Changing your Picture of Jesus!
1. Q: Who is someone you respect or admire?
A: Ghandi, Joan of Ark, Nelson Mandela
2. Q: Why?
A: Courage, Conviction & Purposeful life
How does the world view Jesus?
(Petting the Lamb, not relatable, distant, great teacher)
Luke 4:14-21
3. Q: What do you notice about Jesus in this passage?
A: Revolutionary – Socially & Spiritually; powerful, full of faith, confident, assured of his calling!
4. Q: What would you like to change today in society?
A: Racism, divorce rate, greed poverty, etc …
Q: What is working? What is not?
-Only Real following of Jesus can work!
5. Q: What would you like to change today in religion?
A: Hypocrisy, image homosexual marriages, sexual molestation by priests, etc …
Luke 4:22-30
6. Q: What do you notice about Jesus here?
A: Confrontation – he spoke his convictions and detested the racism.
John 2:12-16
7. Q: What do you notice about him here?
A: Radical – he acted on his convictions
8. Q: What prevents people today from acting on their convictions?
A: Fear, laziness, wimpish etc …
John 11:28-37
9. Q: What do you see here?
A: Compassion, sympathy, love & sensitivity
10. Q: What prevents people from being this way?
A: Pride, selfishness etc…
Conclusion:
My old picture of Jesus = wimpy, thin, picking flowers, singing to sheep.
My new picture of Jesus = an incredibly bold, courageous and caring man.
