Mission-What is the Point of Community? [Matthew 5:13-16]–Jason Carter

“No one else holds or has held the place in the heart of the world which Jesus holds. Other gods have been as devoutly worshipped; no other man has been so devoutly loved” (John Knox, 16th century Scottish Reformer). Jesus inaugurated a revolution of subversive and scandalous love. A dead-man walks out of the grave, Mary wipes the feet of Jesus with her hair, and stinky feet get washed by Jesus: these are all intimate portraits of the Jesus Revolution which challenge his disciples to encounter him with full-hearted devotion. Do I dare meet Jesus any other way? The subversive, scandalous portrait of Jesus in the Gospel of John often complicates our lives in ways that profoundly challenges the way we view God, the world, and the life of discipleship.

April 15      The Weeping of Jesus:“I am the resurrection and the life”      John 11:1-44

April 22      The Scandal of Jesus: A Messy Appointment of Anointment      John 12:1-8
April 29      The Glory of Jesus: Fruit-Bearing by Dying      John 12:12-26
May 6      The Hour of Jesus: An Eternal Purpose      John 12:42-50
May 13      The Humility of Jesus: Stinky Feet      John 13:1-35
May 20      Prayer: The Nexus Between Heaven and Earth      Philippians 4:6
May 27      The Uniqueness of Jesus: “Can I ask you for directions?”      John 13:36 – 14:11

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