We got to study John 3 this week (here's the podcast). It was amazing to see Jesus have this conversation with a key Jewish leader (Nicodemus). Nico came to Jesus to ask him about the signs and miracles, Jesus doesn't necessarily answer that, he talks to him about being born again.
One of the big questions we'll be talking about this week is: What exactly happens when we're born again? What changes about our identity, purpose and function now that we are born a second time (think new life!)?
Chat about that, get uncomfortable talking about the impact of the Gospel.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Monday, October 08, 2007
John stuff
Hey everyone,
Sorry it's taken me a couple weeks to get things organized, but I want to give you a glimpse into what we're going through in the book of John.
One of the things we see a ton of in all of the Gospels and so far in John is Jesus' desire to disrupt the religious habits of the 1st century Jewish culture. This week we talked about Jesus turning over the money-changers' tables in the temple. The big question was... "Why was Jesus angry?" When you think about it, Jesus was angry because you had a whole bunch of people completely missing the point of being faithful. Rather than picking a choice lamb or an unblemished animal, they were grabbing their sacrifice in the courtyard of the temple. People were doing things simply because, that's what they've always done and that's what the Torah said to do.
So here are the key questions:
1. Are you missing the point of being a follower of Christ? Is it more about the church-going then the mission?
2. How can you challenge your kids to walk in genuine faith?
The second question is one that I think would be great for every family to work through. What are we doing here? What does our faith actually look like? If you get into discussions on that, I'd love to hear some of the things you come up with.
Sorry it's taken me a couple weeks to get things organized, but I want to give you a glimpse into what we're going through in the book of John.
One of the things we see a ton of in all of the Gospels and so far in John is Jesus' desire to disrupt the religious habits of the 1st century Jewish culture. This week we talked about Jesus turning over the money-changers' tables in the temple. The big question was... "Why was Jesus angry?" When you think about it, Jesus was angry because you had a whole bunch of people completely missing the point of being faithful. Rather than picking a choice lamb or an unblemished animal, they were grabbing their sacrifice in the courtyard of the temple. People were doing things simply because, that's what they've always done and that's what the Torah said to do.
So here are the key questions:
1. Are you missing the point of being a follower of Christ? Is it more about the church-going then the mission?
2. How can you challenge your kids to walk in genuine faith?
The second question is one that I think would be great for every family to work through. What are we doing here? What does our faith actually look like? If you get into discussions on that, I'd love to hear some of the things you come up with.
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