John the Baptist knew that it was his role to “prepare the way for the Lord” and he did his job with great passion. But then he was surprised to find himself in prison – and even more surprised that this powerful Christ was not setting him free. So he asked a very honest question of Jesus: “Are you the one?” The life of a follower of Jesus is not perfect. Our theology is not bulletproof. How can we know with certainty that Jesus is the one we are to follow? What if we have misunderstood this whole thing? How do we know that Jesus is the answer? Do we even know what the question is?

Scripture: Luke 3:1-17, Luke 4:14-21, Luke 7:18-23