Thomas is often associated with the word “doubt”. But as he reflects on being a disciple of Jesus and seeing the scars when Jesus rose from the dead, we are reminded that Jesus is exactly who He said He was: the Son of God. Because of that, we are believers.
George Bennard's father was a coal miner and died was George was just 16. The young man put aside theological school to care for his mother and sisters. Eventually George was able to complete his ministry training.
In Luke 18 Jesus gives a simple parable about Pride and Humility. This mini movie presents the parable with a fresh take, comparing it to an old joke we have all heard in one form or another: “A Monk a Rabbi and a pastor walk into a church……”
It was curiosity that led a man of logic, a wise man, to join others in pursuit of a supposed king’s birth. He had no idea the king would be a child, and found himself instantly fascinated
While she knows that her husband is merely a shepherd and would never be invited to sit with dignitaries, she is overjoyed with the news he came home to share with her one morning. She retells the story and is again amazed that God chose her husband to help spread the Good News of the coming Savior.
What would it have been like if Mary’s family didn’t at first believe her story about conceiving God’s baby? But no doubt, when Mary’s mother witnessed the Christ child for herself, she was amazed at what God had done and the fact that He chose to use her daughter to bring the Savior into the world.
Years after Jesus’ birth, Joseph remembers what it was like when he learned that Mary was pregnant. All these years later, he is still astounded at how God worked such a miracle when He sent an angel to announce the miraculous baby Mary would give birth to. He realizes that God did so much to open the door that let His Son into the world.
Though he was only 14 when it happened, the innkeeper’s son, now grown, recalls what it was like the night his dad made room in the barn at their inn for a desperate man and his pregnant wife. Looking at his dad as a hero, the innkeeper told his boy that it was God who was the true hero, sending His Son to save us all.
You never know what you'll get at a Christmas white elephant gift exchange. But what one man thinks is a hilarious joke turns out to be the most valuable gift of all.
This New Year, what would happen if each of us focused on being intentional every day? How would your life (and our world) look if you made a point to look to God, love others, and care for yourself?
Watch our Introduction video on the book of John, which outlines the book's main theme and how it is fulfilled in Jesus. The Gospel of John shows us many of Jesus’ signs. These signs are meant to point us to who Jesus is so that we might believe.
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