January 12th 2020

Spiritual Rebirth

We continue our KNOW JESUS MORE NOW series where we’re examining every word spoken by Jesus in the Gospels.

Today we’ll focus on Part 1 of one of the most famous conversations in human history:

Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”

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January 11th 2020

Believe

We continue our KNOW JESUS MORE NOW series where we’re examining every word spoken by Jesus in the Gospels.

Yesterday here we discussed how Jesus freaked everyone out by flipping over tables, scattering coins and driving people and animals out of the temple courts with a whip.

Not surprisingly, the religious leaders weren’t too happy with Jesus. That triggered this all-important exchange:

January 10th 2020

Real Zeal

We continue our 2020 resolution to KNOW JESUS MORE NOW by examining every word spoken by Jesus in the Gospels.

Here’s today’s selection:

When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.

To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!”

His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”

(John 2:13-17)

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January 9th 2020

Jesus’ First Miracle

We kicked off the year with this resolution:

KNOW JESUS MORE NOW

We’re examining every single syllable uttered by Jesus in the Gospels. Today’s topic: turning water into wine.

Jesus, his mom and the disciples were invited to a wedding. Weddings were an even bigger production back then, lasting up to an entire week.

The drama starts:

January 8th 2020

Follow the Leader

We kicked off the new year with this resolution:

KNOW JESUS MORE NOW

We’re scrutinizing every syllable uttered by Jesus in the Gospels. Today we continue our look at Jesus’ first words to his first followers.

Let’s pick up the story after Jesus’ encounters with Andy and Pete that we discussed here yesterday:

January 7th 2020

Bring ‘Em to Jesus

We kicked off the year with our official 2020 GUWG resolution:

KNOW JESUS MORE NOW

We’re examining every single syllable uttered by Jesus in the Gospels. Today’s Topic: First Things First.

Yesterday, we started following Jesus’ first followers. One of them was a guy named Andy. What did he do right after he met Jesus? Here’s what the Bible says: