August’s teaching series is called “Your Own Personal Jesus.”

We all have various images of Jesus. Some are right and some are wrong. For the month of August we will look at four common misconcepted images people have of Jesus and try to compare these with the Jesus we actually read about in the Scriptures:

• “Spooky Jesus” who sort of hovers above us all and is more divine than human, and doesn’t understand the human struggle.
• “Sunday School Jesus” who doesn’t really answer questions of hardship or suffering but seems basic, individualized, plastic (or flannel) and neat.
• “Middle-Class Jesus” who answers all our prayers for safety, comfort and success, and helps us to “do well” in life.
• “Buddy Jesus” who doesn’t talk about your sin and has no scars, instead he gives you a wink and a thumbs up.