2013 SUMMER RETREAT

“Discipleship”

Who is our Master?

Our Goals

To know that our master is:1. Brilliant2. Creative3. Challenging4. Fearless5. Compassionate6. Unpredictable7. Ultimately satisfying

Dialogue

No doctrines

Jesus is brilliant

1. Wilderness is not the end2. Temptation on the cross3. Love is the key4. You lose it, you find it

Jesus is creative

1. Replace the old with new2. Gift is gift, not something we

deserve3. Spiritual sickness – hyprocrisy,

legalism and pride4. Only we ourselves can

overcome

Jesus is challenging

1. He dares to challenge the rich young man whom he likes

2. Sermon on the mount – offensive

3. He demands people to do the impossibles

4. He has to be the only master

Jesus is fearless

1. He dares to deliver the Beatitudes2. The Beatitudes upset both the

unfortunate ones and the fortunate ones

3. Was Jesus’ fear real?4. He chose to disclose his identity

in front of Herod and Pilate who would kill him

Jesus is compassionate

1. Jesus attracts the sinners2. Jesus ignores the rules of

defilement3. Jesus proclaims a new gospel of

grace4. Jesus proved in person God is

not the unmoved Absolute, but the Loving one who draws near

Jesus is unpredictable

1. He refused to be the expected messiah (people’s, Torah & king)

2. He refused to fall in the temptation

3. He did things unexpected4. He avoids big shows

Jesus is ultimately satisfying1. Jesus is not “boring” and

“predictable”2. Jesus’ message is simple –

God’s unconditional love3. Nobody would deserve that

love4. God’s love extends to us, free

of charge, no strings attached

Question #1

What did Jesus look like when you were young?

Question #2

Did the image of Jesus to you change over the years?

Question #3

Do you see any difference between the real Jesus and the Jesus of our expectations?

Question #4

How should we deal with Jesus when we claim ourselves as Christian?

Question #5

When facing a question, why did Jesus provide extra information, more than he was asked?

Question #6

When you get to know more about Jesus, about him being brilliant, creative, challenging, fearless, compassionate, unpredictable and ultimately satisfying, do you think you would choose to live a different life if you have a choice?

Question #7

Can we be faithful ministers of Christ like Epaphras?