Jesus the Game Changer
“How the life and teaching of Jesus changed the world and why it matters.”
About
Christian communicator Karl Faase takes an intellectual look at the evidence for the existence of Jesus and His impact on the world.
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Seasons
Season 1
Hosted by noted Australian television producer and social commentator Karl Faase, Jesus the Game Changer accompanies viewers across the U.S., the United Kingdom, Singapore, India, and Australia, exploring how the life and teachings of Jesus have changed the world - and why that matters to us today.
Season 2
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Episodes
Season 1
Game Changer
Jesus of Nazareth is the most influential person in human history and the trajectory of the world pivoted on His life and teaching. This episode introduces the series, that Jesus is the ultimate Game Changer and that He continues to ‘change the game’ in people’s lives, including that of Manoj Raithatha.
Jesus
To give a foundation of Jesus being the Game Changer, it is important to establish Jesus as the significant historical figure that He was. This episode explores the validity of His existence, how we can be confident in the writings about Jesus and the difference that knowing Him makes.
Equality
Today, one of the basic foundational values of our free democratic nations is the equality of all people but that has not always been the case and is still not valued in some nations even today. This episode shows the link between the teaching of Jesus on the dignity of every life and how game changers throughout history have lived in response to this belief, including William Wilberforce.
Forgiveness
While Jesus is not the only religious leader to talk about forgiveness, His teaching, life, death and resurrection completely changed the game when it comes to extending forgiveness to all who accept Him. This episode looks at Jesus' teaching and gives an intimate look at the life of Hashim Garrett and the impact of his radical act of forgiveness.
Women
Jesus' love and inclusion of women was in stark contrast to the rest of the society in which He lived. It was radical for its day and is liberating still to this day. This episode looks at the attitude of Jesus towards women and how the Early Church carried that teaching forward to value women in their communities.
Democracy
While Jesus does not teach us directly to go and create a democracy, history shows that His teaching on things like faith, freedom and character underpin robust and free democracies. It is these pillars which provide the best conditions for human flourishing. Dietrich Bonhoeffer is the game changer featured in this episode.
Care
One of the values most widely accepted in western culture is that we should care for others. In Jesus' day, the Greco-Roman world was a brutal place for those without family to support them but Jesus showed a new way to care for the lost, the last and the least. This impacted the followers of Jesus so deeply that they went on to change the world.
Leadership
In the Greco-Roman world, humility and service were not viewed as virtues. It was not until the first century that humility was written about as something to be admired. From an historical perspective, Jesus taught that the first should be last and demonstrated the ultimate act of humility by dying on a Roman cross for all of humanity.
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