Pastor John begins the series "One of Us" by emphasizing that Jesus lived and experienced life just like us, being 100% God and 100% man. This reassures believers that Jesus knows exactly how we feel and understands what we are battling or fighting against. According to Hebrews 4:15-16, we have a High Priest who can sympathize with our weaknesses because He was tempted in all things just as we are, yet without sin. He knows our struggles and feelings because He experienced them personally.

The Pastor highlights several ways Jesus relates to our experiences. First, Jesus knows how it feels to be tired. Like us, He was constantly traveling, teaching, and healing, and He needed rest, even falling asleep during a storm on a boat. Second, Jesus felt sorrow. He wept when Mary and Martha were grieving their brother Lazarus, feeling the same sadness we feel at funerals, even though He knew the outcome. He chose to feel this sadness, reminded of how hard it was to be human and knowing sickness and death weren't part of God's original plan. He feels our pain and cares deeply for us when we cry. Third, Jesus knows how it feels to be betrayed. He was betrayed by Judas for money and deserted by His closest friends when arrested, understanding the pain of abandonment. Finally, Jesus knows what it feels like to be loved. Pastor John states that the love His Father had for Him helped Him overcome tiredness, sorrow, and betrayal. God declared His love for Jesus at His baptism, before He had performed miracles or great works, just as parents love their children at birth. This foundational love made it easy for Jesus to accept direction and correction from His Father. The Pastor concludes that the love of the Father helps us through tough times.