Jesus was an excellent teacher and preacher among people.
Jesus was a quiet man, never seeking to draw attention to Himself.
Jesus did not major in showmanship. He never raised His voice, never stomped or ran all over the place, and never wore a fancy suit or a priestly garment.
Jesus never asked people for their money and He never used His name to amass a personal fortune.
Neither did Jesus create a religion that would become a financial empire with the power to rule over people and nations, which is a dictatorship. Jesus never did that.
When Jesus came out of Nazareth, the only possessions He had were the clothes on His back and the sandals on His feet, which He lost on the day He was crucified in Jerusalem.
All Jesus did was preach about His Father in heaven and the love of God, in His quiet manner, and thousands of people believed in Him and became followers of His teaching, for there was something about Jesus that they liked.
At the same time, there were other people who hated Jesus for talking about the love of God; for they knew if people followed Jesus, these men would lose their power over people.
Strange, but doesn't that sound much like the world we live in today? For all the teaching and preaching about Christ today, many people are exhibiting the same behavior as those people back in Jerusalem two thousand years ago. For there is something about the name of Jesus that bothers people. At the same time, leaders of religion believe they will lose their congregations if the people rise up and follow Jesus.
Jesus is Truth. Jesus is the Light of the world. Some people believe in the Light of Christ and become followers while others are blinded by the Light and remain in darkness
Even when Jesus was on the cross, He was still preaching while giving His life: this time to two thieves.
There was something about Jesus that was different two thousand years ago, and there is something about Jesus that is different today. If people, therefore, will believe in Jesus, they will also become different.
What can we say about Jesus, the Preacher?
"Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name that is above every name: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in the earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Philippians 2: 9-11)
Jesus was a quiet man, never seeking to draw attention to Himself.
Jesus did not major in showmanship. He never raised His voice, never stomped or ran all over the place, and never wore a fancy suit or a priestly garment.
Jesus never asked people for their money and He never used His name to amass a personal fortune.
Neither did Jesus create a religion that would become a financial empire with the power to rule over people and nations, which is a dictatorship. Jesus never did that.
When Jesus came out of Nazareth, the only possessions He had were the clothes on His back and the sandals on His feet, which He lost on the day He was crucified in Jerusalem.
All Jesus did was preach about His Father in heaven and the love of God, in His quiet manner, and thousands of people believed in Him and became followers of His teaching, for there was something about Jesus that they liked.
At the same time, there were other people who hated Jesus for talking about the love of God; for they knew if people followed Jesus, these men would lose their power over people.
Strange, but doesn't that sound much like the world we live in today? For all the teaching and preaching about Christ today, many people are exhibiting the same behavior as those people back in Jerusalem two thousand years ago. For there is something about the name of Jesus that bothers people. At the same time, leaders of religion believe they will lose their congregations if the people rise up and follow Jesus.
Jesus is Truth. Jesus is the Light of the world. Some people believe in the Light of Christ and become followers while others are blinded by the Light and remain in darkness
Even when Jesus was on the cross, He was still preaching while giving His life: this time to two thieves.
There was something about Jesus that was different two thousand years ago, and there is something about Jesus that is different today. If people, therefore, will believe in Jesus, they will also become different.
What can we say about Jesus, the Preacher?
"Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name that is above every name: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in the earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." (Philippians 2: 9-11)
No comments:
Post a Comment
Your comments will not be published openly.