Jesus' Personality

  1. Giving

    1. Luke 18

      1. Ask and ye shall receive

    2. John 10

      1. Gives us life and gives his life for ours

    3. John 15

      1. Called to accept him and he will accept us

  2. Welcoming

    1. Luke 18

      1. Wants us to ask him or come to him through prayer

    2. Matthew 11

      1. We are told to seek him for rest and comfort

    3. John 15

      1. Called to accept him and he will accept us

  3. Accepting of worship

    1. John 12

      1. Mary washing Jesus feet with oil and hair

  4. Blunt

    1. Luke 14

      1. Those who place themselves at the highest seat are self-righteous rather than righteous

    2. Mark 10

      1. Jesus tells a man to give up all his riches to the poor in order to follow him

  5. Humble

    1. Luke 14

      1. It is better to sit at the lowest seat and then be brought up by others

    2. Matthew 11

      1. There is no place too low for us to be where Jesus won’t go

      2. Called to share his yoke

    3. John 5

      1. Jesus can do nothing on his own and relies on the Father

  6. Protective

    1. Mark 7

      1. Defending the disciples from the Pharisees who yell at them for eating with unwashed hands

  7. Cleansing

    1. Mark 7

      1. All things banned to eat in Levitical law are clean through him

  8. Fulfilling

    1. Mark 7

      1. All things banned to eat in Levitical law are clean through him; the law us fulfilled

  9. More Concerned with the Inside than Out

    1. Mark 7

      1. What goes into a man not make one unclean, but the what comes out does (e.g., adultery, murder, deceit, covetousness)

  10. Brave

    1. John 12

      1. Realizes when the time for his sacrifice has come and continues on willingly

  11. Focuses on the future

    1. John 12

      1. Whoever loves their life will lose it, but those who prioritize God over life will live forever

    2. John 5

      1. Takes God’s judgment of humanity for himself in his sacrifice

    3. John 15

      1. Called to accept him and he will accept us, so that we may bear good fruit in the future

  12. A Leader

    1. John 12

      1. Those who follow Jesus will be his servants

    2. John 10

      1. Is a true shepherd (Leading with love, care, and service)

    3. Matthew 11

      1. Jesus is the only way to God

      2. Called to share his yoke

  13. Respectful

    1. Matthew 15

      1. Honor your parents!

    2. Matthew 11

      1. Thanks the Father for sending him to those with open minds

  14. Patient

    1. Matthew 11

      1. Is glad to be sent to those with open minds

      2. Called to share his yoke

  15. A Servant

    1. John 10

      1. Is a true Shepherd (leads with sacrificial service)

    2. John 15

      1. Jesus is the vine and the Father is the vinedresser

  16. Personal

    1. John 10

      1. Knows his sheep by name, every single one

  17. Joyful

    1. Luke 5

      1. Allows disciples to break tradition since he, the Messiah, is here fulfilling the law

  18. Messenger

    1. Luke 5

      1. Announces he isn’t here to patch up old rules, but to bring in new ones or fulfill the old ones

  19. Spiritual - no materialism

    1. Mark 10

      1. Tells a man a materialistic answer to a materialistic question