Imagine being one of Jesus' disciples and getting to be an eyewitness when He demonstrated His supernatural power over nature and diseases and even spiritual forces. One would think that His disciples would have no problem trusting in His ability to overcome problems and protect those He cared about. And yet on one particular occasion their faith seemed to be diminishing, if not completely crumbling. It prompted Jesus to ask them a very pointed question - a question I still have to answer for myself today.
During His ministry, Jesus was asked a lot of questions: "Why do you say the things you do?" "Can you heal this person?" "What do you think about (insert hot topic here)?" But Jesus also asked a lot of questions, questions that challenged people to take an honest look at their actions, their motives, even their faith. And those questions that Jesus asked hundreds of years ago are still relevant questions for us today. For the next few weeks at Flagstone we are going to discover a deeper understanding of God (and hopefully a deeper understanding of ourselves) as we wrestle with some of the questions Jesus asked.