3 results for tag: Jesus rejected

Jesus Kicked Out of Church–Part 2 – Steve Orr

Click here for Jesus Kicked out of Church part 1. Jesus was not impressed by political power. When interrogated by the Roman Governor, the foremost authority in Jerusalem, Pontius Pilate asked, "Don't you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?" Jesus did not flinch, saying, "You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above." Pilate was oblivious to the double meaning. Jesus was talking about "the god of this world," but Pilate was thinking about Caesar back in Rome. Jesus also confronted the well-entrenched religious authorities of his day, the Pharisees, who ruled over the capital city with ...

Jesus Kicked Out Of Church–Part 1 – Steve Orr

What would happen if Jesus showed up incognito in your church? What would happen if he volunteered to serve as an nonsalaried layman? Many stories abound about regular folks like you who served like this for pure joy out of the abundance of their heart and got kicked out of church because they were seen as a threat to the religious establishment (including yours truly). Apparently, even young people are a threat. A young man named Jessie volunteered to start a youth ministry in his church. Jessie got real. The youth connected with one another as they were led into authentic relationships with Jesus. The congregation witnessed the youth ...

Not What Religion Expects – Greg Albrecht

He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. —Isaiah 53:3 Jesus was not just ignored nor was he merely disliked. He wasn’t simply a minor irritant—he was despised and rejected. Strong language—powerful emotions! When someone is despised they are regarded with contempt and scorn, they are hated and loathed, and regarded as unworthy of interest or concern. When someone is rejected, others refuse to accept or recognize them. A person who is rejected is effectively discarded as useless. Who, specific...