1. Are You the One?
Luke 7:18-23
Maud church of Christ
by Jim Bradshaw
Sunday Morning, May 17, 2014

2. Ever Had
Doubts?Often with Doubts: Actions speak louder than Word
Mar 16:20 ESV And they went out and preached everywhere,
while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by
accompanying signs.
Rom 10:17 ESV So faith comes from hearing, and hearing
through the word of Christ.

3. John Sends Two of His Disciples
Luk 7:17-19 ESV And this report about him spread through the whole
of Judea and all the surrounding country. (18) The disciples of John
reported all these things to him. And John, (19) calling two of his
disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, "Are you the one who is
to come, or shall we look for another?"
1. The Centurion's Slave Healed Lu. 7:1-
10 & The widow of Nain’s son was
raised from the dead; Lu. 7:11-17)
2. John was in prison.

4. John the Baptist was in Prison
Mat 11:2-3 ESV Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the
Christ, he sent word by his disciples (3) and said to him, "Are you the
one who is to come, or shall we look for another?"
Why was John in prison?
Mar 6:17-18 ESV For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and
bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,
because he had married her. (18) For John had been saying to Herod, "It
is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

5. John Sends Two of His Disciples
Luk 7:17-19 ESV And this report about him spread through the whole
of Judea and all the surrounding country. (18) The disciples of John
reported all these things to him. And John, (19) calling two of his
disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, "Are you the one who is
to come, or shall we look for another?"
1. The Centurion's Slave Healed Lu. 7:1-
10 & The widow of Nain’s son was
raised from the dead; Lu. 7:11-17)
2. John was in prison.
3. Sent to ask the Lord a question.

6. Did John Have Doubts about
Jesus?The same John: Read John 3:23-36
Joh 1:29-34 ESV The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and
said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
(30) This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks before
me, because he was before me.' (31) I myself did not know him, but for
this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to
Israel." (32) And John bore witness: "I saw the Spirit descend from
heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. (33) I myself did not know
him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'He on whom
you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the
Holy Spirit.' (34) And I have seen and have borne witness that this is
the Son of God."

7. Did John Have Doubts about
Jesus?1. John, knowing his likely fate may have done this for his disciples.
2. John may have had doubts as to whether Jesus was the one and only
one to come.
3. John may have just wanted reassurance.

8. Are You the One?
Luk 7:20-21 ESV And when the men had come
to him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us
to you, saying, 'Are you the one who is to come,
or shall we look for another?'" (21) In that hour
he healed many people of diseases and plagues
and evil spirits, and on many who were blind he
bestowed sight.
Luk 7:22-23 ESV And he answered them, "Go and
tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind
receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are
cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up,
the poor have good news preached to them. (23)
And blessed is the one who is not offended by me."

9. Tell What You Have
Seen Perhaps John wanted a direct answer.
Mat 13:10-15 ESV Then the disciples came and said to him, "Why do
you speak to them in parables?" (11) And he answered them, "To you it
has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to
them it has not been given. (12) For to the one who has, more will be
given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not,
even what he has will be taken away. (13) This is why I speak to them
in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear,
nor do they understand. (14) Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah
is fulfilled that says: "'You will indeed hear but never understand, and
you will indeed see but never perceive. (15) For this people's heart has
grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they
have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears
and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.'

10. Tell What You Have
Seen Perhaps John wanted a direct answer.
Mat 13:16-17 ESV But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears,
for they hear. (17) For truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous
people longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what
you hear, and did not hear it.
The prophet John would have recognized prophecy.
Mat 11:9-10 ESV What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell
you, and more than a prophet. (10) This is he of whom it is written,
"'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your
way before you.'

11. Tell What You Have
SeenIsa 61:1 ESV The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the
LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to
bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the
opening of the prison to those who are bound;
Luk 4:17-21 ESV And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him.
He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, (18)
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to
proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the
captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who
are oppressed, (19) to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." (20) And
he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down.
And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. (21) And he
began to say to them, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your
hearing."

12. Truly this was the Son of God
Mat 14:33 ESV And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly
you are the Son of God."
Mat 27:50-54 ESV And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and
yielded up his spirit. (51) And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn
in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split.
(52) The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who
had fallen asleep were raised, (53) and coming out of the tombs after
his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. (54)
When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over
Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe
and said, "Truly this was the Son of God!"
John 3:16

13. Tell What you Have Heard
Mar 16:15-16 ESV And he said to them, "Go into all the world and
proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. (16) Whoever believes and is
baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.