JESUS MINUTE

It’s difficult to come to grips with the reality that you are unable to change anyone else. Even though I want to be a positive change-agent in this world and have a heart for being a part of that change, I am still not able to change anyone. The primary reason for following closely to Jesus is that Jesus is the only true ‘change-agent’ on the planet!

The good news message of Jesus is best displayed by a full-orbed and balanced approach...

‘JESUS PLUS NOTHING’ IS SIMPLE, BUT DEFINITELY NOT EASY!

Jesus gets a bad reputation of teaching hate. This reputation is spread by people who misunderstand His teachings in one passage. Naturally, this is how all myths begin and are sustained.

The overriding desire of God is to dwell—to make Himself at home among His people. Since mankind has great difficulty understanding how important this is to God, mankind tends to build that dwelling place the way he wants it rather than the way God would like it. So there’s a great misconception, even a popular myth about where God wants to dwell and where He wants to dwell.

One of the unnerving and ground-breaking insights is that God doesn’t dwell in buildings or idols. God dwells among HIs people gathered. Even more specifically, God dwells within each and every believer.

Who was it who hated Jesus? Who was the world in this case? NOTE what’s said about the kind of thing they do...”They will cast you out of your synagogues.” The wold is not the secular world, but the religious world. Maybe the modern-day Pharisees are the greatest threat to the Jesus movement?

Even though Jesus only uses the term ‘church’ 3 times, the Church of Christianity seems to have embraced it as the primary theme of Jesus. So, there is unusual emphasis on planting, maintaining, and growing churches throughout the world. YET, Jesus had a better idea in mind! He was into the Kingdom!

Where would you expect to find Jesus? NOTE, Jesus only did 3 miracles in the Temple or Synagogue. He did most of His work outside the 4 holy walls...out into the community!