Today we conclude the OFFENSIVE series by seeing Jesus be very offensive to religious people. In fact, He gives seven definitions for religious people and none of them are flattering. In this study, we want to determine that we won’t be religious but righteous.
Today we continue our OFFENSIVE series and see that Jesus calls the people of His generation “wicked.” He goes on to explain why that is so and then offers wisdom on how to be “full of light.”
Today we see that Jesus is starting to really irritate the religious elite with His healing and teaching. They find Jesus, even in His compassion, to be terribly OFFENSIVE and so they call Him Beelzebub. Jesus takes this name calling as an opportunity to teach and to declare who is really going to be part of His Kingdom! This is a fascinating passage of Scripture which clarifies what it means to follow Jesus.
Today we begin a series where Jesus seems to be intentionally OFFENSIVE to the religious people. This four week series closes with the words, “the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile.” As we look at the topic of prayer today, we will possibly see that we have been like the religious -- with a poor understanding and focus!