I'm working on an article for Ministry Trends. I'm trying to put together ten buzz commandments. So I skimmed all four gospels and here are ten commandements I came up with from the Buzz Meister himself. No one was better at buzz than Jesus.
I think we tend to spiritualize these miracles and ignore the buzz factor. For example, one of the Buzz Commandements (BC) is Thou Shalt Touch Lepers. Jesus broke the mold and broke the law by touching an untouchable. Mark 1:45 records what happened as a result. "As the man went on his way, he spread the news, telling everyone what had happened to him. As a result, such crowds soon surrounded Jesus that he couldn't enter a town town anywhere publically. He had to stay out in secluded places, and people from everywhere came to him there."
His Buzz Factor was off the charts! The paparazzi or pharirazzi were all over him!
I'll expound on them in a future blog, but here are the Buzz Commandments. I've got to narrow it down to ten commandments. Here are twenty:
Buzz I--Thou Shalt Hang Out at Wells
Buzz II--Thou Shalt turn Water in Wine
Buzz III--Thou Shalt Touch Lepers
Buzz IV--Thou Shalt Not Wash Thy Hands
Buzz V--Thou Shalt Offend Pharisees And Call Them Names
Buzz VI--Thou Shalt Be Shrewd as Snakes
Buzz VII--Thou Shalt Speak in Parables
Buzz VIII--Thou Shalt Wash Feet
Buzz IX--Thou Shalt Not Put New Wine in Old Wineskins
Buzz X--Thou Shalt Seek Lost Sheep
Buzz XI--Thou Shalt Not Wear Extra Long Tassels
Buzz XII--Thou Shalt Heal on the Sabbath
Buzz XIII--Thou Shalt Curse Barren Fig Trees
Buzz XIV--Thou Shalt Climb the Mount of Transfiguration
Buzz XV--Thou Shalt Defend Adulteress Women
Buzz XVI--Thou Shalt Turn Over Tables In The Temple
Buzz XVII--Thou Shalt Be Innocent As Doves
Buzz XVIII--Thou Shalt Ride Donkeys
Buzz XIX--Thou Shalt Withdraw To The Wilderness
Buzz XX--Thou Shalt Walk On Water
I think we tend to spiritualize these miracles and ignore the buzz factor. For example, one of the Buzz Commandements (BC) is Thou Shalt Touch Lepers. Jesus broke the mold and broke the law by touching an untouchable. Mark 1:45 records what happened as a result. "As the man went on his way, he spread the news, telling everyone what had happened to him. As a result, such crowds soon surrounded Jesus that he couldn't enter a town town anywhere publically. He had to stay out in secluded places, and people from everywhere came to him there."
His Buzz Factor was off the charts! The paparazzi or pharirazzi were all over him!
I'll expound on them in a future blog, but here are the Buzz Commandments. I've got to narrow it down to ten commandments. Here are twenty:
Buzz I--Thou Shalt Hang Out at Wells
Buzz II--Thou Shalt turn Water in Wine
Buzz III--Thou Shalt Touch Lepers
Buzz IV--Thou Shalt Not Wash Thy Hands
Buzz V--Thou Shalt Offend Pharisees And Call Them Names
Buzz VI--Thou Shalt Be Shrewd as Snakes
Buzz VII--Thou Shalt Speak in Parables
Buzz VIII--Thou Shalt Wash Feet
Buzz IX--Thou Shalt Not Put New Wine in Old Wineskins
Buzz X--Thou Shalt Seek Lost Sheep
Buzz XI--Thou Shalt Not Wear Extra Long Tassels
Buzz XII--Thou Shalt Heal on the Sabbath
Buzz XIII--Thou Shalt Curse Barren Fig Trees
Buzz XIV--Thou Shalt Climb the Mount of Transfiguration
Buzz XV--Thou Shalt Defend Adulteress Women
Buzz XVI--Thou Shalt Turn Over Tables In The Temple
Buzz XVII--Thou Shalt Be Innocent As Doves
Buzz XVIII--Thou Shalt Ride Donkeys
Buzz XIX--Thou Shalt Withdraw To The Wilderness
Buzz XX--Thou Shalt Walk On Water
5 Comments:
These are great!
Talk about a sermon series. It would take months to get through these. Awesome!
Good luck trying to narrow that list down. You have to keep Buzz V though. That's a classic!
I must say, I love the list. Alas, the church seems to have forgotten most of it.
That said, I really don't think Jesus did miracles for publicity. Have you noticed that Jesus often expressly forbade people from telling others of their healing (which they ignored) and hid from people's attention. Jesus wasn't an attention seeker - he shocked people, offended people, disturbed people and loved people until they couldn't help but long to know more. When asked to give a sign to prove himself, he flatly refused, but wouldn't many people have been convinced by the transfiguration or even the resurrection? But he only appeared to his disciples after the resurrection.
And let's not forget the most beautiful and terrible bit of buzz:
"And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me." This he said, signifying what death he should die.
A drastic move for the Son of God... A sacrifice that only he could make. Are we prepared to take up our cross and follow?
Great thoughts!
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