“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

"Take your stand with God’s loyal community and live, or chase after phantoms of evil and die." ~~King Solomon

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Death, Evil, Life, Loyalty, Proverbs 11, Servant, Wise Sayings

Community of Faith

There is a way to live and there is a way to die.

Living comes from aligning myself with God and His loyal servants. God has called us to a community of service. Being loyal to that community gives us alignment with God himself. That is so very powerful.

Death comes from a phantom life of evil and their friends. Evil is a phantom. It is a real life. It is the way to death.

Wisdom knows the difference.

God’s goal for me is that I align myself with the faithful and live.

I will take a stand with God’s faithful. That is the way to life. That is the way of Wisdom.

“Take your stand with God’s loyal community and live, or chase after phantoms of evil and die.” ~~King Solomon (Proverbs 11:19)

"If someone takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life." ~~Jesus

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Jesus Sayings, Matthew 5, Servant, Unfair

Servant

It happens all the time. Someone uses us for their own advantage. We get upset. It’s just not right.

We plot how we can get even. We put them in their place. We feel better for a while. But we are not at peace.

Jesus challenges us to not see it that way and act that way.

It shouldn’t be about who is right. We are here to love and serve. That is the “Jesus way”. God’s goal is for us to serve others, regardless of how they treat us.

“If someone takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life.” ~~Jesus Matthew 5:38