Sermon: Come Alive | Week 3: Alive to Neighbor // Brent Levy

In this book, Howard Thurman interprets the teachings of Jesus in the context of the oppressed, particularly focusing on the experiences of African Americans in the pre-civil rights era. Thurman argues that Jesus' teachings offer practical solutions to overcoming the 'three hounds of Hell': fear, deception, and hate. He emphasizes Jesus' roots in the Jewish community and his mission to teach his Jewish brethren how to deal with Roman oppression without losing themselves. The book explores how Jesus' teachings can be applied to contemporary social issues, advocating for a religion of the poor and the dispossessed rather than one that justifies the powerful. It is based on a series of lectures Thurman delivered at Samuel Huston College in 1948 and has been influential in the civil rights movement.