God, Self & Other – Luke 19: Women, Fishermen, Sinners, Tax Collectors and at Least 1 Murderer (i.e., The Future Leaders of Christ's Church!)

Notice that Jesus never travels alone – strange behavior for a 1st century Jewish holy man/prophet.

Even more…unexpected…is the crowd with whom Jesus surrounds himself.  Many are not known for their “holiness” (being sinners, drunkards and tax collectors). And a few have an even greater disqualifying element of their person  they are women! (Oh…and don’t forget later that Jesus add a very famous murderer to the group!)

In this episode we get a glimpse into the earliest church leaders – who they are, and who they aren’t. (Who refuses Jesus's invitation, and why???)