Topic: Blessed are they who are not offended in Me

Text: Matthew 11:1-6

Human matudloi ni Jesus ang iyang 12 ka mga tinun-an, miadto siya sa kasikbit nga
mga lungsod aron magtudlo ug magwali didto.

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Sa didto pa si Juan nga tigbautismo sa sulod sa prisohan, nabalitaan niya ang
mahitungod sa mga gipangbuhat ni Cristo. Busa gipaadto niya kang Cristo ang iyang
mga tinun-an 3 aron mangutana, “Sultihi kami, ikaw na ba ang among gipaabot o
maghulat pa kami ug lain?” 4 Gitubag sila ni Jesus, “Balik kamo kang Juan ug sultihi
ninyo siya sa inyong nakita ug nadungog. 5 Sultihi ninyo siya nga ang mga buta nakakita
na, ang mga bakol nakalakaw na, ang sanglahon  nangaayo ug nahimo na nga hinlo,
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ang mga bungol nakadungog na, ang mga patay nangabanhaw, ug ang Maayong Balita
giwali ngadto sa mga kabos. 6 Bulahan ang mga tawo nga wala magduhaduha kanako.”

Intro :
The word of the Lord says in 2 Peter 3:9 that He is not willing that any should perish but
all should come to repentance. When we offend anybody or when we are offended we must be
willing to forgive or repent.
In our daily walk with God there are frictions we can encounter. We cannot avoid it for
sometimes it will be a lesson for us if we will not be offended in serving God. Jesus says, blessed
is he who will not be offended in me.
John already testify that Jesus was the Son of God. It was already confirm when he
baptized Jesus at the river of Jordan. And now John was in prison by Herod because of his
fearless preaching for Herod that he take his brother’s wife. John was now hoping that Jesus
would come and save him, so he sent his two disciples to ask Jesus if he is the one that should
come or they will look for another. 
When John preach in Jordan river he is boldly proclaiming Jesus. He straightly answered
everyone what should be done, like the Publicans and the Soldiers. John was manifesting his
faith that many people were in expectation and their hearts thoughts that John was the Christ.
And now the Lord did not withhold for John to be prison. John in prison is now wavering
in his faith in Jesus if he were the Christ or they will look for another. So he sent his disciples for
that kind of question.
Jesus answered and said, tell John which you see and hear, the blind receive their sight,
the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead raised up and the poor have the
gospel preached to them.

WE WILL REALLY SUFFER TRIALS IN SERVING GOD

-Dili buot pasabot nga dasig ta sa pagpangalagad, wala nay trials sa atong pagpangalagad.

-Dili sa tanang panahon hayahay ang kinabuhi. Tam-is ug nindot.

-Naay panahon pa-it ug lisod.

THE QUESTION IS NOT WHAT KIND OF TRIALS YOU ARE SUFFERING BUT WILL
YOU BE NOT OFFENDED WHEN TRIALS COME TO YOU IN SERVING GOD
- Di ba ta magduha duha sa Ginoo?
- Di ba ta malain sa Ginoo?
- Di ba ta muundang sa pagtuo sa Ginoo?
- Kasagaran sa mga Kristohanon, aware na nga every one suffers trials in serving God.
Ang dili madawat sa ubang Kristohanon mao nga sa panahon nga nanginahanglan sila sa
Ginoo, pagtuo nila ug wala sila gitabangan, gi ubanan sa Ginoo, pagtuo nila gipasagdan
na sila mao nang mangluod na sa pagpangalagad.
- Mao nang mupalayo na hinuon ug maayo.
- Just like John the Baptist.

WHEN WE EXPERIENCE TRIALS ESPECIALLY WHEN OUR BROTHER IS THE

OFFENDER, WILL YOU REMAIN HUMBLE AND STILL CONTINUE SERVING GOD

Pabiliin tang mapainubsanon ug dili nato iapil ang Ginoo sa atong mga kahiubos o
kasakit.

THE BLESSINGS OF NOT BEING OFFENDED

- Ipatigbabaw ang paghigugma
- Mapainubsanon nga kasing kasing
- Tinuod nga nahigugma sa Ginoo
- Adunay kalipay sa kasing kasing
- Mas labaw pa nga mulambo spiritually

Conclusion:

Busa mga igsuon, muabot man ang panahon sa mga pagsulay sa atong pagkinabuhi ingon nga
Kristohanon, magpabilin ta nga dili mahi ubos or masakit. Pabilin ta sa pagpangalagad no matter what.

Blessed are they who are not offended in me. Bulahan sila.