EPIC: Joseph – Friday
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EPIC: Joseph – Thursday
We’re exploring the story of Joseph this week, and how God redeemed a really bad situation so many people would not die of hunger, and better, that his plan to rescue the world through Jesus could continue. God is redeeming these awful events so they lead to greater things. Ultimately, this all leads to Jesus, […]
EPIC: Joseph – Wednesday
We’re learning about the story of Joseph in the Old Testament this week, whose brothers sold him to slave traders. He was eventually imprisoned, and seemed to have a life that kept going downhill, until he was released from jail to help the King of Egypt, Pharoah, interpret a dream. He became Pharoah’s right hand […]
EPIC: Joseph – Tuesday
Joseph’s story is a very long one that runs 13 chapters from Genesis Chapter 37 to Chapter 50. Clearly someone considered the story important, since this much precious space is devoted to it in such ancient documents. This is a story that continues to capture the imagination, since a whole musical, Joseph & the Amazing […]
EPIC: Joseph – Monday
Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the daily challenges. This week’s topic is part of our series called EPIC where we’ve been exploring how Jesus is found throughout the Old Testament part of the Bible. We’re reading some epic old stories from the Old Testament, some of which you might […]
Group Study Guide: EPIC: Joseph
Are you meeting regularly with a discussion group? If you meet just once a week, you can find all of this week’s discussion questions in one place right here. Question: Have you ever looked back at a bad situation and found some redemption? Share that story with someone else, or your group. Readings: Genesis 37:1-42:8 […]
EPIC: Jacob & Esau Reconcile – Friday
We pray and reflect about this week’s topic. You can [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink] online, or by starting a local discussion group! Are you meeting just once a week with your discussion group? You can find all of this week’s discussion material in our Weekly Study Guide
EPIC: Jacob & Esau Reconcile – Thursday
Welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for this daily challenge. It’s Thursday, the day we try to apply and live out what we’ve learned this week from the Bible. This week we’ve been studying the story of Jacob and his brother Esau in the Old Testament; how they’ve been estranged for about […]
EPIC: Jacob & Esau Reconcile – Wednesday
Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the Daily Challenges. Yesterday we read the story of Jacob and Esau in the Old Testament. They were brothers who had always been in each other’s face, especially Jacob, being the younger son, always trying to get ahead of the older son. He tried […]
EPIC: Jacob & Esau Reconcile – Tuesday
Hi. Welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host of the daily challenges. Today is Tuesday, the day we study the Bible together. This week we’re going to study the story of Jacob and Esau, two brothers in the Old Testament part of the Bible, who’ve been estranged for about 20 years. They’d had […]
EPIC: Jacob & Esau Reconcile – Monday
Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the daily challenges. It’s a new week so we’re introducing a new topic as part of our series called Epic where we’ve been exploring how Jesus is found throughout the Old Testament part of the Bible. We’re reading some epic old stories from the […]
Group Study Guide: EPIC: Jacob & Esau Reconcile
Are you meeting regularly with a discussion group? If you meet just once a week, you can find all of this week’s discussion questions in one place right here. Question: When have you been forgiven? Was it a surprise to you, unexpected but welcome, or did you feel it was simply deserved and what you […]
EPIC: Jacob Struggles with God – Friday
We pray and reflect on this week’s challenges. You can [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink] online, or by starting a local discussion group! Are you meeting just once a week with your discussion group? You can find all of this week’s discussion material in our Weekly Study Guide
EPIC: Jacob Struggles with God – Thursday
We’ve studied a story this week about Jacob wrestling with God. What do we learn from this? On the one hand, we see from this story that fighting with God isn’t punished by death on the spot. Jacob’s shock is that he survives the ordeal. God let him win! It’s all a sign, foreshadowing what […]
EPIC: Jacob Struggles with God – Wednesday
This week we’re studying a story about Jacob, who had a surprise wrestling match with a mysterious opponent. After wrestling all night Jacob got a new name, a limp, and a blessing from his opponent. I asked yesterday if you knew who he’d been wrestling with, and what clues you used to decide. Here are […]
