As demoralizing as it must have been for the disciples to see their valiant leader arrested, it will only get worse. The trial the Jewish Sanhedrin conduct is a mockery of justice. Then he goes to the Roman Governor, who passes him on to the puppet king of Israel. And they all find a reason to pass Jesus on until He will reach the solders of the Roman execution squad.

The site of Jesus' execution is a grizzly one indeed. To think of Jesus hanging lifeless on that cross, the earthquakes, the veil in the Temple tearing, and even some dead saints coming back to life?! Even from there, the story gets a bit weird.

John 12 | Jesus is troubled because he knows what he must endure. To day Sam shares about our call even when it is difficult.

Today we launch our series studying John's letters to the church in Ephesus. Today we dive into what it means to be fully human.

Luke 7 | A widow is burying her only son. Tragic. She no longer has any means of support except the generosity of her neighbors. But, then she meets a man on the road that tells her not to cry. As if that is going to stop her.

Luke 7 | As Luke is an outsider to the Jesus story writing to outsiders, he always finds the outsiders in Jesus' story. Today we find a Roman Army Centurion who seeks out Jesus for a favor. Pretty cool story of what the Kingdom of God looks like.

Luke 6 | Turns out Jesus is quite funny as he is hurting our feelings! We are wrapping up the Sermon on the Plain where Jesus tells us how to have good judgement as we learn not to judge. And, Jesus uses a barrage of illustrations to make His point land hard.

Today, Jesus has some strange picks for student leaders, and hurts everyone's feelings. Somehow, Jesus is again doubling down on what brings value to our world.

Luke 6 | Jesus and His disciples are walking on the sabbath and get caught breaking a regulation, then Jesus is teaching in the synagogue on the sabbath and is challenged by attorneys and Pharisees. Jesus challenges them right back and puts people at the center of His ministry once again.