Discovering Jesus

In our society, church seems to be becoming less and less needed and relevant. Today we explore why that seems to be the case and why it is a blessing in disguise, forcing us to reevaluate what church actually is and why we need it.

This week we learn about God's love triangle, and why the concept of the Trinity is central to understanding why we are significant as human beings, but also helps us answer our main question: Why should I make every attempt to be holy in this life if Jesus is going to perfect me anyway at the resurrection? We hope you enjoy our journey through God's Word.

This week we are going to learn about our purpose as Christians: Holiness. However, how to attain holiness in this life is not what we normally think, because the natural way we think we should achieve holiness is all about us and what we can do instead of being about Jesus. Further, we are going to discover what the author of Hebrews really meant when he talked about God disciplining his church through persecution.

The author of Hebrews talks about how we are to put aside all "heavy weights" and "sin" in order to run the race of life. Today we are going to learn just what those heavy weights and sins are, as they are not what we are so often told. Uncovering the true meaning of this passage will help us discover some lies we believe about Jesus.

Have you ever found that your Jesus hardly ever challenges you or disagrees with you? As we learn about the faith we and the ancient Jewish church share, it will become clear that often in our modern day we accept a knockoff version of Jesus instead of the real thing, which inhibits our growth as Christians and keeps glory from God.

This week we learn what seems to be one of the key reasons that the early Jewish Christian church struggled with wanting to return to Judaism. We'll see how we can often empathize with this church and how, when we feel God is not near us, we can find encouragement and comfort from what this church learned.

Unfortunately, due to recording issues, Part 7 was lost. However, Part 8 picks up where Part 7 left off, dealing with the ancient Israelite sacrificial system and how it is relevant for us today. This week we learn what the Old Testament can teach us about the cross, particularly about how to properly confess our sins to God.

Have you ever wondered why the God of the Old Testament seems to be so obsessed over rules, demanding that humans earn their salvation, only to have a complete turnaround in the New Testament and give salvation to any and all as a gift? This week we look at what's actually going on there, and why we might not be living under the "New Covenant" as much as we might think we are.

This week we dive deep into the Old Testament and learn who exactly Melchizedek was, and why he is so important to the author's argument that Jesus is the better high priest. We will then see what the implications are of this and what Melchizedek means for us today.

Theology is word that is very easily thrown around Christian circles, yet often we aren't quite clear on what it means, or we don't think it is terribly practical for us normal people to spend so much time thinking about it. Isn't that for theologians in their ivory towers? This week we are going to explore why theology is incredibly practical, and we will be encouraged to do it, as well as given some clear, simple steps to begin, because it isn't quite as simple as just cramming information on the Bible into your brain.