Archive for the The Jesus Style Category
#7 As the Last
If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last This statement goes so completely against human nature, especially for those us of who live in America. America is driven by competition, who can be the first, who can be the best. While competition itself is not necessarily bad, Erwin argues in this [...]
#6 As the Younger
The greatest among you should be like the youngest Jesus told the Disciples that we must be like the youngest. To them, that would have been a crushing statement. Back then, the youngest got very little if anything. The societal and familial structure was set up to leave everything to the oldest boy. This came [...]
#5 As a Child
The 5th characteristic that Erwin lays out to describe the style of Jesus comes from Mark chapter 10.:13-16: 13 Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, “Let the [...]
#4 Humble
The 4th style on the list of Gayle Erwin’s book is humility. He starts with Matthew 18:4 Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven As Erwin goes on to explain, most people have such a huge misunderstanding of humility. We believe that humility is telling people how bad [...]
#3 Example
I have been slacking on my Jesus Style chapter reviews. The third section explains how Jesus taught by showing rather than telling. It is easy to sit there and tell someone what they should do. Jesus demonstrated to His disciples how they should live by living it out for them. He did not show people [...]
#2 Not Lord It Over
Erwin starts off his book by giving the background on how Jesus appeared. Remember, Jesus is God in the flesh, the Messiah, the Creator of the Universe and all that we see. The Jews were expecting their Savior to come but they were looking for the wrong person. We would expect such an important figure [...]
#1 Servant
“Whoever wants to be first must be slave to all” This section discusses the first part of the nature of Jesus and what He tells the disciples they must do to be the greatest in the Kingdom. Jesus came to serve rather than be served. This was very strange to the Jews who were looking [...]
The Jesus Style
I am reading this book by Gayle Erwin. It lays out the example Jesus lived for us in order for us to achieve greatness. Ths list of how Jesus told us to achieve greatness includes: Servant Not Lord It Over… Example Humble As a Child As the Younger Last Least No Force No Blind Ambition [...]
Repost From My Men’s Retreat
I just got back from our Church men’s retreat at Skamania Lodge with teachings by Gayle Erwin and it was amazing. There was nothing profound about it, it simply stated the simple message of the Gospels by focusing on the nature of Jesus. We have cartoonized Jesus, God, Satan, Heaven, and Hell so much that [...]
