Studies

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

Luke 4:14-21
3. Q: What do you notice about Jesus in this passage?
A: Revolutionary - Socially & Spiritually

4. Q: What would you like to change today in society?
A: Racism, divorce rate, greed poverty, etc ...

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: Confrontative - 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.