{"id":14296,"date":"2025-10-21T20:42:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=14296"},"modified":"2025-11-17T09:57:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:57:06","slug":"jesus-the-radical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2025\/10\/jesus-the-radical\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus the Radical"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>2025 THEME: Burning Hearts<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Title: Jesus the Radical<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Scripture: Luke 4-18<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">I. RADICAL LIFE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Luke 4: Jesus knew (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>why He came<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>He was to preach the Good News to the (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>poor<\/strong><\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>He was to proclaim freedom to (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>captives<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>He was to provide recovery of sight to the (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>blind<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>He was to set the oppressed (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>free<\/strong><\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Luke 9: Jesus knew (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>who He was<\/strong><\/span>). Question to ask: Why did the disciples not know who Jesus<br \/>\nwas?<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>II. HIS RADICAL TEACHINGS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Three ways Jesus\u2019 teachings were radical:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Seeing (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>others clearly<\/strong><\/span>). (6:27-45; 18:15-17)<\/li>\n<li>Seeing (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>life purposefully<\/strong><\/span>). (12:22-33; 16:10-13)<\/li>\n<li>Seeing (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>yourself honestly<\/strong><\/span>). (15; 18:9-14,18-29)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Next week: The Impact of One Life<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Scripture: Luke 19-John 8<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 THEME: Burning Hearts Title: Jesus the Radical Scripture: Luke 4-18 I. RADICAL LIFE Luke 4: Jesus knew (why He came). He was to preach the Good News to the (poor) He was to proclaim freedom to (captives). He was to provide recovery of sight to the (blind). 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