... at commission is repeated several times and the outworking of that commission is not only modelled by Jesus but actively taught to the first disciples. I would suggest that mission is in the must have category. ...
... New Testament Church's identity, reason for being and mission was the great commission (Mt 28:19f). It was the final thing that Jesus entrusted to the fledgling church.
Are we carrying out the grea ...
On the Transfiguration of Jesus
A Note on the Rabbi Story: Since using the story I have found it retold a number of different places including two books, a magazine and several web sites. I have to conclude ...
... and position more than Jesus We have been encouraged to think of ourselves as being with Jesus against the ruler
Who was this young man
Young Upper middle class A good jew Attempting to be righteous
I ...
... isciples, a total of 120 people sitting in this upper room. This was the end of a long period of preparation. They had been trained, they had walked with Jesus for somewhere around 3 years at this stage. T ...
... or theophany depending on your church tradition.
Both terms discuss the manifestation of God in the Christ story. In the early church they recognised 4 manifestations signifying who Jesus was:
1. ...
... ality.
Jesus
- There were two hunters out in the woods. One has a heart attack
- The other rings emergency and talks to the paramedic. "I think my friend is dead, he's just collapsed".
- The ...
... ds Jesus talking about the relationship between Christ and the church or Christ and the Christian:
"I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser"
"Abide in Me and I in you, As the branch c ...
... lourish, and all men fired with his love. Because he loves him, he loves his ordinances; loves to hear, because it is the word of Jesus; loves to pray, because it is maintaining intercourse with Jesus; ...
... hear of a Jesus who was a friend to publicans, and came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. The first discovery of their being affected was to see the white gutters made by their tears which ple ...
... note they held no truck with that angels and demons rubbish or resurrection
- The resurrection was of course a major source of contention between them and the pharisees.
- Jesus fielded the question ...
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- With Moses the structure changed. He was leader and law maker
- he spoke face to face with God, Unique until Jesus
- At the same time the priest began to have a normative role in the religious ...
... as no known author. Most books, even when claiming an author have no date attached.
- Gospel of John has no named author - closest we come is the disciple that Jesus loved.
- Early church recieved ...
... the land. Keep retain Gods favour
- Chronicles were post exilic and have a slightly different emphasis
- The Gospel writers were determined to demonstrate in the life and teaching of Jesus the meth ...
... meal was held elsewhere
- companies with common bonds tended to eat the meal together eg Jesus and the disciples
- with the destruction of the temple in 70AD all sacrificial parts were ended and the ...
... ral proposition and there was Jesus indicates the path we should take.
You should now have a feeling for the distinction I am attempting to draw. There are things in the biblical text that are there to demonst ...
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f. The community is defined by what comes later.
2) Mutual Blessing - 1:2,3
a. Grace and peace
b. Declaration theology
i. Creation
ii. Jesus and forgiveness/healing
iii. Blessing/benedictio ...
... up the vision become leaders by definition because they get excited and begin pushing or even just acting as though the vision is the defining direction. Others don't take up the vision.
Jesus made t ...
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· Who stayed in the boat?
· Who was rebuked for lack of faith?
· Why?
Peter seems to get a bum rap here. Jesus responds to Peter in the context of Peter and not the context of the other disciples. ...
... arge number called Elders - and James the brother of Jesus is leading - and Paul who appointed elders over all his churches. Rather than concentrating on governance, the Apostles appear to be concentr ...