An Unlikely Disciple

Dusty Followers of Jesus, This week we took a look at Paul and Timothy. Paul was like a father to Timothy and it is that father-son language that points us in the direction of rabbi-talmid relationships. Who, in your life, has been a spiritual father/mother, a rabbi, to you? Are you a spiritual father/mother to those around you? As you consider Paul's choice of a disciple, reflect on these questions: 1. Why did Paul go into the countryside of Galatia to proclaim Jesus? 2. Why did the people of Lystra react as they did to Paul and Barnabas? (See Acts…

July 30, 2006  |  Permalink   |  Comments (1)   |  TrackBack (0)

Learning to Walk Like Jesus (Paul’s Journey to Rome)

Fellow Disciples, I was greatly encouraged and challenged by your renewed committments that you made to God with repentant hearts. I echo your cry to God for forgiveness and committed myself to walk in the footsteps of Jesus with all my heart, all my soul and all my might! We looked at how Paul repented and turned to God. He learned a new way to interpret the Hebrew Bible and then he went to the ends of the earth. As you consider Paul's renewed committment and the steps that he took, reflect on these questions: 1. How would you describe…

July 23, 2006  |  Permalink   |  TrackBack (0)

Run, The Passion of Elijah

Be strong! You are completed with one half of the course. It has been a wild ride so far. We have learned more about who Jesus was and what His disciples experienced as they spent time with this rabbi. This week we looked at the stadium games that the Greek and Roman culture knew. The familiarity with the games was used by the apostles to communicate the zeal that God has as well as the zeal that He wnts us to have. As you consider the passion that great men of faith had, reflect on these questions: 1. What was…

July 16, 2006  |  Permalink   |  TrackBack (0)

The Very Words of God

Grace and Peace from Our Lord Jesus the Messiah. This week in the In the Dust of the Rabbi series you saw how the Apollo Temple had an oracle that claimed to speak on God's behalf and give the people the Very Words of God. We also have been given an oracle but we know this oracle to be the acutual words of God and not the ramblings of a hallucinating woman. As you consider how fortunate we are that we have been given God's very words, reflect upon these questions week: 1. What was your impression of the Temple…

July 09, 2006  |  Permalink   |  TrackBack (0)

Living Stones

Shalom from Israel! I have been thinking of you often as I walk in the footsteps of Jesus and the disciples. I have had many hours of reflection as I hike in the hot sun and I am convicted by the Spirit because of my lack of zeal for God. This week in the In the Dust of the Rabbi series you saw how Jesus, our master stone craftsman, is chisselling away at you as well as so many other living stones. You are being built into a house from the presence of God. Look back on your life…

July 02, 2006  |  Permalink   |  TrackBack (0)