Over one billion people today—almost one-fourth of the world’s population—call themselves Christians. In the first century, too, multitudes flocked to Jesus. They came for various reasons and with various expectations: to satisfy curiosity, to be healed, to sit at the feet of this eloquent and controversial rabbi or simply to go along with the crowd.
Group Discussion. What about Jesus initially attracted you to him?
Personal Reflection. Picture yourself sitting at Jesus’ feet and learning from him. What would it be like?
