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God created us as relational beings—we naturally want friends and relationships.

mySpace—Facebook—myChurch
I am on all three “social networks” so I can connect with people. I love getting “friend requests” and connecting with new people or old friends. But there’s definitely a dark side to the web and what one can see on sites like mySpace. While we can argue about whether Jesus would be on mySpace, but we can also see how God becomes flesh and enters our space. John 1: 14 reveals that He’s become part of mySpace…OurSpace…. God, in the person of Jesus, came to “friend request” us.

Everything in Xnty hinges on Jesus—it’s what separates us from other religions. Jesus is not just a prophet, wise man, etc. He is the centerpiece of Christian faith and who He is affects everything we know about God

Colossians 1:15-19 reveals that if we want to see, know understand God the Father, we need to look at Jesus—who loves us & pursues (friend requests) us.
Jesus is special: 2 natures—human and divine
Some of us don’t have a problem admitting his divinity…it’s the other part of his nature that is hard for some people to comprehend at times, but Jesus was human too (Philippians 2:6-8).

For a time, Jesus gave up his position and humbled himself, took on Humanity and “grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men” (Luke 2:52). If Jesus is really human—then we can admit we are too.

We clean the house when guests are coming, but friends know how you live. We can’t be ‘super spiritual’ and don’t have to “because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted (Hebrews 2:18).” and Jesus calls us friends ( John 15:14-15) when we follow Him. We don’t need to impress Jesus (or others) with how spiritual we are, we need to run to him.

When we deny the humanity of Jesus, we teach ourselves that to be human is to be the opposite of spiritual. Jesus was as spiritual as we can be, but he was also fully human. We don’t want to embrace a lifestyle that embraces sin (Romans 6:1-4), but we can admit that we all struggle and fall. Jesus understands (Hebrews 4:15).

Discussion Questions:
The Bible teaches that Jesus is fully human and fully God. Which part is easiest for you to understand or emphasize? Is it easy to emphasize certain aspects of who Jesus is and ignore others?

Have you, or someone you know, ever felt the need to be “super spiritual” and deny the struggles people go through—anger, depression, etc.? Why do some people seem to think that not having struggles makes them more spiritual?

Read John 15:14-15. Describe your best friend growing up. What was your relationship like? Do we spend time with Jesus? Are we often in a hurry to get through our time with Him in order to get to something else? What does this tell us about our relationship with Jesus? If you’re bored, tired, just ‘blah’ or losing ground in your relationship with Jesus, what can you do to get back on track?

Read Philippians 2:5-11. Everything we want to avoid—pain, loss, hurt—is what Jesus chose for himself when he became like us. Why would he do that? When we suffer, our comfort is in that he lived, suffered, died and rose again. We have a “high priest” who can sympathize with our suffering. How is that comforting?

Bonus: Let us know what you’re thinking…
What things are hard for you to understand about Jesus? Does Jesus ever seem different to you than the God of the Old Testament? Post your struggles/questions or email me.