EPIC: Nehemiah – Thursday

EPIC: Nehemiah – 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 Book of Nehemiah, the story of a leader who rebuilt the city of Jerusalem after a dark […]

EPIC: Nehemiah – Wednesday

EPIC: Nehemiah – Wednesday

Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the Daily Challenges. Yesterday we read the story of Nehemiah, who rebuilt Jerusalem after a period of exile. We saw yesterday that he gave all the credit to God at every opportunity, even when he first asked for the occupying king’s permission to build.  […]

EPIC: Nehemiah – Tuesday

EPIC: Nehemiah – 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 Nehemiah, who undertook a huge project, that was part of God’s bigger plan to restore his relationship with humanity.  The people of […]

EPIC: Nehemiah – Monday

EPIC: Nehemiah – 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 […]

EPIC: Esther – Thursday

EPIC: Esther – 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 Esther, a Jewish woman made Babylonian Queen, who intervened to save her people. We’ve already […]

EPIC: Esther – Wednesday

EPIC: Esther – Wednesday

Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the Daily Challenges. Yesterday we read the story of Esther, a Jewish woman who became a Babylonian Queen.  When she learned of a genocide being planned against her people, her adopted father convinced her to stand up and use her influence.  He suggested, “And […]

EPIC: Esther – Tuesday

EPIC: Esther – 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 Esther. It’s a great story, you can find it in the book of Esther, though it’s longer than we can read here.  […]

EPIC: Esther – Monday

EPIC: Esther – 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 […]

EPIC: Esther – Group Study Guide

EPIC: Esther – 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 been in the right place at the right time, to make a real difference? Question: What would convince you to take such […]

EPIC: Ezekiel – Thursday

EPIC: Ezekiel – 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 I asked yesterday what needed to happen to God’s people for them to experience God’s kingdom as described […]

EPIC: Ezekiel – Wednesday

EPIC: Ezekiel – Wednesday

Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the Daily Challenges. Yesterday we read a prophecy from the book of Ezekiel, where God told his nation fo Israel that they were like dried old dead bones, and he would someday bring them back to life.  This would have been especially encouraging given […]

EPIC: Ezekiel – Tuesday

EPIC: Ezekiel – 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 a vision from the Prophet Ezekiel, who wrote in a time when it seemed Israel’s existence was under threat.  Here’s how God gave Ezekiel hope, […]