Big Idea: Knowing about Jesus is not the same as ________________ Jesus.

1. Do I reduce Jesus to my comfort level? (v.1–3)

• ________________ blocks awe. (v.3)
• We are offended when Jesus breaks our _________________.
• Familiarity breeds _______________.

2. Does my unbelief block His power? (v.4–5)

• Faith is the _____________ through which God’s power flows.
• Weak ____________________ miss God's extraordinary moves.
• Doubt robs us of peace and _________________.

3. Has apathy stolen my awe? (v.6)

• Jesus moves among ____________ hearts.
• Following Jesus requires childlike ______________.
• Trade our familiarity for full ________________.

 People love their hometown heroes, but not their local prophets. Prophets have a way of confronting sin and unbelief, as Jesus did, and this is hardly the way to become popular.”

Philip Graham Ryken, Theologian & Pastor