On this final episode, I talk with Max and Kiara about how the account of the risen Jesus encourages us. We bring in a few other voices from Granville Youth: Arman, Nathalie, Aaron and Emily share about their thoughts on this scripture and what excites them about Easter.
The Weekend Jesus Died - Mark 15
This Easter Saturday I was out on the quiet streets with only the birds chirping. COVID-19 has the whole world locked down. It’s as if we are invited to stop and contemplate. So, today, pause, contemplate. Think about that weekend when Jesus, who created the whole world, laid dead in a tomb on your behalf.
The Unforgettable Dinner Party - John 13
Jesus' Ominous Entry into Jerusalem- Mark 10
Jesus and the Outsiders...The Good Samaritan
What does love look like to you? Does love ever cost you alot of money and push your boundaries? Does your definition of love include your enemies? Jesus’ stories always push us to the limit by expanding our catagories of what love looks like. Imagine your enemy hurt and alone on a lonely stretch of road and ask what love might ask of you.
Jesus and the Outsiders...A Leper and a Centurion
What attracts your attention? What does faith look like? For Jesus those who are vulnerable and come to him with desperate hopes attract his attention in a way that he calls faith. Learning about Jesus with believers from around the world is God’s great gift to the church. On this episode I welcome my friend Mahdi to help us reflect on what faith and service look like in his home town of Ramallah.
Jesus and the Outsiders...The Great Banquet - Luke 14
Do you like banquets? Weddings, birthdays? God depicts his gathering of all people at the end of history as a Great Banquet where all who want relationship with him are included, especially the poor and vulnerable. In this episode Jesus tests the limits of his audience, inviting them to value who he values and to drop their stubborn rejection of his kingdom.
C.S. Lewis on atomic bombs...and COVID-19
A life that won't crash during storms - Matthew 7
Don't Worry? Really, in COVID-19? Matthew 6
Jesus rescues us from the upside down - Matthew 5
Could you believe that you are unconditionally loved? Matthew 3
Jesus’ origin story - Matthew 3
You are loved. That's it. No need to earn it. Its what Jesus heard at his baptism and what God wants you to hear every day
This is episode 4 of 4 exploring the origin story of Jesus
When God speaks are you paying attention? Luke 2
Jesus’ origin story - Luke 2
An elderly couple, a teenage mom, and two little babies predicted to change the world. God spoke. They listened. What would you do?
This is episode 3 of 4 exploring the origin story of Jesus
Jesus...his kingdom...its all true, every word - Luke 1
Jesus’ origin story according to Luke and Han Solo… (Luke 1)
Did you know that Luke and the other gospel writers recorded what actually happened according to eyewitnesses? Its all true, every word!
This is episode 2 of 4 exploring the origin story of Jesus
Watch Han Solo give his opinion on the matter… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYnGPhlUe1M
"Free downloads of true life" (Jesus) - John 1
Jesus’ origin story - John 1:1-18
John actually new Jesus in the flesh, followed him to the cross, and saw him resurrected. John spent the rest of his life convinced that Jesus was really who He claimed to be…God among us.
This is episode 1 of 4 exploring the origin story of Jesus
God's great exchange so you could live - Isaiah 53
Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12 - The Signs of Jesus in the Old Testament
This is the third episode looking at finding Jesus in the Old Testament. Learn to see the signs of God’s promised messiah in the first pages of the Bible and how this points us towards Easter.
Download the bible reading plan plan at: http://media.cloversites.com/00/00ddb9c4-a85b-4d1b-aae8-3e9dde8475e4/documents/40_DAYS_WITH_JESUS.pdf
Is your faith ready for exile? - Daniel 7
Daniel 7 - The signs of Jesus in the Old Testament
Daniel invested in his faith as a child…little did he know how this would reach others in a foreign land. While exiled in faraway Babylon Daniel is given a cryptic dream of God’s coming Messiah - “one like a son of man”
This is the second episode looking at finding Jesus in the Old Testament. Learn to see the signs of God’s promised messiah in the first pages of the Bible and how this points us towards Easter.
Download the bible reading plan plan at: http://media.cloversites.com/00/00ddb9c4-a85b-4d1b-aae8-3e9dde8475e4/documents/40_DAYS_WITH_JESUS.pdf
"where are you?" (God) - Genesis 3
Genesis 3 - The signs of Jesus in the Old Testament
This is the first episode looking at finding Jesus in the Old Testament. Did you know that right in the first pages of the Bible Jesus’ coming is predicted? Learn to see the signs of God’s promised messiah in the first pages of the Bible and how this points us towards Easter.
Download the bible reading plan plan at: http://media.cloversites.com/00/00ddb9c4-a85b-4d1b-aae8-3e9dde8475e4/documents/40_DAYS_WITH_JESUS.pdf
Youth Lent Podcast: 40 Days with Jesus
These episodes are meant to accompany a Bible reading plan called 40 days with Jesus. Download the plan at: http://media.cloversites.com/00/00ddb9c4-a85b-4d1b-aae8-3e9dde8475e4/documents/40_DAYS_WITH_JESUS.pdf
My hope is that this Lent 2020 is a time where you become a little bit more inspired to seek the Lord in scripture and prayer and where you tune your heart to the ways of Jesus. Let’s turn this global pandemic time into that time where we all dove deep into our following of Jesus!