The Journey from Easter to Pentecost
“Lazarus, come forth!” Imagine Jesus saying this to you, and you saying this to others. Here’s class that has embarked on that venture.
Jeff
Composting the ugly
Composting, a process of transformation, a metaphor of a seven-step process of growth.
Happy Mourning
“Happy mourning” sounds like a paradox. Let’s probe Jesus’ beatitude: mourning for past, present, future, for self and others, extreme affliction and daily sensitivity and responsiveness to human need.
A leader’s legacy
Jesus was the model for leaders who know they are not going to stay on the planet forever. Jesus made provision for continuing what he had begun. His legacy would sustain the inspiration, make it possible for people to stay true to the mission, and provide for further growth and new developments to come.
Militant action, mission of peace
Coming into Jerusalem for the last time, Jesus communicated a mission of peace and also acted militantly on some occasions. How can we understand this combination?
Jesus tried
When Peter said to Jesus, “You are the Messiah, the Son of God,” Jesus affirmed his insight–and then commanded the apostles not to tell this to anyone. Why not?
The great can lay down their lives
How can we love as Jesus did and commanded, willing to lay down our lives for others?
Lessons from the Capernaum Crisis
After skirmishes with some religious leaders, Jesus pre-empted an attack that was brewing in Capernaum. From the crisis that broke open there come lessons for leaders and team-members today.
Jesus led by making the crisis explicit
John 6 reveals the pivotal story of how the skirmishes between Jesus and his enemies became a full-blown crisis. Jesus launched a new phase of his career with an advanced addition to his saving gospel message.