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Matthew 21:1-11:
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives,
Jesus sent two disciples,
2saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and at
once you will fi nd a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring
them to me.
3If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them,
and he will send them right away."
4This took place to fulfi ll what was spoken through the prophet:
5"Say to the
Daughter of Zion,
`See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a
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donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'"
6The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.
7They brought the
Why such a stirring in the city?
donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
8A very
large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the
trees and spread them on the road.
9The crowds that went ahead of him and those
that followed shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" "Blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord!" "Hosanna in the highest!"
10When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is
this?"
11The crowds answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee."
Mark 10:42-45:
Compare verse 5 characteristics of Jesus with
campus attitudes toward Christ?
So Jesus called them and said to them, `You know that among the Gentiles those
whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are
tyrants over them.
43But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become
great among you must be your servant,
44and whoever wishes to be fi rst among
you must be slave of all.
45For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,
and to give his life a ransom for many.'
How has your chapter/fellowship confused the
campus about a verse 5 Jesus?
> What is it about the humble servant that's so compelling?
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Sketches of Leadership #17
SKETCHES
of Leadership o o o o >
The @
Authentic Jesus
Popular Caricatures of Jesus
Authentic Jesus
unable to be my advocate
careful with my pain
too good to be true
I am God's child
doesn't have time for me
He holds my hand
steals my will
gives me what I don't deserve
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ase Studies
What will create a godly commotion (or stirring) on campus? How does your campus experience the Authentic Jesus when...
B...your chapter is invited to help the GLBTC run the AID's table @ homecoming?
C...a student on campus gets pregnant or is known to have recently had an abortion?
D...when a professor makes statements that confl ict with your core beliefs and invites discussion from the class?
E...you're in the fi nancial offi ce (again) trying to iron out another glitch?
F...you hear students in the commons voicing their discontent with God, church and religion?
G...your fl at mate says "I used to believe in God..."
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Sketches of Leadership #17
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SKETCHES
of Leadership o o o o >
he @
Authentic Jesus
Matthew 21:1-11
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives,
Jesus sent two disciples,
2saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and at
once you will fi nd a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring
them to me.
3If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them,
and he will send them right away."
4This took place to fulfi ll what was spoken through the prophet:
5"Say to the
Daughter of Zion,
`See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a
@
donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'"
6The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.
7They brought the
Why such a stirring in the city?
donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.
8A very
The fanfare for Jesus was for royalty (lay-
ing of cloaks & branches, the shouting
large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the
"Hosanna," the large crowd, the parading
trees and spread them on the road.
9The crowds that went ahead of him and those
into town) but his presentation begged
the question "Who is this?" since it was a
that followed shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" "Blessed is he who comes
humble and unassuming man riding on a
in the name of the Lord!" "Hosanna in the highest!"
donkey. Jesus isn't proclaiming himself...
the people are. Isn't the whole Bible leading
10When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is
up to this point? God is returning to His city
this?"
for the fi nal stages of redeeming the world
unto himself. The ruckus is part of drawing
11The crowds answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee."
the attention of the whole world. We teach
fi rst then serve others...Jesus served and
then did the up front stuff.
Mark 10:42-45
Compare verse 5 characteristics of Jesus with
campus attitudes toward Christ?
So Jesus called them and said to them, `You know that among the Gentiles those
Foretold, visible, personal, leader, close/acces-
whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are
sible, humble, gentle vs. "I'm my own King
and you are yours," "Jesus is a nice guy but
tyrants over them.
43But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become
not my King," "He's part of an oppressive
great among you must be your servant,
44and whoever wishes to be fi rst among
institution, irrelevant, impersonal"How has
your chapter/fellowship confused the campus
you must be slave of all.
45For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,
about a verse 5 Jesus?
and to give his life a ransom for many.'
How has your chapter/fellowship confused the
campus about a verse 5 Jesus?
Self serving, domesticate Jesus in LG, being
a judgmental institution, don't play well with
What is it about the humble servant that's so compelling?
others (who don't "agree" with "us") We
> We wish we were like that; It's admirable by others; It works; We like being on
ride around on white stallions rather than
the receiving end of it...despite feeling unworthy. It stands out.
donkeys...the foal of a donkey. The crowd
gathered around Jesus because of his patterns
and reputation of love and healing. If we
were really telling God's story then it would be
radically original like Jesus was radically (and
authentically) himself when he entered the
city. Why do we "touch up" a perfect picture
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of Jesus? Some Christians are manifesting
a radically authentic Jesus to the poor and
through worship but domesticate this same
Jesus in LG with a sterile distant image.
Sketches of Leadership #17
SKETCHES
of Leadership o o o o >
The @
Authentic Jesus
Popular Caricatures of Jesus
Authentic Jesus
Wimpy
Gentle
unable to be my advocate
careful with my pain
Fictitious
Personal
too good to be true
I am God's child
Distant
Accessible
doesn't have time for me
He holds my hand
Micro-manager
Servant
steals my will
gives me what I don't deserve
C @
ase Studies
What will create a godly commotion (or stirring) on campus? How does your campus experience the Authentic Jesus when...
B...your chapter is invited to help the GLBTC run the AID's table @ homecoming?
C...a student on campus gets pregnant or is known to have recently had an abortion?
D...when a professor makes statements that confl ict with your core beliefs and invites discussion from the class?
E...you're in the fi nancial offi ce (again) trying to iron out another glitch?
F...you hear students in the commons voicing their discontent with God, church and religion?
G...your fl at mate says "I used to believe in God..."
INTERVARSITY
®
Sketches of Leadership #17
©2007 InterVarsity Christian Fellowship 6400 Schroeder Road, P.O. Box 7895 Madison, WI 53707-7895
tel 608.274.9001
email info@intervarsity.org
web www.intervarsity.org
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