The Genius of Jesus

The Genius of Jesus: It's My Party & Everyone's Invited

September 20, 2015 • Forrest Jenan

As we begin exploring the teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, Forrest Jenan paints a picture of the historical, religious, and political landscape of the 1st Century. Jesus begins his teaching provocatively by announcing that the Kingdom of God is for everyone.

The Genius of Jesus: Salt & Light

September 27, 2015 • Jay Kim

Salt and light. Jesus was very deliberate when he used these two metaphors to describe the manner in which His followers love, bless and engage the world.

The Genius of Jesus: Make Friends

October 4, 2015 • Forrest Jenan

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus uses six relational situations to compare and contrast his ways to the ways of the Pharisees, the fundamental religious leaders of the day. One of those situations was anger.

The Genius of Jesus: Enemy Love

October 11, 2015 • Forrest Jenan

An idea that sets Jesus apart from all the other teachers and philosophers is this: love your enemies. There are those who teach pacifism but Jesus is the only one who takes it further and says love your enemies. What Jesus presents is not pacifism; it's something that's actually much more difficult.

The Genius of Jesus: Words

October 18, 2015 • John Richardson

By the time Jesus came on the scene, Jewish religious leaders had developed elaborate rules about making promises. Jesus addresses this in the Sermon on the Mount, saying that there are proper ways to use words in our relationships.

The Genius of Jesus: Talking To God

October 25, 2015 • Forrest Jenan

What if the point of prayer has very little to do with getting God to do stuff for us? What if we've gotten prayer all wrong?

The Genius of Jesus: The Forgiveness Flow

November 1, 2015 • Forrest Jenan

The Genius of Jesus: Happy Meals & Great Whites

November 8, 2015 • John Richardson

The Genius of Jesus: God's Job, Not Ours

November 15, 2015 • Forrest Jenan

The Genius of Jesus: Gates Fruit Houses

November 22, 2015 • Forrest Jenan

Jesus ends his Sermon on the Mount teaching in a somewhat surprising fashion. He stays away from inspiration and warm fuzzy feelings and gives us three metaphors for a person who follows Jesus: gates, fruit, and houses.