Transformed by the Messiah by Rabbi Jason Sobel explores the Jewish roots of Jesus and the connections between the Old and New Testaments. Here’s what I learned while studying the book alongside a group of men from The Redeemed.
Today I’m going to walk into a room, out in the open, and worship God. Somewhere else in the world, that same act can get someone imprisoned, kidnapped, or killed. On America’s 250th, that’s worth sitting with before the fireworks start.
Every Fourth of July we celebrate political freedom, but Jesus offers an even greater freedom. In this personal devotional, discover how God’s truth exposes sin, breaks the chains of fear and shame, and sets us free to find our identity in Christ, not in the opinions or approval of others.
“What is love? Baby don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me no more.”
Anybody remember that hit from the ’90s?
For many of us, it instantly brings back memories of the famous Saturday Night Live sketches featuring the Roxbury brothers, cruising from nightclub to nightclub, bobbing their heads to the beat, getting into awkward situations, and inevitably being thrown out of wherever they ended up.
The same parable can hit differently depending on the season you’re in. Scripture doesn’t change, but life has a way of changing how deeply we hear it. Sometimes God uses a story we’ve heard a hundred times to show us something brand new about our own heart.