Today we gather and engage with probably one of the most popular, and powerful sections of the Bible. The section is an allegory, which is message that uses the grape vine to communicate a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences. This message is also the last of the “I am” messages in John’s gospel.…
“Should you ask me: What is the first thing in religion? I should reply: the first, second, and third thing therein is humility.” – Augustine Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses…For when…
In this session we will wrap up our study of Multiply, by Francis Chan. We have covered the whole Bible in the past sessions. We have learned the historical context of the Old Testament and then the arrival and impact of God’s own son, Jesus. We have truly unwrapped the good news, the Gospel. What…
In this weeks session of Multiply, by Francis Chan, we are reminded about God’s idea and intentions of the church. Not just the first church or a church of long ago, but the existing concepts and expectations of the what He calls church. Somewhere along the line, it became popular to pursue Jesus while shunning…
In this weeks session of Multiply, by Francis Chan, we get a renewed understanding of the Spirit of God, also referred to has the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit of God did not come onto the scenes and make its debut in the New Testament. The Spirit of God is very prevalent through the Old…
Now with the arrival of Jesus on the scene, we came to understand last week that it was not as expected. In the session of Multiply, by Francis Chan, we learned how strange and actually bizarre the whole arrival of the Messiah was. As we also know, the story does not end with Jesus arrival,…
We have made it through the Old Testament and learned so much over tha past months as we worked our way through Multiply, by Francis Chan. Those sessions provided great foundation for what the New Testament brings. If we did not get a strong understanding of the Old Testament, much of the Good News would…
In this weeks session of Multiply by Francis Chan, we get a great summary of what we have been reading in the Old Testament. This week, we work on wrapping up the Old Testament, and sometimes when we get a lot of information over a length of time, we forget how it all ties together,…
In this weeks session of Multiply by Francis Chan, we get reminded, enlightened and educated about what a Kingdom is, the difference between king, emperor, prime minister and president. We live in a world today that seems to be out of control, or in constant chaos. We have heard for years of a president, we…
This week’s session we will discuss the glorious event of God making his presence on earth, as we continue through the book of Multiply, by Francis Chan. Having someone physically in our lives is monumental. It impacts us all in such a dramatic way. We can be aware of things in our lives, we can…