Jesus: The Most Interesting Priest in the World – Friday – Reflect
Let’s take time to pray and reflect before the workweek ends. Meeting with a Group? Your discussion questions are in this week’s Group Study Guide [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink]
Jesus: The Most Interesting Priest in the World – Thursday – Act On It
We’re talking about Jesus as a Priest this week. When you hear priest, you may think of Roman Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican priests in modern times. But these are different from priests in the Jewish world of Jesus’ time. The fact we use the same English word does confuse this issue. The Jewish priests stood […]
Jesus: The Most Interesting Priest in the World – Wednesday – Change It
Yesterday we saw the author of the Book of Hebrews describing how the sacrificial system was temporary – all these animals killed, sacrifices offered year after year, with no lasting change. Still people would sin, sacrifice and repeat. The priests were always trying to make things right with God, at least temporarily, as the people’s […]
Jesus: The Most Interesting Priest in the World – Tuesday – Study It
We asked yesterday about punishments matching crimes. It seems like a natural enough thing to pursue in a system of law, even if it’s challenging in practice. It makes sense and is fairly palatable with more minor infractions, but when we get to really serious crimes, it gets harder. Think of sex crimes and murder. […]
Jesus: The Most Interesting Priest in the World – Monday
When we do something wrong, we’re used the idea of punishment. Some parents might take away treats from children, or give them timeouts, or a stern talking-to. When we get caught speeding, we expect a fine, or demerit points. When someone commits a crime, they can expect punishment in terms of fines, jail time, community […]
New Series – Jesus: The Most Interesting Man in the World
Through fall 2014, we’ll be studying 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, building toward the most important one of all. It all starts Monday, September 22nd. New messages […]