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The Jesus we expect

The Jesus we expect. The Jesus we expect. Spanish (Actual photo!). Korean. Catholic. Orthodox. White. Trucker. African-American. Arab/Klinger. The Jesus we expect. First century Jewish Messianic Expectation Deliverance from Roman oppression ~ the folks

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The Jesus we expect

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  1. The Jesus we expect

  2. The Jesus we expect Spanish (Actual photo!) Korean Catholic Orthodox White Trucker African-American Arab/Klinger

  3. The Jesus we expect • First century Jewish Messianic Expectation • Deliverance from Roman oppression ~ the folks • A return to the Davidic kingdom / national prosperity (Without Bathsheba episodes.)

  4. The Jesus we expect • First century Jewish Messianic Expectation • Deliverance from Roman oppression ~ the folks • A return to the Davidic kingdom / national prosperity • He wasn’t supposed to die . . . (Without Bathsheba episodes.)

  5. The Jesus we expect • First century Jewish Messianic Expectation • Deliverance from Roman oppression ~ the folks • To not threaten survival ~ the ruling class • The religious/tradition aspects of life are well defined. • Righteous/sinner distinction is clear. • We know how to please God (not make him mad). • Politically, we are alright. • Rome gives us enough space. • Herod is annoying, but he keeps the peace.

  6. The Jesus we expect • First century Jewish Messianic Expectation • Deliverance from Roman oppression ~ the folks • To not threaten survival ~ the ruling class • To not disturb the profit margin ~ the middle class • Especially during the holy days • The poor and the outcast were the ones hoping.

  7. The Jesus we expect Luke 19:28-40 After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.29As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30“Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’ ” 32Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. 33As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” 34They replied, “The Lord needs it.” 35They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road.

  8. The Jesus we expect • Luke 19:28-40 • 37When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: • 38“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” • “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” • ~~~~~~~~~~~ • This is it! The victory is at hand! We will be free!

  9. The Jesus we expect • First century Jewish Messianic Expectation • Contemporary Jesus Expectations • Keep us healthy until we die of something • Give us a comfortable life • Behind the scenes political Force • Be there when we need him for something • To do what we are supposed to be doing in regard to • the afflicted. “Jesus, please help the needy.”

  10. The Jesus we expect • First century Jewish Messianic Expectation • Contemporary Jesus Expectations • Keep us healthy until we die of something • Give us a comfortable life • Behind the scenes political Force • Be there when we need him for something • To do what we are supposed to be doing in regard to • the afflicted. “Jesus, please help the needy.” • He did not come to be squeezed into to our cultural expectations of what we need a god for.

  11. The Jesus we expect • First century Jewish Messianic Expectation • Contemporary Jesus Expectations • Keep us healthy until we die of something • Give us a comfortable life • Behind the scenes political Force • Be there when we need him for something • To do what we are supposed to be doing in regard to • the afflicted. “Jesus, please help the needy.” • He did not come to be squeezed into to our cultural expectations of what we need a god for. Jesus’ Jesus Expectations

  12. The Jesus we expect The Jesus we need That we accept his world view. John 1 Jesus’ Jesus Expectations

  13. The Jesus we expect The Jesus we need Jesus’ Jesus Expectations That we accept his world view. That we take his teaching seriously. Matthew 5-7 Be changed from the inside. (5:21-6:4) Be sincere in your devotion. (6:5-18) Do not value the “stuff”. (6:19-34) Seek and trust. (7:7-14)

  14. The Jesus we expect The Jesus we need Jesus’ Jesus Expectations • That we accept his world view. • That we take his teaching seriously. • That we consider and pay the price of following him. • Matthew 4:18-22 ~ leave your nets (life plan); (9:9) • Mt As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” 20At once they left their nets and followed him.21Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, 22and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

  15. The Jesus we expect The Jesus we need Jesus’ Jesus Expectations • That we accept his world view. • That we take his teaching seriously. • That we consider and pay the price of following him. • Matthew 4:18-22 ~ leave your nets (life plan); (9:9) • 9:9-13 ~ associate with the wrong people • 9As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. • 10While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and “sinners” came and ate with him and his disciples. 11When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?”12On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

  16. The Jesus we expect The Jesus we need Jesus’ Jesus Expectations • That we accept his world view. • That we take his teaching seriously. • That we consider and pay the price of following him. • Matthew 4:18-22 ~ leave your nets (life plan); (9:9) • 9:9-13 ~ associate with the wrong people • 10:38 ~ abandon the world and follow Christ exclusively. (16:24-16; 19:21) • 37“Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; 38and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

  17. The Jesus we expect The Jesus we need Jesus’ Jesus Expectations • That we accept his world view. • That we take his teaching seriously. • That we consider and pay the price of following him. • Matthew 4:18-22 ~ leave your nets (life plan); (9:9) • 9:9-13 ~ associate with the wrong people • 10:38 ~ abandon the world and follow Christ exclusively. (16:24-16; 19:21) • 37“Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; 38and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

  18. The Jesus we expect The Jesus we need Jesus’ Jesus Expectations That we accept his world view. That we take his teaching seriously. That we consider and pay the price of following him. That we seek to make disciples as a life way. Matt 28:19-20

  19. The Jesus we expect The Jesus we need Jesus’ Jesus Expectations • That we make the exchange. • And as He laid down His lifewe offer this sacrificethat we will live just as he died:willing to pay the pricewilling to pay the price.

  20. The Jesus we expect The Jesus we need Jesus’ Jesus Expectations • That we make the exchange. • I have been crucified with Christ • and I no longer live, • but Christ lives in me. • The life I live in the body, • I live by faith in the Son of God, • who loved me • and gave himself for me. • Galatians 2:20

  21. The Jesus we need Jesus’ Jesus Expectations • That we make the exchange. HE DIED FOR ME I’LL LIVE FOR HIM

  22. The Jesus we need Jesus’ Jesus Expectations • That we make the exchange. HE DIED FOR ME I’LL LIVE FOR HIM It's a world of choices patterned to confuseDistracting little voices whisper what to doSearching for the pieces one step from the edgeTurn your heart toward Jesus make this solemn pledge

  23. The Jesus we need Jesus’ Jesus Expectations • That we make the exchange. HE DIED FOR ME I’LL LIVE FOR HIM He died for me. I'll live for HimHe died for me. I'll live for Him

  24. The Jesus we need Jesus’ Jesus Expectations • That we make the exchange. HE DIED FOR ME I’LL LIVE FOR HIM Above all lords and regents, He is King of kingsI'm pledging my allegiance through these words I singTake this oath of service. Write it on your wallIt's our only purpose for living life at all He died for me. I'll live for HimHe died for me. I'll live for Him

  25. The Jesus we need Jesus’ Jesus Expectations • That we make the exchange. HE DIED FOR ME I’LL LIVE FOR HIM He died for me. I'll live for HimHe died for me. I'll live for Him

  26. HE DIED FOR ME I’LL LIVE FOR HIM

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