A Sunday school teacher asked her class, “What do you think Jesus looked like?”
One little boy raised his hand confidently and said, “Easy. He had blue eyes, light skin, and long brown hair.” The teacher asked, “How do you know that?” The boy said, “Because that’s what he looks like in the picture at my grandma’s house… and in the picture at our church building… and in the picture on my aunt’s fridge.”
Another kid raised his hand and said, “Yeah, but I saw a different picture where Jesus looked Middle Eastern.” The first boy thought for a second and said, “Well… maybe Jesus just changes his appearance depending on whose living room He’s visiting.”
Isn’t it true that even though Jesus lived 2000 years ago in the Middle East, somehow He ends up looking like whoever painted the picture!
We paint a picture of Jesus all the time - everyone has some kind of a default mental image of what they think Jesus looks like from pictures or movies we’ve seen.
So ... what does Jesus look like to you?
As we prepare for Easter we’re going to look at some portraits of Jesus - to help us see the beauty of Jesus’ identity rather than His physicality.
We’ll view Jesus as Servant, Healer, Sacrifice, and King.
What we’ll see is a Saviour who He meets our needs and as we follow Him - transforms our identity so we reflect His image to the world around us.
Behold the Saviour - beginning March 22nd!