What does acting in love look like? Jesus is praised and held up today as the one whose love knows no bounds. People arrive at this conclusion rightly because He gladly hung out with the outcasts, the ones others shunned and avoided. He offers forgiveness to all who request it
Continue readingHow do you see Jesus? What are you tempted to see Him as…that He really is not? …or isn’t the whole picture? He’s definitely more than meets the eye. He’s got something that sustains you far better than your meal at Panera. Read Exodus 16:1-15 and John 6:25-40.
Continue readingA foreigner goes home from begging Jesus for a miracle with only a word in his pocket. But because it is Jesus’ word, it possesses a power to change everything. Words—God’s and ours—possess such power to reach people. Read Jeremiah 1:4-12 and John 4:43-54.
Continue readingMy friend Carl Medearis describes himself as a Jesus Follower. He loves Jesus. And he loves sharing Jesus with everyone. One of his favorite questions is “What do you think of Jesus?” He contends that if someone is not yet ready to be a Jesus Follower he’d be pleased for them
Continue readingToday begins the next mini-series in the Gospel of John: Encounters with Jesus. For the next three weeks, our focus is “How following begins…” Sometimes the hardest part of any task is getting started. Becoming a follower of Jesus is no different. What would lead a person to say “yes”
Continue readingSo you believe in God…what God? Who is He? There are a lot of “gods” out there. Can you describe yours? What sets yours apart? Do you really know whom you are following? These are central questions both for your own faith and for being ready to share it with
Continue readingThe author of this gospel is Jesus’ beloved disciple, John. He was one of the first Jesus Followers. He dropped his nets in answer to the call of Jesus to be a fisher of men (Luke 5:9-11). This fisherman lived into old age, the last of the first Followers. He
Continue readingSummer is here and “summer break” schedules are becoming reality. If we’re not deliberate, it will be easy to also take a break from following Jesus and getting what we need to continue to grow in Christ, care for others and experience community. Satan would love for that to happen.
Continue readingIf you want to personally improve something about yourself what do you do? Find someone who excels. Then watch them and learn from them. Strive to imitate their excellence. Could it be the same with Speaking of Jesus? Who is there to watch? Listen to what Paul says about the
Continue readingWelcome to week 1 of our 2 week mini-series “Speaking of Jesus” that gets its name from the book my friend Carl Medearis has written (and I highly recommend). Carl reminds his readers that many people today in the U.S. and the Middle East share the same views regarding Jesus
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