“I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE.” “I AM THE RESURRECTION, THE LIGHT.” “I AM THE TRUTH, THE WAY.” STATEMENTS OF A GENTLE LOVER OR A RADICAL. 2.

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“I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE.” “I AM THE RESURRECTION, THE LIGHT.” “I AM THE TRUTH, THE WAY.” STATEMENTS OF A GENTLE LOVER OR A RADICAL. 2

First Century Judaism 1.Temple - heart and soul of hope for Jewish people 2. God would vindicate his people 3. Messiah in the nature of the warrior king David 4. God of the Hebrews only 3

Jewish expectations during Jesus’ time 1. Messianic expectations very high 2. Jewish people looking for the messiah 3. Could Jesus be the one? 4. Jewish messiah would give freedom to Hebrew nation 4

What Jesus meant to the authorities 1. He challenged the social foundations 2. He challenged the foundations of everything 3. Require total allegiance to Him. 4. Prophecy fulfilled 5. Challenged concept of God 6. Parables or stories were subservient 5

Who was this Jesus? 1. just a commoner? 2. a nobody? 3. a low-life? 4. a Nazorean? 5. “Could anything good come out of Nazareth?” 6. Teacher, prophet, anarchist? 7. God? 6

Parable of the Prodigal Son 1. Prodigal son is the gentile world 2. Father is God 3. Older son is Jewish nation 7

The Parable of the Good Samaritan Cast of characters: 1. Priest 2. Levite 3. Samaritan man 4. The injured man 8

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants Cast of characters: 1. The people in the vineyard 2. The owner of the vineyard 3. The servants of the owner 4. The son of the owner 9

The Parable of the Great Banquet 1. Invitation sent to guests 2. Invitation sent to all the outcasts 10

Is Jesus Burning Bridges??? 1. Accuses Pharisees of miss-applying the laws sub-divisions of laws that were to be observed on the Sabbath. 3. Sabbath Day – a day of simplicity vs. stressful 4. Sabbath Day made for man not man for the Sabbath 5. “I am the Lord of the Sabbath” 6. Most of laws had no scriptural background 7. Purity requirements 8. Pharisees dining vs. Jesus’ dining 9. Let the dead bury the dead 11

WE AS FRANCISCANS… 1. Called to follow in footsteps of St. Francis and our Lord Jesus Christ 2. Live out Gospel to life and life to Gospel 3. Live out our Rule 4. Follow the two Great Commandments 5. Do Right – Do Good 6. Live in imitation of the world’s greatest radical – Jesus Christ 12

ARE YOU READY TO ANSWER THE CALL AS FRANCIS DID? WE HAVE BEEN CALLED 13

WE ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. CHRIST HAS PASSED THE TORCH TO YOU AND ME. WE ARE THE NEW RADICALS EVANGELIZING FOR THE KINGDOM. IT IS WHO WE ARE. 14

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1. We are called to be radicals in today’s world. Why? How? 2. In the parable of the prodigal son are we the older brother who never left but complains? 3. Do we support man’s law over that of moral law? If so, why? If not, why? 4. Can we live out the radical lifestyle of Jesus and our Rule in today’s world? 5. How do we bring “light” to the world today? 16