We've all been or felt judged at some point. Judged is a common circumstance for the vast majority. And depending on our level of healthy self-esteem, some of us feel under constant judgment. Judgment is also a frequent topic in scripture. The word judgment appears...
“Why are you crying?” Jesus asked her. “Whom are you looking for?” John 20:15 Questions for Life Groups Read John 20:1-18. Try to imagine yourself in Mary’s place and describe what you felt as you read this text. What does it mean for Jesus to call you by name? Read...
It’s Easter Sunday and John’s story, told in the first person by the Living Bible, is the appropriate text for ending our study of Revelation. Together with the Lord’s description of the New Jerusalem found in Isaiah, we’re ready to move on. That is, move back to the...
Our companion book for our new worship series, coming in April, is Jeremy Richard Rohr’s insights into the Sermon on the Mount. His book is titled Jesus’ Alternative Plan. Amazon’s website describes his book this way: When Jesus talked about the Kingdom of God, he was...
Beginning the Sunday after Easter we begin a new series titled The Alternative. Our series is based primarily on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount where Jesus offers us a better way forward. The teachings of Jesus was commonly known as the Way, acknowledging that following...
You are worthy to take the scroll and to break open its seals. For you were killed, and by your sacrificial death you bought for God people from every tribe, language, nation, and race. Revelation 5:1-10 Questions for Life Groups Read Revelation 5:1-10. Describe what...
Each year on the Sunday before Easter, we celebrate and remember Jesus entering Jerusalem with palm branches. This tradition got its start sometime around the 4th century of the common era when the Roman Emperor Constantine declared Christianity the official religion...
There will be no more death, no more grief or crying or pain. The old things have disappeared. Revelation 21:1-5 Questions for Life Groups Read Revelation 21:1-5. Describe what is new in your view? What is heaven on earth like for you? Read this week's article titled...
A blogger was stealing content from author Vanessa Van Edwards and posting her work on their own blog. “I wanted to rain farts upon his brand,” she writes, “I wanted retribution.” Regardless of whether the offense is stealing our ideas or scratching the door of our...
There was an enormous crowd—no one could count all the people! They were from every race, tribe, nation, and language, and they stood in front of the throne and of the Lamb. Revelation 7:9-17 Questions for Life Groups Read Revelation 7:9-17. Describe the imagery in...