“I’ve come to start a fire on this earth! I’ve come to change everything, turn everything right side up!” ~Jesus

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Authority, Jesus, Jesus Sayings, Luke 12, Obedient, Radical, Servant

Jesus is radical.

• Jesus is the ultimate change agent. Jesus is the ultimate disruptor. Jesus upsets relationships. Jesus doesn’t make everything nice. Jesus will confront us. There will be conflict between what we want and what Jesus wants. Others may not like the change.
• This is always His pattern. Jesus is not Mr. Rogers with a beard. 
• Yes, Jesus is radical. And, He calls for us to be radical for Him. Have I set something on fire for Him today? Have I challenged something for Him today? Will I challenge myself today to follow Him and be His servant?

Here is the mandate from Jesus.

“I’ve come to start a fire on this earth! I’ve come to change everything, turn everything right side up! Do you think I came to smooth things over and make everything nice? Not so. I’ve come to disrupt and confront! From now on, when you find five in a house, it will be— three against two, and two against three; Father against son, and son against father; Mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; Mother-in-law against bride, and bride against mother-in-law.” ~~Jesus (Luke 12)

Radical Sayings of Jesus

Exactly like Jesus says? Yes, that is our job.

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Effective, Matthew 21, Obedient

Obey God

Jesus has things he wants us to do. He gives us instructions.

Do we do it exactly like He says? Or do we attempt to do it “in the spirit” of what He meant?

Well, we tell ourselves and others, He didn’t really mean it that way. Or, that was just for his disciples then, it doesn’t apply to us today.

Really? That is our approach to our Master. Rationalizing away what Jesus wants puts on the wrong side of God. God has given all authority to Jesus. God’s goal for us that we obey Him. God is God. He is not to be questioned.

Do effective employees “kind of do” what their boss wants them to do? Not if they want to keep their jobs.

I want to keep my job with Jesus.

The disciples went and did exactly what Jesus told them to do. ~~Matthew 21:6