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Founders Notes: Jesus

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Jesus David Senra And so then Paul combines all the different sources and settings, he did to give us an overview of Jesus. He said there's no reliable evidence of what Jesus looks like, but there are certain traits that are repeated over and over again. So Jesus was observant, detail-oriented, several people commented on the intense eye contact that he would do. He was confident, decisive, charismatic. The authority that he exercised was there from the beginning. He did not need to acquire it. It was innate. And one of the first important acts that Jesus did was choose the 12 apostles. So the apostles were a group of 12 individuals chosen by Jesus to be his closest followers and witnesses to his teachings. Jesus knew he was starting something new. And as you and I have discussed in other contexts a ton of times before, the first and most important step when starting anything is recruiting the people who are going to help you on your mission. And so not only are they going to help him on his mission and help spread his teaching, but they also keep them physically safe. So before he adds the 12 apostles, he begins teaching and the people in Nazareth immediately become violent becaus

Jesus David Senra And so then Paul combines all the different sources and settings, he did to give us an overview of Jesus. He said there's no reliable evidence of what Jesus looks like, but there are certain traits that are repeated over and over again. So Jesus was observant, detail-oriented, several people commented on the intense eye contact that he would do. He was confident, decisive, charismatic. The authority that he exercised was there from the beginning. He did not need to acquire it. It was innate. And one of the first important acts that Jesus did was choose the 12 apostles. So…

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