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Jesus's disciples ask Jesus if a man was blind because of his own sin, or the sin of his parents. We do the same thing today. Why does pain exist? Is it the individual's fault, or the fault of others? But Jesus has a much better answer. Delivered March 31st, 2019
On its surface, the story of Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch seems uneventful, but if you dig a bit deeper, its revolutionary. Hear about the first non-Jewish follower ofJesus ever recorded. He was neither Greek nor Roman, but Ethiopian. This was the beginning of a global expansion unlike the world has ever seen. Delivered 3/24/2019
In one of the most fascinating episodes of the New Testament, the Apostle Paul finds himself sharing the message of Christ with the Athenian philosophers. He stands on the Areopagus, the same hill on which Socrates made his famous last defense—only to be executed. Socrates was executed for "corrupting the minds of the youth" by rejecting the Greek gods and being something like a monotheist. Paul also rejects the Greek gods. He's also a monotheist. And he's asked to give a defense for his faith. ...
Why did the people worship Jesus and then call for his execution just 5 days later? In this message, we dive into the backgrounds of the expectations the people had for Jesus—like, what's the deal with the palm branches? The donkey? How does Rome fit into all this? Delivered April 14th, 2019