Key Episode Scripture: Luke 24 and Acts 1-2 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified. (Acts 2:36 ESVUK) Death was defeated, just like He said. Sins are forgiven, just like He said. He’s seated with His Father, just like He said. […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 39: I Send You: ConclusionsKey Episode Scripture: Luke 24 and Acts 1-2 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. (Acts 1:8 ESVUK) The Father desired a family. The Son was sent to establish the brethren. The Spirit was […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 38: I Send You: ConceptsKey Episode Scripture: Luke 24 and Acts 1-2 Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. (Luke 24:46-48 ESVUK) Good news: He is not dead – He is risen. […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 37: I Send You: ContentKey Episode Scripture: Luke 24 and Acts 1-2 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. (Luke 24:1 ESVUK) It’s a new day. It’s a new week. It’s a new chapter in God’s mission. This new chapter starts with events that marvel […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 36: I Send You: ContextKey Episode Scripture: Matthew 3-4 and Luke 3-4 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” (Matthew 4:43 ESVUK) Jesus did not cheat. He was the Son of God, affirmed and approved as coming from the divine, yet He took on the form of a servant; He learnt obedience through […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 35: Mission Prep: ConsequencesKey Episode Scripture: Matthew 3-4 and Luke 3-4 I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose. (Luke 4:43 ESVUK) No one fulfilled God’s mission like the Son of God. No one gives a better insight into delivering the message, mission, […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 34: Mission Prep: ConclusionsKey Episode Scripture: Matthew 3-4 and Luke 3-4 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 33: Mission Prep: ConceptsKey Episode Scripture: Matthew 3-4 and Luke 3-4 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 4:17 ESVUK) The King is coming. The King is here. The King is coming again. Anticipation was ripe for the one who would fulfil all that was promised. All that […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 31: Mission Prep: ContextKey Episode Scripture: 1 Samuel chapters 16-18 Then the princes of the Philistines came out to battle, and as often as they came out David had more success than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed. (1 Samuel 18:30 ESVUK) David vs Goliath. If you want an immediately recognisable bible story, […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 20: Intimidation: ConsequencesOne of the most intriguing aspects of Jesus’ life is His profound political influence, despite His complete abstention from direct involvement in the political systems of His time. When Jesus informs Pilate that He is a King and His kingdom was not of this world, the encounter reinforced something about His work the three and […]
Read More JJ24 #55: The Renewed Life – A People Reoriented
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