Why did Jesus have to die?
Have you ever wondered why Jesus had to die? Why didn’t Jesus show His true identity like the super heroes. Surely everyone would bow down and worship Him. Or would they? Continue Reading…
Read MoreWearing Jesus
One of Jesus’ great strengths was His ability to teach kingdom truths to anyone by using parables, stories and examples from their everyday life. In our classroom setting, as we encounter some of the more difficult to understand passages, by keeping it in the context, I encourage students to think about what that could mean based upon society today. How would Jesus (or in this case Paul) explain this to us in a way we could understand. Catherine J. Esera, one of my long-time students, took this to a whole new level. As a costume pattern maker for the theater, clothing and what that...
Read MoreCelebrating the Life of Jesus
Another study on Jesus; haven’t we studied him enough? Don’t we know about His birth, death, resurrection, even His teachings? How is this one different? Even though we know about Jesus, we don’t often take time to understand how He lived on a daily basis. Celebrating the Life of Jesus as he Lived it will take a different look, how Jesus lived when He became one of us. This study follows Jesus’ life beginning with His family and what it was like to grow up in first century Palestine. We will look at the Jewish celebrations He enjoyed and how He handled the pressures...
Read MoreLamb Selection Day
“Lamb Selection Day” isn’t a term our modern ears are familiar with. But even non churchgoers have heard of “Palm Sunday”. Would you be surprised to learn that they are the same day? “Palm Sunday”, also referred to as Jesus’ “Triumphal Entry” occurred on Lamb Selection Day. Learning what that day meant to the people of Jesus’ time sheds new light on what Jesus was saying without words by coming “gentle and riding on a donkey” (Zechariah 9:9 & Matthew 21:5) Click here to learn more!
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