{"id":17956,"date":"2018-04-12T09:08:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T13:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=17956"},"modified":"2018-05-14T09:20:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T13:20:44","slug":"pumcers-see-jesus-4-11-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=17956","title":{"rendered":"PUMC’ers See Jesus! (4\/11\/18)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bus full of about 60 people saw Jesus<\/strong> on April 11!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Well, in many ways we always see Jesus.\u00a0 Technically speaking, on this day we saw “<\/span><\/strong>Jesus“<\/span><\/strong>; the current production at the Sight and Sound<\/span><\/a> theater in Lancaster PA.<\/p>\n

The performances at Sight and Sound are legendary (if there ever was such a thing); live animals, computer graphics, and talented actors surround the audience in a way that brings everyone back to first century Israel.\u00a0 Angels drop from the ceiling, raindrops fall, and the stage floor rises and waves as Jesus and Peter walk on the water.<\/p>\n

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Another “Show” about Jesus???<\/span><\/h3>\n

Over the years, a long list of movies and plays have been produced about Jesus.\u00a0 But this production WAS different; it came from a different angle.\u00a0 Instead of illustrating the life of Jesus with a chronological biology, this production started with a theme and then wove in the true accounts of Jesus’ life to show us who this Man (… and God<\/span><\/em>) is all about.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It didn’t focus on anger and violence when Jesus overturned the tables in the temple; it actually showed part of the scene in slow motion.\u00a0 It didn’t show the flogging or nailing; it simply showed His cross being raised after He had been nailed to it.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It didn’t avoid portraying the “big scenes”, but its purpose wasn’t shock value.\u00a0 The purpose was to show this Man’s commitment, obedience, and love.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When you think of Jesus and the things He did, the word “Rescue” comes to mind.\u00a0 He rescued Peter from the raging sea.\u00a0 He rescued the woman accused of adultery from being stoned.\u00a0 He rescued Lazarus from the grave.\u00a0 The other theme is “Love.”\u00a0\u00a0 Jesus would (and will) leave the “99” to rescue the “1”.\u00a0 If only one person needed salvation, Jesus still would have gone to the cross.<\/p>\n

And so, yes- the 60 people who left PUMC on that bus saw a theatrical production named “<\/span><\/strong>Jesus“<\/span><\/strong>;\u00a0 a Man who lived an eventful life on earth.\u00a0 But, we also saw Jesus<\/strong>; the Savior who stands in our midst “even to the end of the age.”<\/p>\n

Here’s a Sight and Sound video about the show…<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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