Jesus: a Dummies Guide

Posted by Alan Lukabyo 1 year ago.

This week I attempted to fix our washing machine guided by a 10-minute Youtube video. We live in an age when we are responsible for our own ‘upskilling’. It’s assumed that when you buy a new device you’ll have to spend time figuring out how to get the most out of it. But that doesn’t mean you’re on your own. There is an abundance of training available - friends, clips, books, websites and so on where knowledge is shared. Acknowledging and addressing our own ignorance is part of life. One best-selling series of self-training books is even called ‘The Dummies Guides’.

As Christians our great concern is the world’s ignorance of Jesus. And we recognise our God-given responsibility to help people learn the truth about Jesus. Easter is the time of year when awareness of Jesus is at its highest, and so beginning at Easter we will be having a series of sermons called ‘Jesus for Dummies’. The idea is to begin with no assumed knowledge, and answer some key questions about Jesus and his importance. Along with this we’ll be seeking to establish new ‘Simply Christianity’ groups for those who want to investigate further. Let’s pray and invite to church over the next several weeks those people in our lives who need to know the truth about Jesus.