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Adjective /ˈskandl-əs/ Causing general public outrage by a perceived offense
against morality or law, e.g., a series of scandalous liaisons.
We’ve domesticated Jesus and too often usurped his message of “God’s kingdom drawing near” in order to build and preserve the empires of self, ego, privilege and power. We pray and think and sing a whole lot about and to Jesus, but who is Jesus? What was the essence of his message? What does he have to say to us today?
Revisit the scandalous life, ministry, words and practices of Jesus; Explore the table-turning, boundary-breaking WAY of loving God, neighbor, enemy and self more fully; and Ask: “is it time our lives, community, and ministry became Scandalous as well?”
In this series, we look more deeply and listen more closely for the Jesus:
| Download Reflections ¡En español! | Based on the following text(s) |
| Justice Seeking Jesus Jesus_Justiciero | Luke 4:16-21 The Message and LBA |
| RuleBreaking Jesus Jesus_Rompe-Reglas | Matthew 15:1-3,10-12 NLT and LBA |
| LoveMaking Jesus Creador_de_Amor_Jesus | Luke 13:10-17 NRSV and LBA |
| Rabble Rousing Jesus Miligante_Agitante_Jesus | Luke 9:57-62 NLT and LBA |
| TableTurning Jesus Tumba_Mesas_Jesus | John 12:12-18 NLT & LBA; Mark 11:15-18 NRS & LBA |
| Resurrecting Jesus ¡En español! | Philippians 2:1-9 NRS & LBA |
