[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5922310/height/90/width/600/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/570535/custom-color/06287b” height=”90″ width=”600″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Who is really doing the work of the kingdom? Is it those who profess faith in Jesus? Is it the professing and pious? Those who work wonders in his name? Jesus’s answer is, once again…unexpected. And it – joyfully! – opens new door for...
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God, Self & Other – Luke 25: Peak Jesus (The Transfiguration)
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5922016/height/90/width/600/thumbnail/yes/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/570535/custom-color/06287b” height=”90″ width=”600″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] It is tempting in the life of faith to seek “mountain top” experiences – those moments when we feel nearly at one with God and alive with passion. We get the sense in those moments that we are being truly “spiritual” (which is the...
Understanding the Bible 24: The Transfiguration and Jesus’s Messianic Identity
“Who do you say that I am?” This questions forms a turning point in the Gospel narratives and remains a central question for students of the Bible in every generation. Precisely who is this Jesus of Nazareth? As we’ve discussed before, those who encountered Jesus would have understood him as a prophet (one sent...