Who Is Jesus?

This Sunday in college we began to explore Who Jesus really is. Recognizing that we each have so many questions on our minds--from the profound to the intensely personal--we have decided this Fall to focus our time together on Sunday mornings on the big questions of life such as:
• Does God exist?
• What is the meaning of our brief lives?
• Where do I belong?
• Can I know contentment and happiness?
• Where am I going?
• What about pain and suffering?

There's no better place to investigate these issues than by investigating the person of Christ Jesus. You see, the Christian faith claims to answer these questions. Yet so many still have questions about the Christian faith, because they've had experiences that lead them to wonder if Christianity is really just about boring lectures, or irrelevant ideas, or make believe stories. In the Gospel of Mark, we see that the Christian faith is about Jesus Christ and knowing Him. In fact, Mark opens his account of the life of this man, Jesus, saying that he is going to tell us the great news about King Jesus, the very Son of God! In the first verse of the book, he says, "The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God." Over the next few weeks we'll be putting Mark's claim to the test. What does he have to say about Jesus? What makes it news--what makes it GREAT news?? Is Jesus really King? The Son of God? That's what our time together will be all about this Fall.

It was great to meet another great batch of students this past Sunday! If you're still checking out churches, or even Christianity, I want to encourage you to check out the number of really good churches in the area. At Grace, we see ourselves as a part of a larger team working for the gospel on the Central Coast. At the same time, we're very excited about what God is doing in our midst here at Grace. It's fantastic the way young and old, rich and poor and people of diverse backgrounds gather together each week to hear God's Word and worship. We'd love for you to join us!