Sometimes Christians focus so much on Jesus’ birth and death that they overlook the powerful message of his life. Today, lead pastor Josh Scott examines the different ways Jesus taught about the kingdom, from parables to aphorisms to memorable demonstrations. He also explores the question of how we can best respond to the teachings of Jesus.

Episode Recap:

Jesus showed what the kingdom of God was like through meals (1:17)
Many Christians focus on the birth and death of Jesus, but not Jesus’ life (2:40)
Jesus taught in parables, and others used parables to describe him (6:25)
When Jesus spoke in parables, he was encouraging people to really listen (12:56)
God is not represented in the powerful characters, but in the powerless (16:05)
Jesus used aphorisms to challenge the way people saw the world (17:16)
Jesus taught through demonstrations (22:36)
Jesus’ teachings were were creative, cryptic, subversive, and counterintuitive (25:30)
How do we respond to the challenging teachings of Jesus? (28:54)


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