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Surprised by Jesus: His Agenda for Changing Everything in A.D. 30 and Today is unavailable, but you can change that!

We all know who Jesus is—or think we do. We see children flock to him and gentle wisdom lovingly pour from him. We see the kindest man in the world. But these pictures are deceptively familiar. In the Gospels Jesus says and does many puzzling things—like shriveling a fig tree or telling followers to keep his miracles a secret. He is hard on his opponents, the Pharisees, but also makes extreme...

and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you. (Genesis 12:2–3) To be the light of the world was every Jew’s mission statement, not just Jesus’. They were supposed to do it together, as a nation. The prophets’ sermons are full of the expectation that Israel will become the center of the universe, shedding light on every nation and drawing the
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