Why did Jesus refuse to be a “rock star”?

Study Outline

• Pop Trivia: Who said that their rock group was more popular than Jesus?
• Background: What is the Great Commission?
  • Matt. 28:18-20
  • Mark 16:15
  • Luke 24:48-49/Acts 1:8
  • John 20:21
• How are the Great Commission and the Gospel related to each other?
• Why isn’t the Gospel more “appealing” to nonbelievers?
• What does John 6 tell us about what the crowds looking were for when Jesus was preaching?
  • The word on the street (6:1-2)
  • The most spectacular miracle (6:10-13)
  • Jesus escapes the crowd (6:14-15)
  • The hunt (6:22-25)
  • Jesus preaches the Gospel (6:26-29)
  • Jesus explains the Gospel and election I (6:30-40)
  • The crowd’s ad hominem insults (6:41-42)
  • Jesus explains the Gospel and election II (6:43-51)
  • Jesus explains the Gospel and election III (6:53-58)
  • Jesus explains the Gospel and election IV (6:61-65)
• CBC Trivia: Who said “Jesus doesn’t say things for effect. He doesn’t say things for drama.”
• Was Peter’s “minimal response” to all of this (6:68-60) a “sufficient” faith-response?
• What, in the Old Testament, may have fueled the Jews’ expectation of an earthly revolutionary-king?
• CBC Trivia: Who said “It is impossible apart from the grace of God to repent.”
• Thought-provokers:
  • When Jesus preached and explained the Gospel, what were the “benefits” he emphasized?
  • How did Jesus “under-sell” the Gospel?
  • How did Jesus react when is “pitch” was rejected?
    • Why?
• Why did Jesus refuse to be a “rock star”? 
• How does the concept of “election” affect our response to the Great Commission?
• Next week: Why did Jesus say “Don’t tell anyone”?