As Jesus begins his public ministry, he preaches one of his first sermons in the synagogue at Nazareth, his hometown. On that occasion, Jesus is well received at first. But the longer he talks, the more angry the audience becomes, so that by the end of his message, they are ready to throw him off a cliff … literally (you can read about that interesting episode in Luke 4:14–30). Jesus gets this kind of reaction throughout his ministry. What is he doing and saying that attracts devoted followers and,