HIM because HE is the Son of God…..

We should want to see HIM because of what HE did for us…..

We should want to see Him because He is our Mediator…...

We can see Him by looking into the Bible…...

We can see Him in prayer…...

We can see Jesus in nature…...

We can see Jesus in the lives of Christians…...

We can see Jesus in Divine, God-filled worship services…...

We ought to see Him as our Saviour…....

We ought to see Him as our Lord and Master…....

We ought to see Him as our Comforter…....

We ought to see Him as our daily Helper…....

We ought to see Him as our Coming King…....

Finally, we ought to see Him as our Final Judge.

Do you really want to have a personal encounter with Jesus today???

Receive HIM as your personal Savior today.......

Turn everything over to HIM today and allow HIM to be the Lord of your life.....

Read and study the Word of God and you will find HIM from beginning to end.....

Get on your knees and look to the Cross and you will see HIM as you call out HIS name.....

Look up and look around and you cannot help but see HIM everywhere you look....

Spend time with fellow Christ Followers and HE will reveal HIMSELF to you.....

Get up and get going to church; corporate worship will allow you to experience HIM in so many different ways.

HE wants to see you and HE wants you to see HIM........

HE wants to have a special and spiritual encounter with you of the

personal kind.

HE is waiting........