Jesus is… God – Wednesday
Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the Daily Challenges. Yesterday we read a beautiful passage in the Gospel of John that says God came and walked on this earth, as a man with human flesh. He talked about the logos, the Word, which would have been a philosophical concept beloved […]
Jesus is… God – 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, as part of our series on the identity of Jesus, we’re going to study how Jesus was God. We’ll read one of the classic passages in the Bible that […]
Jesus Is…God – Monday
What important meeting, event or exam have you missed, that should have been obvious? Believe it or not, lots of people missed something even more important – when God stood right in front of them! They were looking for all the wrong things – are you?
Jesus is… God – Group Study Guide
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: What important meeting, event or exam have you missed, that should have been obvious? Reading: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word […]
Jesus Is…Human – 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 a story from Jesus’ childhood when he ran away from his parents and spent some time at the […]
Jesus Is…Human – Wednesday
Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the Daily Challenges. Yesterday we read the story of Jesus as a child, travelling to Jerusalem with his family for a festival. His parents lost track of him, and found him at the temple debating religious scholars. It’s clear from the story he’s human […]
Jesus Is…Human – 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, as part of our series on the identity of Jesus, we’re going to study one of the only stories in the Bible about Jesus as a child, since the […]
Jesus Is…Human – Monday
Our series at the end of 2015, “God Is…” ended with the wonderful news that God is Here – as Jesus Christ. Our new series for 2016 picks right up on that theme, and is titled “Jesus Is…”! We’ll be learning about Jesus from some key stories in the Bible, beginning with Jesus’ humanity.
Jesus Is…Human – Group Study Guide
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 met a famous or legendary person? Were you at all surprised to find out how normal they were, or did they remain […]
Epiphany: New Learnings for the Wise – Friday
We pray and reflect on this week’s topic. Meeting with a Group? Your discussion questions are in this week’s Group Study Guide [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink]
New Series: Jesus Is…
Our series at the end of 2015, “God Is…” ended with the wonderful news that God is Here – as Jesus Christ. So, this new series for 2016 picks right up on that theme! We’ll be learning about Jesus from some key stories in the Bible.
Epiphany: New Learnings for the Wise – Thursday
We’re been exploring the contrast between the Magi and the Priests and Scribes who advise King Herod. The priests and scribes, the insiders, do nothing, and give nothing to the Messiah they have supposedly studied in depth. While Magi, the outsiders and travellers, do something and give their gifts of treasure and worship, and […]
Epiphany: New Learnings for the Wise – Wednesday
We’ve been looking at the story of the Magi or wise men visiting Jesus, now we’ll contast them with the priests and scribes who were present at their meeting with Herod (see yesterday’s Bible reading). The scribes and priests are also knowledgeable, learned like the Magi. They are called to advise Herod on this […]
Epiphany: New Learnings for the Wise – Tuesday
Here’s the story of the Magi or wise men visiting Jesus: Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it […]
Epiphany: New Learnings for the Wise – Monday
As you might have guessed, we’ll look at the story of the Magi or wise men who visited Jesus. They are unexpected worshippers of Jesus. We already explored how the shepherds were unusual, but at least they were local. The Magi travelled a long way, and they were highly educated astrologers. They are the last […]
