Jesus Was Not a Nice Guy

Jesus Christ was a savior, prophet, healer...nice guy? We may want to have a friend in Jesus, but some of the things he says in the Bible make him sound like - there's no other way to say it - a jerk. "Jesus Was NOT a Nice Guy" explores those passages in depth, and provides practical ways we can relate to Jesus when he acts less than Messiah-like.

"You faithless generation..." "I came to send fire on the earth..." "Get behind me, Satan!" Do you wonder which smarmy evangelist spouted this incendiary phrases? How about the one who lived 2000 years ago and was nailed to a cross? Jesus Christ was a savior, prophet, healer...nice guy? We may want to have a friend in Jesus, but some of the things he says in the Bible make him sound like - there's no other way to say it - a jerk. "Jesus Was NOT a Nice Guy" explores those passages in depth, and provides practical ways we can relate to Jesus when he acts less than Messiah-like.

Rev. Kory Wilcoxson is Senior Pastor of Crestwood Christian Church in Lexington, where he has served since November of 2009. Prior to coming to Lexington, Kory served eight years at Community Christian Church in Lincolnshire, IL. He has also served churches in Carmel, IN, Columbus, IN, and Jeffersonville, IN. Kory earned his M.Div. at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. He also holds an M.A. in Interpersonal Communication from Ohio University and a B.A. in Speech Communications from Indiana University. He worked as a journalist and college instructor before going into ministry. He and his wife Leigh, a professional photographer, have two daughters, Sydney and Molly, and a Goldendoodle named Jack.