Friday – Reflect – Revolutionary
We pray and reflect about this week’s topic. Meeting with a Group? Your discussion questions are in this week’s Group Study Guide [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink]
Thursday – Act On It – Revolutionary
We asked yesterday, why Jesus seemed to be leading a revolution without using any of the usual methods of violence, coercion, hatred, etc. In Jesus, the kingdom that he is proclaiming is deeply connected to the means by which he will bring it in. If the Kingdom of God is a place of peace, freedom […]
Wednesday – Change It – Revolutionary
Yesterday we learned Jesus was accused of being a revolutionary. Rebellions were common in those times. When they heard Jesus might be the Messiah, many would have envisioned violent overthrow, sabotage, and assassination, but Jesus’ revolution was very odd by those standards. For example, he ran into a tax collector once, basically a toll collector […]
Tuesday – Study It – Revolutionary
Believe it or not, Jesus was accused of being a revolutionary against the Roman regime. Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is […]
Monday – A New Idea – Revolutionary
We’re continuing our new series today, called Jesus: The Most Interesting Man in the World. What kind of man can be a shepherd, a revolutionary, a prophet, a king, a teacher, and more? We’ll be studying 14 characteristics of Jesus, far more than most people could ever possess. We’ll be building up to the last […]
Group Study Guide – Revolutionary
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: From what you know about Jesus, what kind of revolutionary vision was Jesus casting? Reading: Then the whole company of them arose and brought him […]