
Knowing Jesus
Dean Odle teaches that knowing Jesus is more than possessing information, repeating doctrine, or trusting outward religious credentials; it is an obedient, Spirit-empowered relationship that produces Christlike fruit. He begins with childlike faith and the believer’s willing response to God, then points to Jesus’ dependence on the Father and anointing by the Holy Spirit as the pattern for ministry. Philippians 3 supplies Paul’s desire to know Christ, the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, contrasting experiential knowledge of Jesus with confidence in the flesh.







