What do you think about the Christ? There is no question of greater importance. There's no question of greater weight or significance, because the answer to this question will determine the eternal destiny of our very souls. Eternal, which means forever. The question requires personal reflection and response. What do you think about the Christ? Not what your father, or your mother, or your sister, or brother, or your friends, or even your pastor thinks. But what do you think about the Christ? This question has the power to add biblical perspective for us Christians to every moment of our pilgrimage through this world. And if we're unbelievers, then this question represents the most significant matter that stands before you today. And so this question, what do you think about the Christ, must be personally considered by all who hear the gospel or claim him as their Christ? And this question is central to our text today. In the final verses here of Matthew chapter 22, we have a climactic conclusion to Jesus and his confrontation with the religious leaders. In the narrative leading up to today's text, there are three particular peoples or groups. We have Jesus, the people in general, and the religious leaders in particular. And by considering each of these individuals' perspectives in the leading up to our passage, it'll help us set the scene for this most important question that Jesus asks, what do you think about the Christ? And for Jesus, we have a window into His perspective back in Matthew 20, verses 17 to 19, where He says, where it says, as Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, he took the 12 disciples aside by themselves, and on the way he said to them, behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify him, and on the third day he will be raised up. In other words, Jesus' hour had arrived. And with detailed awareness of all that would come upon Him, Jesus, full of courage and resolve to do all that the Father had in store for Him, sets His face to Jerusalem. As we read prophetically in Isaiah chapter 50 and verse 7, for the Lord God will help me, therefore I will not be disgraced, therefore I have set my face like a flint. And I know I will not be ashamed. He is near who justifies me, who will contend with me." It was as if he were saying, in the strength of God, he would go up to Jerusalem fully expecting opposition, yet with a total commitment to faithfully carry out all of God's will for him. This would involve the threats and plotting of the religious leaders, which would bring about his crucifixion. And in that crucifixion, Jesus would die in the place of his people, bearing up under the wrath of almighty God. As we read in Isaiah 53 in verse 10, but the Lord was pleased to crush him, putting him to grief. But his eyes do not stop there. Beyond the hillside of a place called Golgotha, the place of the skull where Jesus would be crucified, he sets his eyes on an Everest of glory, a glory that he was born for. Indeed, beyond the suffering of death, he has in view his sure justification, his sure resurrection, and his sure exaltation to the right hand of the throne of the majesty in the heavens. So with this resolve, his face were, as it were, set like a flint. So we see rather than timidity or concern in Jesus, we see as he enters Jerusalem, the triumphal entry, the cleansing of the temple, parables on the rejection of Israel, parables on the free offer of the gospel. He's astonishing the crowd with divine wisdom, healing the blind and the lame. He's freely making claims to deity. He brings the key themes of his identity, his authority, and the nature of his kingdom to the surface as he drives his agenda forward. In one sense, his agenda is to plant spiritual gospel seeds of himself, his revelation of himself to all who would come to the Passover. And for some, those spiritual seeds would sprout into life. But for some others, those spiritual seeds would never sprout life, but they would continue to reject him, although they had heard his teaching day on day and week on week. In another sense, I do believe his boldness of action is actually pushing the religious leaders to take those steps that would bring about his crucifixion and his death by his betrayal and death. Jesus would die in the place of his people, and this was the very reason he came into this world. As we read in Matthew chapter 20 and verse 28, but the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many. And that is the perspective of Jesus as we come to our passage today. Then we have the perspective of the people in general. The Passover was just several days away, and the city of Jerusalem at this time would have swelled to multiple times its typical population. People from all over came to Jerusalem to offer sacrifice, and to worship, and to hear the law preached and taught, and it was a commemoration of God having freed them from Egypt some 1,500 years before. But this Passover was different than Passovers that had occurred over the last several centuries. The people heard all the things that Jesus was doing, and they considered him to be a prophet. This was a very special time in Israel because there had not been a prophet that appeared in over 400 years. Jesus of Nazareth, the prophet. This was a special moment in history. Some were even saying that he was the Christ. After all, consider his works. He healed the blind and the lame, and he even rose the dead back to life. They asked each other, could this be the Christ? There is a fervor of excitement when Jesus enters the city of Jerusalem. We read in Matthew 21 in verse 10 that the city was moved. In a word, the city of Jerusalem was electric. And then they observe the triumphal entry and the cleansing of the temple. They hear the parables and the divine wisdom that Jesus speaks. You could imagine the people using some sanctified imagination. You could imagine the people in the temple searching the scriptures. Look here, Deuteronomy. I will raise up for them a prophet like you. Could this be the prophet? or people searching in Isaiah where there's so many prophecies of Jesus Christ. Could this be the Christ? And they're all in the temple and it is standing room only. And now in the lead up to our passage today, they have crowded tightly around Jesus to hear him answer questions from the religious leaders of their day. If they had popcorn back then, maybe they did. I'll tell you what, it would have been sold out. And that is the perspective of the people in the lead up to our passage today. Then you finally have the religious leaders in particular. For these religious professionals, the Passover was a time for them to enter the spotlight. The people would come to worship, offer sacrifice, hear the law read and taught. It was their time to shine. But there was one problem. Jesus of Nazareth, the carpenter's son, Jesus had risen to a type of stardom, and everybody was talking about Him. After Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead in John chapter 11, we read that some of the people who observed it believed in him, but some others actually went back to the Pharisees and told them the things Jesus did. So the Pharisees gather a council, and they decide that they have to put him to death. Otherwise, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both their place and nation. So this command goes forth. that if anyone sees Jesus, they should report it, that they might seize him. So even as people are coming to Jerusalem, they're talking among themselves, and they say, what do you think, that he will not come to the feast? But then we see Jesus come, triumphal entry, cleansing the temple, parables on the rejection of Israel, parables on the free gift of the gospel, and all with unveiled declarations of deity. As the people were watching, They were believing in him. In John chapter 12, we read that the Pharisees look at one another and say, you see, you can accomplish nothing. Look, the world has gone after him. And on account of all this, the religious leaders wanted to take Jesus, but we read that they couldn't because they feared the people. And that's in Matthew chapter 21 and verse 46. So they plotted and tried to diminish Jesus's image among the people. so that they might more easily take him. And that's what we covered in the last three messages that were out of Matthew 22. The religious leaders asked Jesus three separate questions, each aimed at trapping Jesus in his words. But Jesus, full of the wisdom of God, answers in a way that not only evades their trap, but also demonstrates his divine wisdom as one full of grace and truth. As we read, and as a result of that, people only believed in him more. We read in Matthew 22 and verse 22, that when they had heard these words, that is Jesus' answer to the religious leader's question, they marveled. And in Matthew 22 and verse 33, and when the multitudes heard this, that is his answer to their question, they were astonished. And that is the context in which we find our text today, Matthew chapter 22 and verses 41 to 46. And now I'll read this passage in our hearing. Now, while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question. What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he? They said to him, the son of David. He said to them, then how does David in the spirit call him Lord, saying, the Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet. If David then calls him Lord, how is he his son? No one was able to answer him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask him another question. Now this text before us can be outlined with three R's. The first R is reversal, and that describes what we find in verses 41 to 42. Jesus maneuvers a reversal in the narrative by going on the offense and asking the religious leaders a question of his own. The text doesn't tell us exactly when they were gathered together, what they were doing, but this is right after Jesus stumped the lawyer who asked what the greatest commandment was. So perhaps they're gathered like they were in verse 34, sort of plotting another question to ask Jesus. Perhaps they're just complaining and sort of licking their wounds, if you will, after the intellectual beating that they've received. It's hard to say exactly. But what we do read is that while they were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question of his own, and in that we have the reversal. After three questions from the religious leaders, now Jesus turns the tables on them, and it's as if he had said, now this is my turn to ask you a question. Now trying to apply again some sanctified imagination here, what do you think was running through the religious leaders' minds? I think they all just received an intellectual beating. And now Jesus asks them a question. The temple is packed full of spectators, standing room only. And now, depending on the question, they might be put to shame yet again by the carpenter's son. I think they look at one another, take a big gulp, and say, you better put on your thinking caps, guys. And then Jesus asked this question, what do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he? Jesus could have asked any question, any question at all, but he chose this question to ask. Why did he ask this question? It is because prompting the correct answer to this question was the primary aim of Jesus's revelation of himself at the current Passover. It's his primary aim in the revelation of himself throughout his whole ministry. And in fact, it's the primary aim of the revelation of God available to us in all of the scriptures. So first, The answer to this question was the goal of Jesus's revelation of himself at the current Passover. Many errors about who Jesus was persisted in the minds of the people and even of his disciples. The people called Jesus son of David in several places, but did they really know who he was? Did they really grasp what Jesus was saying about himself? If he was just a son of man, just a son of David, then how could Jesus, in Matthew chapter 21 and verse 16, ascribe to himself Psalm 8 verse 2, which says, out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies, you have prepared praise for yourself. If we look back at that Psalm, we see that the you is actually God himself. And by ascribing that psalm to himself and accepting worship, Jesus is saying by both his words and his deeds that he is God. Then we have the parable of the wicked vinedressers in Matthew chapter 21, where we have an illustration of a father and a son. It's a picture of God the father and his son, Jesus Christ. And then you have the parable of the wedding feast in chapter 22. Again, an illustration of a father and a son, and it's a picture of God the father and his son, Jesus Christ. And over and over again, Jesus is hinting to them through the veil of parables, that they need to go deeper than what they thought about who he was. Is he just a son of David? He is telling them, no, he is much more. Secondly, Jesus's revelation at the current Passover was aimed at having people answer this question. This is the point. What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he? Further, answer to this question was the goal of Jesus' revelation of himself throughout his whole ministry. This can be seen by the fact that Jesus regularly prompted the same question in different forms to both his disciples and his listeners. In Matthew chapter 16 and verse 13, And following, Jesus asks Peter, who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am? And Peter answers, some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah. And then Jesus asks Peter the very same question from our text today, but who do you say that I am? And Peter answers, you are the Christ, the son of the living God. And on account of that confession, Jesus calls him blessed. And it's as if Jesus had said that was the purpose of the revelation, Peter, and you're blessed to have it revealed to you. And we can also consider the I Am passages from John's gospel, where the focus is Jesus' self-disclosure of himself. John 6, I am the bread of life. What do you think about the Christ? Is he your bread of life? Is he your spiritual sustenance? Then in John 8, I am the light of the world. What do you think about the Christ? Is he the light of your world? Does he illumine your world? Is he a lamp unto your feet? Then John chapter 10, I am the good shepherd. What do you think about the Christ? Is he your good shepherd? Is he the one whom you're following? And then you can go on and on. John chapter 11, I am the resurrection and the life. What do you think about the Christ? Is he your resurrection and your life? Is he your hope of eternity? Is he the first fruits of your resurrection? And other examples could be given, but these are sufficient to show that the revelation of Jesus in his ministry was aimed and intended to answer this question, what do you think about the Christ? And even further answer to this question is the goal of all the scriptures. If we look at John chapter five and verse 31 to 38, Jesus points to the confluence of witnesses testifying to who he was. He points to the testimony of the Father. He points to the testimony of the works which He had done, and John the Baptist. But when the Jewish people who are listening to him still will not come to him, he rebukes them saying, you search the scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life, but these are they which testify of me. And with that, we have a window into the divine mind regarding the objective aim and purpose of all the scriptures. The scriptures have as their objective purpose an aim. the revelation of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, our Savior. So we see that answering this question, what do you think about the Christ, is even the theme of all the Bible. And from this we can gather the following principle, the revelation from God available to us in the Bible intends to bring us to this question, what do you think about the Christ? If we are really hearing the Word of God preached, taught, read, then we must be brought to this question. How easy is it for each one of us to sit under the ministry of the Word but fail to actively listen and personally apply the message to ourselves? This should not be. The aim of the ministry of the Word is that we, in various shapes and forms, would be prompted and tested by this question, what do I think about the Christ? What do I really think? What do my actions indicate that I think about the Christ? What do my thoughts indicate that I think about the Christ? In the first place, what we think about the Christ has the power to save our very souls. And this is the primary redemptive goal of the revelation of God. Following our salvation, thinking about the Christ also has a sanctifying power. Thinking about the Christ will make us turn our eyes from sin and from this world and unto his glorious person and promise. How often are our thoughts of Christ too small, but our thoughts of sin and of this world much too great. What do we really think about the Christ in those times? We are called to be transformed by the renewing of our mind and answering this question and putting this question at the forefront of our thoughts has the power to do it. Second Corinthians, consider second Corinthians chapter three and verse 18, which reads, but we all with unveiled faces, are beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory. By beholding the glory of the Lord, the Lord Jesus, by thinking about Him and pondering Him in our mind, biblical thoughts of who He is, we are actually being transformed into His image. The things of earth will grow strangely dim. And so this question, what do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he? Must be personally considered by all who hear the gospel or claim him as their Christ. The second R in our outline is revelation. And that describes what we find in verses 43 to 44. First, there was a reversal in the narrative. When Jesus asked a question of his own, the Pharisees answered, son of David, And now, Jesus provides additional revelation to complete the Pharisees' answer about the Christ. The religious leaders responded to Jesus's question with the safe answer, son of David. The answer was safe because this is what everybody thought about the Christ. If we look back in Matthew chapter 20 and verse 30, when Jesus leaves Jericho, there are two blind men who call out to him from the side of the road. And they say to him, have mercy on us, oh Lord, son of David. And when Jesus entered Jerusalem triumphantly in Matthew chapter 21, the crowds cry out to him, Hosanna to the son of David. So when the Pharisees now answer son of David, that answer was partly correct and would also play well with the crowds. However, as we have already seen in the lead up to our text today, Jesus has more in mind. He's pointing to more about who he is. And he was telling them to go deeper on this question. So to make the answer complete, Jesus points to David's own words in Psalm 110. And in that Psalm, David, in the Spirit, does not call the Christ Son, but he calls him Lord, saying, the Lord said to my Lord. To put it another way, under the inspiration of God, David, some 1,000 years before Jesus came, before the Christ came, was providing revelation about Jesus Christ. Through those words, the revelation was that there was much more to the person of Christ than just being a descendant of David. Though Jesus actually came after David, he was preferred before David. This is because Jesus existed before David. Jesus was not just the Son of David, He was the pre-existent Son of God. Now in the last message that we heard out of Matthew chapter 22, we learn that the greatest commandment is to love the Lord our God with all of our heart, our mind, our soul, our strength. Jesus now identifies himself as that Lord to whom we are to ascribe all of our love. And so that brings us to this principle that Jesus Christ is God the Son, and as such, we must believe in him and must love him with our all. First, this is appropriate because he created us. We did not create ourselves. But He didn't just create us and leave us to ourselves as if we didn't need anything else. But rather we read in Acts chapter 17 and verse 25 that He gives to us life and breath and all things. Yet though we owe all to Him. I think if each one of us was honest with ourselves, we'd have to confess that we do not love Jesus as we ought. All of us have lived our lives for ourselves without giving much mind to God. In fact, some of us barely give any mind to God. We quite naturally adore ourselves. We prioritize our time, our energy, our money for our own pleasure. and then despite all evidence that our hearts are sick and that our motives are wicked and selfish, many foolishly convince themselves that since they aren't as bad as some other people, that God will welcome them into his kingdom. Do not be deceived. God is not mocked. Whatever we reap, this we will also sow. So this is the greatest commandment for each one of us, to love the Lord our God, the Lord Jesus, with all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength. But there is not one second of our lives where we have done it. Even as Christians, so long as we live in this body of death, everything we do is tainted, which points us to this deep and profound reality that we're broken and fallen creatures. We need a way to God, and that way could never come from ourselves. But there is one who's better than us. Every second of our lives, we have failed to keep this greatest commandment. But every second of Jesus's life, he kept it perfectly and gloriously. So, and herein lies the glory of the gospel. That though we didn't love God as we ought for even a second, due to Jesus Christ's perfect life, his sacrificial death, his resurrection, we have a way before us through faith in him to be treated as though we did. We can be reconciled to God. And having been reconciled to God, he gives us a new heart and transformative gospel power so that we might begin to love him from a pure heart. How precious is it to be reconciled to God and to be able to walk humbly with him and to love him, to love a God so great who not only died for us, but created us to begin with. And that love and walking humbly with our God is the greatest pleasure and joy that can be experienced. It amounts to finding what we were created for. Dear Christian, please kindle in your hearts this love for God. We shouldn't ever be cold or distant. Why do each one of us prioritize such base and worthless things when such a great God stands ready to commune with us? And dear unbelievers, why should you pass on a God so great? You deserve nothing. But please know that through faith in Jesus Christ, you are being offered everything. Life is like having a million keys to open this one door. And having tried key after key after key after key, people go away discouraged and disappointed. the key of career, the key of leisure, the key of a husband, the key of a wife, the key of children, the key of education, the key of possessions, the key of money, the key of a social network, the key of entertainment, the key of every sinful, empty pleasure. And we can go on and on and on. But finally, we come to this one key that opens that one door, the door that you were created to enter. And that is Jesus Christ. And he says to each one of us, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. And upon opening that door, we realize that this is what I was made for, to humbly walk with my God and love him forever. You found the meaning of life. This is the meaning of life. And it is your eternal treasure and reward. And that is the goal of this question from our passage today. What do you think about the Christ? But the revelation doesn't stop there. Jesus continues to quote Psalm 110, and we read of Jesus approaching the throne of God. Jesus sits down at the right hand of the throne of God, which is symbolic of power and authority. Jesus is seated in the greatest position, the position of absolute and universal supremacy. As son of God, he reigns from his heavenly throne, and we read of this decree going forth from God. Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet. And if we look back at Psalm 110, which was read for us today, we find that this is what making his enemies a footstool for his feet looks like. The royal scepter is stretched forth over a creation that is his, but has been occupied by rebel creatures. Every king full of pomp and self-exaltation against God and against his Christ are shattered and he pursues them to the bitter end. Among the nations and all the people of this earth, he judges in righteousness and holiness. Though his judgment is great and fierce, none can say a word back to him. And all those who are his enemies, the unrighteous, the sexually immoral, the covetous, the malicious, the thieves, the liars, those full of envy and pride, those who are disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful, unforgiving, and those who do not love their God from their heart, all of these, that is to say, that have not repented and put their faith in Jesus Christ alone for their salvation, all of these will be pursued to the bitter end. We read in Psalm 110 that the land will be filled with their corpses. This is a picture of Jesus Christ reclaiming all as his. And in reclaiming his creation, he puts all of his enemies under his feet. And so we have this principle that all people actually have a relationship with Jesus Christ. We either relate to him as an unbeliever and an enemy, or we relate to him as a believer and a friend. If you are a believer here today, then this Decree that Jesus Christ's enemies will be made a footstool for his feet should be a source of thankfulness hope and encouragement Thankfulness because in yourself You are actually no different than those enemies of God who will be made a footstool for his feet we read in Ephesians chapter 2 that When we were children of wrath, even as the rest, he made us alive together with him. By grace, we have been saved. And on account of that grace, he calls us his friend, his brethren, his dear sheep, and even his jewels. He tells you that he will never leave you, nor forsake you, nor can he forget you. He says, look, your names are graven on the palms of my hand. We have such difficulty grasping the significance of this. But at that time, when the judgment of God appears, when His enemies are fully and finally subdued under His feet, then the reality will be as clear as day. As we take refuge in Jesus Christ and we are welcomed into His eternal kingdom, we will see the horrible, awful, and terrible wrath of God. And with the reality of God's righteous justice, we will see for the first time the greatness of his salvation. And as we see the greatness of his salvation, that reality will catapult us into an eternity of love and worship and praise for our God. If you are an unbeliever, then this decree that Jesus Christ's enemies will be made a footstool for his feet should be a cause of alarm. If you are not reconciled to God, if you are not covered by his saving grace, then you will be left naked with a sin debt that you cannot afford to pay. He endures patiently for a time. God is a God who's slow to anger. But each moment you continue to walk in rebellion, each moment that you continue rejecting Jesus, failing to obey his command to repent and believe the gospel, failing to leave your life of sin and follow him, each moment you continue as an enemy of God is borrowed time. Our lives are but a vapor. We don't even know what will happen over the next minute or hour or week or month. Yet you have today. do not harden your heart. Jesus Christ stands ready to save. We read in Matthew 11 verse 28, come to me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest if you come to Jesus with sincerity. with faith and repentance, then he will not cast you away, but he will give you rest. He will welcome you. He will embrace you. He will delight in you. And his power to save will be sufficient for you. Why should anyone who is here, who's hearing this message, perish? He calls you to come. He asks you this question. What do you think about the Christ? The third and final R in our outline is rejection. And that describes what we find in verse 46. The Pharisees reject Jesus Christ, their Lord and their God, and in doing so, they remain his enemies. In the Pharisees' rejection of Jesus Christ, we see how fear and pride keep many people from coming to Jesus and being saved. So in closing, In this passage, we saw Jesus reverse the narrative. He turns the tables on the religious leaders by asking them a question of his own. We saw Jesus complete the answer of the religious leaders by pointing to David's revelation of who the Christ was. The Christ was not just a son of David. He is not just a son of David. He is God the Son. And now the only intellectually honest thing to do for the religious leaders would be to repent and accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and God. Yet in verse 46, we read that no one was able to answer him a word. They all go silent. Their realization was if they asked any more questions, they could only damage their reputation more. So from this, we learn of two hazardous inclinations of our own heart that cause many to continue rejecting Jesus. First, pride causes us to fortify in our errors rather than admitting when we're wrong. And second, the fear of man or the sinful worrying about what other people will think about us keeps us from asking questions when it would be wise to do so. The Pharisees were so invested in their air that the idea of changing their mind was unimaginable. We've all experienced the same thing. We're so convinced that we're right, and then someone, maybe either at work or school or in our family or among our friends or among our church brothers and sisters, actually points out that we're wrong. And even though it's so obvious that we're wrong, we have this welling-up feeling in ourselves where we can't admit it. We struggle to admit it because we have this pride about who we think we are. We have to be aware that we experience the same pride in ourselves that these religious leaders experienced, and it has the power to destroy us just as it did them. We must be quick to admit when we're wrong. rather than pridefully fortifying ourselves in our error when we sin against each other, husbands, wives, siblings, friends, brothers, sisters. We should be steady to admit that we're wrong, and husbands, we should especially lead in this regard. And most of all, if we recognize that we have sinned against God, then we must walk before him transparently. We must humbly live before him honestly and transparently, and by doing so, make way for the gospel to heal us and heal our relationships. And second, the fear of man or the sinful worrying about what other people will think causes us to not ask questions when it would be wise to do so. We read in the passage that the Pharisees asked Jesus no more questions. Sometimes we struggle to ask sincere questions because it reveals the limitation of our own understanding. In that place we feel self-conscious. but asking sincere questions is a sure gateway to knowledge that God can graciously use to not only save us, but to progressively grow us in our own personal holiness. Sometimes we think that our question, maybe it's a stupid question, or we'd rather give the impression that we already know. We should see the Pharisees in this passage and take it as a warning. They leave and ask no more questions, and they're never reconciled to God. Having humility that asks sincere questions about Jesus Christ can mean the difference between eternal life and eternal death. So what do you think about the Christ? That is the question we are all left with today. There is no question of greater importance to each one of us. If you are a Christian, dear Christian, what situations in your life do you need to reframe with this question? What do I think about the Christ? And dear unbelievers, dear non-Christians, maybe you're unsure. then this question is of the most pressing significance, full stop, period. Perhaps you're sitting here today and you're feeling convicted or you have questions about the gospel. Those are the seeds of faith and repentance. Those questions that you have are precious. Please know that there are so many people here today that would love to hear your questions and talk with you and help you. If you're struggling with your faith, maybe you don't know if you're saved. Maybe you feel like you have more of a cultural Christianity, but you want to know more about the gospel. Please ask questions. Don't push off reconciliation with God when it's an urgent matter. Don't worry about what other people will think. Worry about what God thinks. And today he has put people all around you that would love to hear your questions and help you today. And with that, let's pray. Father in heaven, Thank you that your word speaks truth into our lives. Every word of God is proven true. You put this wonderful question to us today. What do we think about the Christ? Lord, help me, help each one of us to think about this question, to have it recalibrate our minds so that we can be renewed, renewed to the mind of Christ, that we would walk in a manner that's worthy of your calling. Lord, I pray for those who don't know you here today. You know who they are. God, would you stir conviction? Would you stir questions? Would you give courage to step forth and to talk to those people around them that they might come to just have their questions answered and that today would be the day of salvation? I pray this in Jesus name. Amen.