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2013 Summer Retreat. “Discipleship”. Who is our Master?. Our Goals. To know that our master is: 1. Brilliant 2. Creative 3. Challenging 4. Fearless 5. Compassionate 6. Unpredictable 7. Ultimately satisfying. Dialogue. No doctrines. Jesus is brilliant. Wilderness is not the end
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2013 Summer Retreat “Discipleship”
Our Goals To know that our master is: 1. Brilliant 2. Creative 3. Challenging 4. Fearless 5. Compassionate 6. Unpredictable 7. Ultimately satisfying
Jesus is brilliant • Wilderness is not the end • Temptation on the cross • Love is the key • You lose it, you find it
Jesus is creative • Replace the old with new • Gift is gift, not something we deserve • Spiritual sickness – hyprocrisy, legalism and pride • Only we ourselves can overcome
Jesus is challenging • He dares to challenge the rich young man whom he likes • Sermon on the mount – offensive • He demands people to do the impossibles • He has to be the only master
Jesus is fearless • He dares to deliver the Beatitudes • The Beatitudes upset both the unfortunate ones and the fortunate ones • Was Jesus’ fear real? • He chose to disclose his identity in front of Herod and Pilate who would kill him
Jesus is compassionate • Jesus attracts the sinners • Jesus ignores the rules of defilement • Jesus proclaims a new gospel of grace • Jesus proved in person God is not the unmoved Absolute, but the Loving one who draws near
Jesus is unpredictable • He refused to be the expected messiah (people’s, Torah & king) • He refused to fall in the temptation • He did things unexpected • He avoids big shows
Jesus is ultimately satisfying • Jesus is not “boring” and “predictable” • Jesus’ message is simple – God’s unconditional love • Nobody would deserve that love • God’s love extends to us, free of charge, no strings attached
Question #1 What did Jesus look like when you were young?
Question #2 Did the image of Jesus to you change over the years?
Question #3 Do you see any difference between the real Jesus and the Jesus of our expectations?
Question #4 How should we deal with Jesus when we claim ourselves as Christian?
Question #5 When facing a question, why did Jesus provide extra information, more than he was asked?
Question #6 When you get to know more about Jesus, about him being brilliant, creative, challenging, fearless, compassionate, unpredictable and ultimately satisfying, do you think you would choose to live a different life if you have a choice?
Question #7 Can we be faithful ministers of Christ like Epaphras?