Jesus isn’t doing a popularity contest--he’s looking for people who want change!

It’s easy to develop categories for God and others since this helps us know what to expect and what to control. But sometimes God wants to do something new, which requires becoming comfortable with the tension and discomfort of change and trusting in the process.

The religious critic feels self-righteous and only loves people who can give back to them, but Jesus goes after people who can give nothing back and that the world has given up on.

The critic loves people who can give back to them, but Jesus is after a specific avatar: people who the world has given up on.

Jesus’ miracles make him popular, which strangely threatens his mission. But he resists celebrity culture to play the long game.

Jesus came to heal our diseases--and ultimately, our idolatry.

Jesus came with a new kind of teaching -- one that transforms lives.

Jesus begins spreading his core message and bringing the least likely with him.

God inaugurates Jesus as the One entrusted with His love and authority, by indwelling him with His Spirit and sending him out to be battle tested.

The Beginning of the Gospel by Reality Santa Barbara