Tim Tebow's Big Fumble & Two Great Sermons About the One Who Never Once Dropped the Ball

Okay, now time for kind of a roundup of Tim Tebow news. Let's do this though. We're gonna start with kind of like what I would think is the ground zero article from the CBS sports .com website headline reads agreeing to speak at intolerant church is Tebow's greatest sin.

This is by Greg Doyle now Kind of kind of bring you up to speed what we're gonna do here is we're gonna take a look at the at the Headlines that I think led up to Tim Tebow's decision to withdraw from Appearing at First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas.

Now. I want y 'all to keep a couple of categories Separate in your mind. Okay. Now Tim Tebow is just your as far as I'm concerned is your garden variety celebrity sports Christian representative of generic Semi Pelagian Arminian Evangelicalism, okay, we're not gonna make that the issue.

We're not gonna talk about that now Jeffress I think kind of fits into that same category himself and there's some issues that we could talk about like how much they're spending for Their new facility and things like that.

But again, that's not the issue. Okay, there's there's something bigger going on here and this impacts all of us and so what we're gonna do is we're gonna look at what I think is kind of the Ground zero for the fewer that has come up regarding Tim Tebow's appearance at a so-called intolerant church.

Okay.

Jeffress is not a representative of Westboro Baptist. Okay far from it. He is a man who? puts out that well homosexuality is a sin and that that there is salvation only in Jesus Christ and that is what is The big brouhaha because how dare Tim Tebow up here to speak at an intolerant church like that.

So there's something bigger going on that we all have to address and we need to take a look at what's going on here. So what we're gonna do. We need to look at the bigger reality of where we're at. We need to look at the fact that we cannot put our faith and hope and trust in men like Tim Tebow.

Okay, he was tempted and he fumbled. Okay, and We need to understand that this Situation is gonna be coming To all of us. All of us are going to be tested and tempted regarding these issues. Not one of us will be allowed to not Have to make a decision as to what you're gonna say because this is something that's coming to all of us.

So what we're gonna do we're gonna look at the the sports CBS sports comm. Op-ed first we're going to switch gears. Look at how the Huffington Post and how Paul how Paul Rauschenbusch covered it and then we're going to leave the the final word to Albert Muller from his Christianity Today column that just went out called Tebow's big fumble.

So that's what we're gonna do. Take a look at this and then to finish this out this two sermons that I've picked for our number two are good sermons. That point us to the one man whom we are to put our faith hope and trust in and here's the good news.

When tempted he didn't cave to the temptation. Jesus is who I thought who I'm talking about and when tempted and tried he didn't fumble so This put let's put it this way this segment and the sermons that you're gonna hear.

They all work together. They all work together. To not listen to the good sermons is to not get all of the information that you're that I'm trying to put out there to help you properly frame and understand this.

So let's go back in time to February 18th. Just last week and look at what Greg Doyle wrote. Okay, this is what created.

You know.

This is you know ground zero for all of the pressure that was put on Tim Tebow. Agreeing to speak at intolerant church is Tebow's greatest sin. Greg Doyle wrote he says Tim Tebow was about to make the biggest mistake of his life.

Tebow has agreed to speak at a hateful Baptist Preachers Church an evangelical Cretan named Robert Jeffress who does the work of the Lord sort of like Westboro Baptist in Topeka Kansas does the work of the Lord not at all.

Jeffress isn't as bad as Westboro. He doesn't send his flock to funerals of US soldiers and have his sheep yell awful things like God hates fags. But he comes close too close. He believes he has said quote.

It's a fact that AIDS is a gay disease. So there's a reasonable reason to exclude gays from the military. Jeffress is a bad guy. He says Jews and homosexuals are going to hell. He says the Catholic Church is a satanic cult.

He says Islam is a religion that promotes pedophilia sex with children. Mormons well. They're going to hell too. But Jeffress was willing to overlook that and promote Mitt Romney over Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election because Obama Jeffress said is paving the way for the future reign of the Antichrist.

Quote. I'm not saying that President Obama is the Antichrist. I'm not saying that at all. Jeffress said in November one reason I know he's not the Antichrist is that the Antichrist is going to have much higher poll numbers when he comes.

Tim Tebow supports this man more than supports him. Tebow is going to throw his weight and it's considerable. We're talking about Tim Tebow for God's sake behind this preacher by speaking at his church in Dallas in April.

And that is a mistake. He'll never overcome. I'm not even sure he can overcome what he's already done simply agreeing to speak at Jeffress's church. Tebow could change his mind today announced that he's not speaking there in April or any other time and it would be Enough for some people you even thought about speaking there.

You support Jeffress you agree with him. Here's the truth about Tebow and what he does to us. He divides us. Yes, but there is wiggle room here lots of wiggle room. There are zealots on both sides of the Tebow chasm.

Those who support him unconditionally many of whom probably agree with the theology of Robert Jeffress and those who will never be anything but annoyed by Tebow's faith his popularity. Popularity his phenomenon, but there are many more people I suspect like me a vote to be swayed.

And I've been swayed both ways as I am sure have many of you Tebow's religious views are not mine. But lots of us don't care about that. We're sports fans and Tebow is a sports story and he's one of the most fascinating sports stories in recent history.

A truly great College player. A truly puzzling NFL player. Maybe now a truly finished player. Whatever the case his ups his downs have been fun to watch and so for the last 18 months or so since the remarkable Unexplainable run we had the debt with Denver in 2011 I've counted myself as a Tebow.

A Tim Tebow fan. Many folks have recognized that. Giving me a hard time in emails and on Twitter about my affection for Tebow. That was fine. I wasn't ashamed to like Tim Tebow. I'm ashamed to like Tim Tebow now.

More specifically. I don't like Tim Tebow now. I can't liking him means liking someone who wouldn't just who wouldn't just agree with but would support Robert Jeffress and I Despise Robert Jeffress and there are people like me.

I promise you thousands maybe millions of us who have enjoyed Tim Tebow as a sports spectacle. But who won't enjoy this. Who can't enjoy this? I suspect there are Christians. Many of you who are as disappointed as I am that Tebow would align himself with something as Monstrous as Robert Jeffress, please read that sentence again because this column isn't an attack of Christianity.

I don't consider Robert Jeffress as theology to be Christianity. A religion built on love. Jeffress speaks hate. Jeffress wouldn't have saved Mary Magdalene. He would have stoned her. Tim Tebow will speak at this man's church.

Be gone Tebow. I'm done with you.

See.

Yeah, that that's in a sports column in a sports column. Well Tebow ended up caving sent out a tweet basically saying that new things had come to light and he has bowed out of Speaking at Jeffress's church.

Okay. This is from the Huffington Post. Roshan Bush is the author. Here's what it says. The headline is Tim Tebow officially puts evangelical right on the sideline in an astonishing turn of events. Tim Tebow has now canceled his appearance at First Baptist, Dallas and in doing so he has officially placed the political religious, right? to the far margins of society.

Tim Tebow's appearance was meant to be a Pretty routine if flashy if vent. First Baptist Church invited the football star more famous for his prayerful pose. And then his forward passes to be a part of the reveal of their nerd of their new church campus Which a press release calls the largest church building project in modern history.

Tebow was scheduled to speak on April 28th at 915 in the Sunday morning service. None of this seemed at all surprising. Tebow has spoken at many churches and Christian filled stadiums in the past years.

The First Baptist Dallas was surely thought of as just one more preaching moment for the football player. Just to be clear First Baptist. Dallas is not an outlier Church. Let me read that again. Roshan Bush is right here just to be clear First Baptist Dallas is not an outlier Church.

It is headed by Pastor Robert Jeffress a very influential Conservative Christian voice who leads an 11 ,000 strong congregation connected to the Southern Baptist Convention. The theology and the constituency is squarely within the mainstream of contemporary right-wing Christian thought.

But what has changed is that the views of the right-wing Christians are now? Officially out of step with the growing majority of Americans including apparently Tim Tebow. Dr. Jeffress has never been shy about his opinions and he offered up some great sound bites in the last election first.

He called Mormonism a cult. But it is and changed his mind when governor Romney Mormon was Republican nominee and topped it all off on the Sunday before the election by saying the president Obama's re-election would lead to the rise of the Antichrist.

Jeffress has also had a few choice words to say about the gays namely the that homosexuality is perverse. It represents a degradation of a person's mind and Muslims who are following a religion. That is a heresy from the pit of hell.

While dr. Jeffress has a tendency not to sugarcoat his feelings in In most respects. He is simply voicing what Bible believing religious right Christians have been saying for a long time. Jesus is the only way gay relations are sinful.

Catholic Church of Satanic Mormonism is a cult. Billy Graham's website said this very thing. But was scrubbed in the run-up to the 2012 elections. So while it was not surprising that first Baptist Dallas would want one of America's most beloved and celebrated Evangelicals be part of their churches open opening.

It was surprising that a petition began to circulate through the change .org urging Tebow to cancel and it is positively a miracle that Tebow decided to Cancel as Recently as yesterday Jeffress seems certain that Tebow would speak at his church and told conservative radio host Janet med Mefford quote.

I believe as long as he listens to the Holy Spirit and to God's voice and maybe not that of his handlers. You know, I think he will stand firm but I believe that Tebow was listening to the Holy Spirit when he made the decision to not associate himself with Jeffress and His worldview.

Apparently it's got all these people now claiming all this extra revelation and this is all playing into The Tim Tebow story, isn't it? Interesting, right? We continue though Tim Tebow has joined the ranks of many Christians who are refusing to be associated with a particular strain of religious faith.

That is publicly connected with an anti-gay stance and flagrantly hostile to other faith Traditions. Like many evangelical young people Tebow seems to care more about loving and being loved by Jesus than the Paul and then the politics that too many Automatically associate with him.

In his press release Tebow mentions that he was looking forward to sharing quote Christ's unconditional love at First Baptist Dallas. Apparently Tebow like so many of his evangelical brothers and sisters now feels that the religious right is no longer a place where that can be done.

Huh?

Interesting, huh? Well to kind of round this out. Just to let you know Robert Jeffress is claiming that Tebow has agreed to come to first First Baptist in Dallas once all the hubbub has Subsided. Yeah, here's the relevant soundbite from a radio program.

I think from Yesterday. Listen in.

Tim Tebow Posted on his Facebook that he wouldn't be there. He's canceling because of quote new information. What what more do you know if you had a chance to talk to Tim?

Tim called me last night and We had a very pleasant conversation. He explained to me that because of personal and professional reasons that he felt like he needed to lay low right now and avoid Controversy and said that he would be you know would like to come back to our church at a later date.

So, you know, that's Tim's decision and he has to do what he thinks is best. But of course all of this as you guys know this controversy is based on just really lies and.

Misrepresentations, yeah, so there you go. That was Robert Jeffress on the pathway to victory radio program basically saying that Tendies to avoid controversy right now and lay low lay low. Let me read Albert Muller's piece.

This is just posted on the Christianity Today website. It's entitled Tebow's big fumble and I think dr. Muller does a fine job of helping us understand How Tebow has really fumbled the ball. Here we go Muller writes.

He says for Tim Tebow speaking at the First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas had to look like a great opportunity. He grew up attending a large Southern Baptist Church and an invitation to speak at one of the most venerable and historic Baptist churches in The world had to look like an easy call.

He was going. All of that changed yesterday when Tebow the National Football League's most prominent evangelical symbol Sent word through Twitter that he was withdrawing from the event. His sudden announcement came after a whirlwind of controversy over his scheduled appearance at the Dallas Church.

Its senior minister Robert Jeffress is no stranger to public controversy. His soundbites are often well incendiary. But his convictions including the exclusivity of the gospel and the belief that homosexual behaviors are sinful are clearly within the mainstream of American evangelicalism while many complained about Jeffress's tone and stridency.

The controversy quickly shifted to secular outrage that Tebow would agree to speak to a church known for such beliefs. Greg Doyle of CBS Sports warned Tim Tebow was about to make the biggest mistake of his life by speaking at a hateful Baptist Preachers Church.

Doyle described Jeffress as an evangelical Cretan guilty of serial hate speech of course. Doyle Engaged in hateful and slanderous speech of his own by associating Jeffress with the truly hateful Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas.

Jeffress isn't as bad as Westboro Doyle admitted, but he comes close too close. Other sports writers piled on. Benjamin Hockman of the Denver Post Offered his own warning to Tebow after a season on the sidelines.

The balls in your hands Timmy. You better not fumble this one. The controversy threatened to dominate Tebow's life so that the 25 year old athlete Withdrew attempting to escape his predicament stating that he has wished to share a message of hope and Christ's Unconditional love with the historic congregation.

Tebow said that due to information that was brought to my attention He has decided to cancel the event and then he pledged to use the platform God has blessed me with to bring faith hope and love to all those needing a brighter day.

If Tebow meant to mollify his critics. It is not likely to work for long. Tebow has identified himself as a vocal Evangelical believer his church roots go deep and it is safe to say that he has never had a pastor.

Who those speaking in a different tone would have disagreed with Jeffress on the exclusivity of Christ in the sinfulness of homosexuality? He has given no indication that he has moved from these convictions and his closest friends assure that he is not.

Writing at the Huffington Post Paul Ralschenbush made it clear. The controversy wasn't just a matter of Jeffress's tone conceding while dr Jeffress had a tendency not to sugarcoat his feelings. He is nonetheless voicing what evangelical Christians have been saying for a long time.

The central scandal here is the belief that Jesus is the only Savior and that homosexual behavior is a sin. In Terms of the larger public debate is the issue of homosexuality that has predominated the larger public debate.

At least for now the Tebow controversy comes weeks after just weeks after evangelical pastor Louie Giglio withdrew from delivering a prayer at President Barack Obama's second inaugural ceremony. Giglio had been outed as having preached a message almost 20 years ago that affirmed the sinfulness of homosexuality and stressed that Quote the only way out of homosexual lifestyles through the healing power of Jesus.

No one could have could accuse Giglio of stridency or reckless language famously non-confrontational on such issues. He even explained that homosexual has not been in the range of my priorities in the past 15 years a fact that puzzled many evangelicals who wondered.

What guidance the young people in Giglio's church had been receiving from him on this issue for a decade and a half? Under a glare of intense and even overwhelming controversy Giglio withdrew from the inaugural ceremony and Tebow has withdrawn from speaking at First Baptist Church.

Both did so in an effort to escape a controversy that threatened to hinder their efforts to represent Christ in a whims in a whimsome way. Both decisions are Understandable in light of the pressure. But neither Giglio nor Tebow can escape the question that the larger world is now pressing upon them.

What exactly do you believe about homosexuality? No statement short of celebrating and affirming the normalization of homosexuality will be found acceptable to those. Demanding an answer. Writing for Yahoo! Sports Jay Busby Stated what is now obvious?

Whatever the reason for his cancellation Tebow is fast approaching the point where he'll need to make more definitive stands on his own. There are plenty of people needing him to speak up for one reason or another.

He'll need to decide how public to go with his perspective on Christianity. He has the power and potential to be an influential voice for his religion. But he'll need to decide how much of that religion he wishes to demonstrate now.

Take out Tebow's name and insert your own. The massive moral shift taking shape around us is fast eliminating any neutral ground on this issue. Those celebrating the moral Normalization of homosexuality will demand an answer from us all.

Giglio and Tebow withdrew from controversial appearances. But they will not evade the demand to answer the fundamental question and any Christian who will not join the moral revolution Will be marginalized as a moral outlier in the larger society.

Evangelical Christians are now called upon to think strategically About what it means to speak truthfully and lovingly in a society that increasingly sees us as the moral outlaws. Clearly we must watch our speech carefully.

Measuring every word for truth and tone and avoiding incendiary sound bites. We must also guard our hearts towards the persistent temptation towards self-righteousness. But at the same time even the most humble statement of biblical truth can now be turned into a sound bite.

Described as hate speech and a refusal to affirm the normalization of homosexuality is turned into repulsive intolerance. We now face no shortage of arguments for capitulation, but Abandoning the truth of God's Word is not an option.

We deny the gospel if we deny the sinfulness of sin that sin every sin our own sin.

Further.

Evangelical should not miss this opportunity to rethink our focus on Evangelical celebrities in popular culture including sports heroes for now. The controversy is over. Tebow's withdrawal from an invitation extended by a historic church the pastor's statements Have been the center of the controversy.

Inevitably the controversy will shift to Tebow's own statement. Which he will eventually have to make there will be no escape. Before long the ball will be thrown back to Tebow. I hope and pray that he does not fumble it.

I pray the same for myself and for every Christian in the midst of this tumultuous cultural landscape sooner than later. The ball will be thrown to each of us and that's absolutely correct. Dr. Muller has it, right?

You know we did back in January. Okay, I did the program and I even took out that segment and put it up on our YouTube channel. That basically said this message is outlawed by the official state religion of the United States.

Okay, we now live in a different time. We now live in a different time and you and me all of us. We're gonna be thrown this same ball that Tim Tebow has been thrown and This trust me when I tell you this when the ball is thrown to you you're going to have a gun held to your head and the basically the way this is gonna work is real simple if you want to Be able to continue doing this or keep your job or your family or whatever.

There's there's going to be a cost associated with this you will either agree with the culture that Homosexuality is to you know to be a celebrated and affirmed and that Jesus is not the only way this or There was going to be consequences.

Okay, it's very clear by what Tim Tebow said To that in that interview, you know that at least Jeffers is saying that he told him privately that he's willing to come back after the Thing blows over that there, you know, he's trying to lay low and that you know, all that kind of stuff the Tim Tebow saw standing for the truth stating the truth on this issue would have cost him something and The reality is this that each and every Christian you and me included we are called to take up our cross and follow Jesus.

Crosses are implements of death. It's right. We're called to confess Jesus even if it means losing our lives. Losing our job. Tim Tebow the right thing for him to have done is to say Yeah, I'm gonna speak there because God's Word says this and His Word is true.

And if that meant that Tim Tebow never Becomes the head quarterback of any NFL team. So be it That's the cost. Keep this in mind. When it comes time for you to be counted on this it won't be hey, just hey, tell me your opinion.

It'll be.

Do the right thing here say the right thing or else a gun is gonna be put to your head. Now it won't be a literal gun. It'll be a figurative gun because Standing with Christ standing with God's Word is going to cost you it's going to cost you Prestige your job, whatever.

We now live in a day where? Christianity is openly Persecuted in the United States of America because of this issue and You know what? This is to be expected. Jesus told us it would be this way. So when the time comes Pray now Pray now that you are given the strength Through Christ and the Holy Spirit and his word.

That you will not fail the temptation but like the Apostles like the Christians who've gone before you you will give a sure and certain testimony to the truth of God. Confess what Scripture says and call sinners to repent and to be forgiven because there is no other name Given by which men must be saved than in Jesus Christ.

And yes Mormonism is a cult and yes Homosexuality is a sin. And yes, Jesus is the only way. This is absolutely true so Don't look to Tebow. Don't look to Sports stars or celebrity pastors or whatever all over the place and for the past few years They've all been letting us down.

But I know somebody who stood the test. I know somebody who when tempted by the devil literally offered the world Refused and Instead chose to go the way of death. Even death on a cross and his name is Jesus Christ.

He's the one we're still were to be looking to and Tim Tebow is well. He's just sinful like you and he's sinful like me. He's just as sinful as all of us and in a moment of weakness under the pressure of temptation He caved he fumbled he let us all down.

Pray that he repents. And is forgiven and stands side-by-side by all Christians Who want to pray preach and proclaim and defend the truth? No matter the cost you see the world didn't like like Jesus's message it ended up getting him crucified and as the Apostle Peter who by the way was crucified upside down for his Testimony for Christ his witness for Jesus.

He writes this in first Peter chapter 4 verse 12 beloved. Do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you as though something strange were happening to you but Rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings that you may also rejoice and be glad When his glory is revealed if you are insulted for the name of Christ.

You are blessed because the spirit of glory and God rests upon you. But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. Anyone suffers as a Christian let him not be ashamed.

But let him glorify God in that name. For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God and if it begins with us What will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God and if the righteous is scarcely saved?

What will become of the ungodly and the sinner. Therefore let those of you who suffer according to God's will and trust their souls to a faithful creator while doing so. This is what God's Word says. Tebow has fumbled.

Don't look to man look to Christ. We're gonna take a quick break and when we come back We're gonna listen to two good sermons that point us to the one man who when tempted didn't cave. Instead went to the cross.

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I were number two of fighting for the faith. Two good sermons back-to-back regarding the temptation of Jesus. Which I think are right on topic considering Tebow's huge fumble. Don't put your trust in men folks or celebrities sports stars.

They're gonna let you down. Jesus stood the test and.

Triumph, let's do this right at the ugly. We review it all here at fighting for the faith.

We're an equal opportunity sermon reviewing service. Today's sermons come to us. First from Trinity Lutheran Church in Murdoch, Nebraska. Second coming from Faith Lutheran Church Capistrano Beach, California.

Our first sermon is preached by the Reverend Brent Kuhlman and the name of his sermon is entitled when the Son of God Jesus was put to the test. The second sermon is entitled without blemish. Both sermons are preached.

From the gospel text. Luke chapter 4 verses 1 through 13. Luke chapter 4 verses 1 through 13. In fact, hang on a second here. Let me kill the music. Let me read for you the gospel text and then we'll get right to it.

You will find that these sermons pointing us to Jesus and his withstanding of the wiles and Temptations of the devil are the exact antidote that we need in light of. Well what's happening out there? Today so many Christian celebrities stars spokespeople and in the other and others are continuing to waffle and fail the test.

When asked to speak the truth. Regarding the Christian faith and what God has said, but Jesus didn't fail. Let me read the gospel text Luke chapter 4 starting at verse 1. Jesus Full of the Holy Spirit returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for 40 days being tempted by the devil.

And he ate nothing during those days and when they were ended he was hungry. The devil said to him if you are the Son of God. Command these stones to become bread. Jesus answered him it is written man shall not live by bread alone and The devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time and said to him.

To you I will give all this authority and their glory. For it has been delivered to me and I give it to whom I will. If you then will worship me it will all be yours.

And.

Jesus answered him it is written. You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve. And the devil took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him if you are the Son of God throw yourself down From here for it is written. He will command his angels concerning you to guard you and on their hands they will bear you up lest you strike your foot against a rock.

And Jesus answered him it is written You shall not put the Lord your God to the test. And when the devil had ended every temptation He departed from him until an opportune time. Here's our first sermon on this text pastor Brent Kuhlman and his sermon entitled when the Son of God Jesus was put to the test.

Grace, peace and mercy to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The text is the Holy Gospel, please be seated. Your brothers and sisters of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Well a mighty sermon has just been preached. We heard it a few weeks ago. Do you remember the sermon was preached at Jesus baptism in the Jordan there heaven cracked wide open the Holy Spirit? Descended on him in the form of a dove and then the father's voice boomed from heaven.

Yes sermon time there word of the Lord time there. And the father's sermon you remember went like this. You are my son. I love him. I'm delighted with this boy, Jesus that was quite a sermon a ringing out voice from heaven sermon anointed by The Holy Spirit in his baptism.

Jesus then is equipped to carry out his Good Friday ministry. Yes, that's right. Son of God. Jesus will do and it is finished salvation for the world and for all sinners on the cross. To fulfill the first divine promise given to Adam and Eve you remember those violent Rebellious enemies of God and to all their sin infested descendants.

Yes, the Genesis 315 promise of the of the Savior. Yes, Jesus has come to crush Satan's head and to free us from the red dragons lair. Again, that's precisely why the father preached those words at Jesus baptism.

Do you see this Jesus? He's my son my beloved son. I couldn't be any more pleased with him after all I've sent him to bear the sin of the world in his body. He will shed his divine blood as the only sacrifice that atones for purifies and cleanses from all sin.

He will give his his divine life into death to justify the ungodly. But now brothers and sisters now all of a sudden this week. The father's sermon at the baptism of Jesus is immediately put to the test contested disputed.

Challenged questioned and yes, the battle is on a battle of sermons and it happens when Jesus is on Satan's turf when he's wandering in the Wilderness the desert for 40 days starving emaciated vulnerable susceptible at risk.

Satan quickly goes on the attack. How does he do it? He opens his mouth. He speaks he preaches devilish lies. Insidious slander. Contradictory speech. The devil preaches an impressive sermon. Listen. Listen son of God, really?

Oh Sure, Jesus, we all heard the father say something at the Jordan, but but did he really mean it? You know now that I actually think about it and replay it. I'm not so sure that he actually called you his son after all look at you.

What good is your father's sermon now, is he living up to his promise to be your father? Oh, I don't think so Jesus. Oh Jesus you poor poor thing I Hate to see you suffer like this. Is this what you call a holy spirit filled life?

Is this what it means to be God's son? Yeah, if that's of course what the father said. Is this how your father takes care of you Jesus? He lets the spirit dump you off here on my home turf in my hood.

Where the demons rule and roam? He lets you just drift here all by yourself in the desert for over a month. He leaves you here with nothing to eat not even like John the bat least John the Baptist had locusts and wild honey.

You have nothing. Jesus I'll tell you if I had a cell phone I'd call social services and I'd have your father and the spirit brought up on child endangerment and child Abandonment charges the father and the spirit.

I tell you Jesus are not to be trusted. They're abusing you and it has to stop right now at this very instant Jesus. So Jesus look here. Come on. Come on.

If you're God's son.