First Presbyterian Church Of Baton Rouge

John the Baptist asks Jesus in Luke 7: 18, "Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?" Jesus confronts a less visible but powerful foe in this passage: the power of fear. Fear that we are going wrong. Fear that we have wasted our lives. The antidote to such fear is faith. Faith in Jesus that he is the One we’ve been waiting for. Faith that enables us to trust him and give our lives to him. Most times we don’t talk about our faith in worship. We talk about Jesus and trust the Holy Spirit to create admiration in us for him. We proclaim Christ and trust the Spirit to create adoration in us for him. And he does. But sometimes we need to hear the encouragement. Blessed, happy, is the one who does not stumble over me. Jesus says, I am the One. I am the One who alone can fill your emptiness. I am the One who alone can cleanse your guilt. I am the One who alone has conquered your death. I am truly the One. "Should We Look for Another" Luke 7: 18-23.