Thursday – Act On It – Resurrection
We are challenged to consider the difference Jesus’ resurrection can make to our own lives. Read the Bible in Sync Today [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink]
Wednesday – Change It – Resurrection
Jesus intended for his resurrection to change his followers’ lives, not just their deaths. Question: How would your life be different is Jesus had stayed dead? Here’s how one blogger, Shawn Lovejoy, put it: * I would have no hope of overcoming impossible odds. * I would have no hope of seeing miracles in my […]
Tuesday – Study It – Resurrection
After rising from the dead, Jesus acts very nonchalant about his resurrection because he intends this very unusual feat to become usual for his followers. Question: When have you realized something profound about Jesus? How did you react or respond? Read the Bible in Sync Today [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink]
Monday – A New Idea – Resurrection
Can we trust the story of the resurrection, or is Jesus rising from the dead a fiction? We explore some fascinating details in the story that lend it credibility. Read the Bible in Sync Today [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink]
Jesus Is…Crucified – 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 Jesus’ final week before his death. Tomorrow is Good Friday, when we’ll somberly remember his death. Here is […]
Jesus Is…Crucified – Wednesday
Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the Daily Challenges. Yesterday we read the story of Jesus’ trial before the Roman Governor, and today, we’ll hear about his journey to the cross. And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, […]
Jesus Is…Crucified – Tuesday
Hi. Welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host of the daily challenges. Today is Tuesday, when we normally read the Bible as a community, but this week we’re reading ht eBible every day to prepare for Easter. This week is called Holy Week, a particular time to focus on what Jesus said and […]
Jesus Is…Crucified – Monday
Why do you think Jesus wanted to be seen as an anti-hero? What might the people have learned from his strange entrance to the city?
Jesus Is…Forgiving – 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 the Prodigal Son, and how it teaches us abuot Jesus’ forgiveness. The story involved two […]
Jesus Is…Forgiving – Wednesday
Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the Daily Challenges. Yesterday we read the story of the Prodigal Son, one of Jesus’ most famous stories. Known as the story of the ‘prodigal son’ in Luke 15. We’re going to retell it today with some context that will really help us understand. […]
Jesus Is…Forgiving – 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 is forgiving. And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. […]
Jesus Is…Forgiving – Monday
Why do you think forgiveness is so important in our world? Who has explicitly forgiven you for a wrong, and what was that experience like? What does Jesus have to do with forgiveness, and how did he tell that story? We’ll explore his greatest illustration of forgiveness this week in a well known story from the Bible.
Jesus Is…Love – 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 Jesus and sacrificial love. Yesterday we saw how Jesus taught about this with his words and his actions, […]
Jesus Is…Love – Wednesday
Hi, welcome to Redeem the Commute. I’m Ryan, your host for the Daily Challenges. Yesterday we read the story of Jesus teaching on love. What would make you give up your coat? In winter? Okay, maybe that would be easy this winter. What about in a cold snap? One of Jesus’ 4 examples illustrating the […]
Jesus Is…Love – 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 is Love. This wasn’t just a mushy sentiment locked up in words or […]