1. Why would it be important to know which rule is most important?
2. Jesus quotes Deuteronomy. In other words, He’s not inventing a new rule. He’s perfecting an ancient one…
3. I just realized that the whole part of God being “One” is critical to this. This “oneness” of God is central to why we should be “one” with Him and “one” with each other. We reflect something about God’s glory when we have that kind of “oneness.”
4. What’s the difference between your heart and your soul?
5. Isn’t it cool that we are to love God with our minds! I think it’s crazy when people think that they have to leave their minds at the door of the church and put it back in once the ceremonial brainwashing is over. No! God calls us to love God with our minds! Very awesome.
6. My biggest struggle is with my strength. Do my actions reflect the love that I have for God? I don’t think this has much to do with how much I can bench press. This goes much deeper…
7. Is anyone else thinking that Jesus can’t count here. Um…Jesus, you can only give one answer to the MOST important commandment. But, Jesus is being Miss Teen South Carolina here. These statement and two “rules” are inseparable. GOD IS ONE. WE ARE TO BE ONE WITH HIM BECAUSE HE IS ONE. AND WE WILL SEEK TO BE ONE WITH OUR NEIGHBORS BECAUSE THAT IS A REFLECTION OF ONENESS WITH GOD. It’s all together. Inseparable. ONE, if you will. Kind of like the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
8. Like Jesus needed this man to tell Him that He was right…
9. Why are these things more important than burnt offerings and sacrifices?
10. Imagine Jesus saying, “You are not far from the kingdom of God” to you. Wow. What was it about what this man said that was so dead on?
11. It is kind of weird that people say the Christ (the redeemer of Israel) as the “son of David,” only focusing on His humanity, especially since David talked about Him as if He was devine. David refers to the Christ as his Lord. That has to mean that He’s going to be more than just a descendent of David. David’s “lord” because he’s king; the Messiah is LORD for other reasons beyond being an earthly king…
1. Sounds like Jesus is sending two disciples on a mission to steal some donkeys. I know that’s not what it is, but it’s kind of funny…
2. Do you think that the disciples would be nervous to go and do this strange task? Apparently, there’s someone on the other side who God is going to speak to, telling him to let these guys take the donkey and its colt.
3. That prophecy is from Zechariah. All these things were foretold…
4. Why a donkey?
5. Notice that the two disciples made their coats Jesus’ saddle. The crowd followed suit and laid their cloaks on the ground, for Jesus to trample over with a donkey. Now that’s reverence!
6. Other people made a “green carpet” for Jesus. Others yelled “Hosanna,” which is a shout of praise meaning “save.” They’ll get what they’re asking for…
7. I bet people were wondering who He was. He was entering with a rock star welcome. He was this country novelty, but He’s about to bring His show to the big time– Jerusalem.
8. Why do you think Jesus was so concerned with people buying and selling in the temple? What was the temple supposed to be for?
9. Would you consider Jesus to be “out of control” in this passage? Why or why not? Is this a license for us to go nuts on people?
10. Now He quotes Isaiah, saying that His house is supposed to be a house of prayer, not a tourist trap. I wonder what He’d think about La Basilica di San Pietro in the Vatican. The den of robbers quote comes from Jeremiah. He’s dropping a lot of old testament prophet on these guys…
11. Jesus healed the blind and the lame there. Awesome. Why do you you think the priests and the teachers of the law were so angry?
12. Jesus quotes David, by telling the religious leaders that these “children” know about worship than they do. Man, sometimes that’s the case in today’s church.
Does anything about Jesus’ behavior in this passage trouble you?
1. I like the fact that one of the disciples asks Jesus how to pray because he sees Jesus doing it, and he wants to be “in on” that. That’s cool.
2. Jesus gives us “The Lord’s Prayer.” I’ve often wondered if this is a HOW to pray or a WHAT to pray. In other words, is this a guideline; or, like many denominations reflect, is this the way that you are supposed to pray out loud all the time. I’d like to look deeper into the meaning…
3. “When you pray…” Apparently, that’s not optional.
4. Notice the first word that we are to use. For all the words to describe God, we can call Him “Father.” Awesome. Not only is it a reminder of who He is to us but who we are in relation to Him.
5. Then we praise God’s name. Worship. Worship in prayer is cool.
6. Then we pray for God’s kingdom to come. (You might be wondering, “Hey, where is the ‘thy will be done’?”). My response to that would be…wouldn’t God’s will be done if His kingdom came? Isn’t God’s kingdom coming when His will is done?
7. We ask for God to provide daily. We know how those Israelites tried to “store up” on manna. That didn’t work. We need God daily. Shoot, I was just at a retreat a couple of days ago, and I’m already on fumes. We need to pursue God’s bread of life and living water daily. We were wired for that!
8. We need to be reminded that we are sinful everyday. Yeah, I know; Jesus died for all of our sins…but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t confess them to God. It helps us to keep perspective. And, it reminds us that we are always in debt to Christ for the payment of our sins.
9. And this should be the catalyst for us to forgive others. Yeah. It should.
10. Why would God lead us into temptation? I always thought it would make more sense for it to say something like David in the psalms, when he says, “Oh that my ways might be established, so that I may not sin against You.”
11. (Where’s the “for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory. Amen.” Oh well.)
12. People couldn’t really predict when they would arrive when they were traveling back in the day. So, I can understand the predicament if some guy is starving and he doesn’t have anything to eat in his house.
13. Yeah, that would be kind of cold to not get bread. What a punk. But, that wouldn’t happen because the man would appreciate the boldness of the other man in that culture [in THAT culture...don't try this at home kids!]. This boldness should be our model.
14. Ask for what? ANYTHING?
15. Seek what? ANYTHING?
16. Knock where? ANYWHERE?
17. Oh, the old fish for a snake joke. My favorite.
18. How’s about an easter egg? Bite. Oh snap! That was no easter egg! It was a scorpion.
19. Again, we are evil and still we [assume] give nice gifts to kids. God will out-parent us any day of the week. He’s the ultimate loving Father. No eggs or fish for us– we get the Holy Spirit. That’s a gift that goes beyond anything we can imagine. Are you thankful for the Holy Spirit? Or do you, like me, sometimes ignore Him?
1. Thirty-six pairs went out as workers. Do you think there was any significance in the number? I mean, 12 was always a good number. And three was too. So…twelve times three with two together. Hmm…seventy-two is a magic number.
2. Interestingly, Jesus is telling these 72 workers to pray for more “workers.” What is the “harvest”?
3. Who would send a lamb into a den of wolves? Hmm…following Christ is definitely risky.
4. Why not bring any supplies? Why not say “whassup” to people you saw on the road? Is Jesus trying to emphasize something here? Urgency? Focus?
5. So…stay where you are welcome. Don’t stay where you are not. Pretty clear. The idea, also, is that they would take whatever was provided for them. This is where that “the worker deserves his wages” comes from. What is the “work” that’s being done?
6. Why do you think it was important to stay in the same house?
7. “Eat whatever is set before you.” No problem.
8. They were to heal the sick and preach about the coming kingdom of God. What does the “kingdom of God is near you” mean?
9. Whew…wouldn’t want to be the town that wasn’t welcoming. Let’s do remember that Sodom that was destroyed, and that would be more enjoyable?
10. Uh oh…and then we get this list of places that rejected Jesus: Korazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum. Jesus says that the pagan towns of Tyre and Sidon would have repented at the coming of Jesus, but they didn’t flinch. Uh oh…
11. It’s crazy to think that a follower of Jesus is like Jesus Himself in the regard that, if a person rejects him or her, they are also rejecting Jesus. And, if anyone rejects the actual call of Jesus directly to them…even worse, that’s like rejecting God Himself. I guess that’s why those towns had it so bad. They heard Jesus firsthand and didn’t respond.
12. I’d be stoked if I was casting out demons.
13. Jesus saw Satan falling from heaven because this new force was on earth, a force of people empowered by God to change the world. Awesome.
14. These guys were apparently impervious to poison (unless I’m being to literal here). God made it so that they could go around without fear of being “bitten.” I guess this is why there are those crazy snake-handling churches. I guess they think that they also have this same authority. That brings up an interesting question, though. Is that authority that God gave those 72 available to us today?
15. Jesus also reminds them to get over themselves. They should be thankful that they are going to be able to go to heaven. Christians do have a hard time getting over themselves sometimes (including me).
16. Jesus is full of joy because these guys are getting it done in His name. He is happy that these “little children” (maybe uneducated Jews) were changing the world.
17. It’s amazing to know that it is even a miracle to be able to recognize WHO Jesus is. And I still think that we don’t know God like Jesus does.
18. No doubt they were blessed. I feel blessed to read this. And I know people like Abraham, Moses, Job, Esther, and David would have died to see this happening!
1. Jesus was often in danger of being arrested. Kind of different than the picture you have of a serene dude in a white robe sauntering about the Israel countryside.
2. Jesus talks about His departure earth and reconnection with God up in Heaven, but the Jews didn’t get it. They thought that it meant that Jesus might go to Greece. Hmm…some people say Greece looks like heaven.
3. Jesus restates the idea that all who are thirsty can come to Him. And, John explains that this means that they will be given the Holy Spirit– the Holy Spirit can satisfy.
4. Who do you think you would have thought Jesus was back then?
5. “Christ” means anointed. I missed that one on a quiz. Why couldn’t the anointed come from Galilee? Did they forget that Saul came from a small tribe? Did they forget that David was the runt of Jesse’s litter?
6. If only people knew that Jesus was born on a “night in Bethlehem”…
7. Why do you think the people were afraid to “lay hands” on Jesus?
8. The guards seemed scared to take Jesus in. He he he…
9. Typical “people in power” philosophy: the Pharisees know what’s really going on– how could a “mob” know anything?
10. Hey, it’s Nicodemus again. He wants everyone to hear Jesus out. (It worked for him.)
11. What’s the difference between Nicodemus and the rest of the Pharisees? What can we learn from him?
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1. Let’s take second to talk about demon-possession. A lot of people think that this was just these people’s way of describing people with mental illness, and there is no such thing as demons. What do you think? I mean, the Bible doesn’t really mince words when it talks about demons…
2. This guy was blind and mute as well. Jesus healed him (I suppose of his demons and his illnesses). Amazing.
3. People were referring to Him as the “Son of David.” This name occurs in prophecy and refers to the future Messiah of the Jewish people that had been foretold for centuries. So…they are starting to wonder if Jesus is the real deal…
4. The Pharisees say that Jesus is driving out demons because He is the prince of the demons, who is named Beelzebul. Interesting thought process. No wonder He can control them. He commands them. They are His friends.
5. Jesus knew their thoughts. Oh, to be omniscient…
6. OK…division ruins a kingdom. Got it. This would go for Satan too. Got it. So…Jesus is basically saying that Satan’s way (division, every man for himself) won’t work. It won’t stand. So what will?
7. Jesus confuses me after this. If the Pharisees are driving out demons (and Jesus is theoretically casting out demons by the name of Beelzebul), that would mean that (um…since the Pharisees are doing the same thing?) the Pharisees are too. So…um…that would put them in the position of being judged by demons? Right? So confusing…
8. If Jesus is doing it by the power of the Holy Spirit, though, here comes the Kingdom of God!
9.When Jesus is talking about tying up the strong man, is He talking about His present and future work of tying up Satan?
10. Jesus says you have to be with Him. There is no middle ground. Whoever isn’t with Christ might have well be undoing all of His work. Scattering.
11. What is this blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? Why would it be worse to speak against the Holy Spirit than Jesus? And, are the Pharisees in great danger of doing that right then?
12. Is Jesus knocking the fruit of the Pharisees while saying, “Hey, look at what I’m doing with these people! Look at My fruit! Isn’t it obvious I’m good?”
13. Jesus calls the Pharisees a gang of snakes. He wonders how they can say anything good at all. He also says that there will be a time when their hot air will go away. They will have to speak from their heart. No hypocrisy. No empty words. You say what you mean. And, when you are as messed up as these guys, that will not be a good thing…
14.Why would the teachers and Pharisees need a sign? Isn’t what Jesus is doing enough?
15. The only sign that this generation is going to get is seeing someone gone for 3 days and back. Jonah was in the belly of a whale (some people believe he had died) for 3 days. Jesus will be dead for 3 days and come back. How’s that for a sign?
16. Then Jesus flips the whole analogy by saying that, hey, the people of Ninevah repented at the words of a shmuck like Jonah– shouldn’t these people repent with the Christ standing there talking to them?!?!
17. The Queen of Sheba traveled mile upon mile to hear from the wisdom of Solomon. These guys don’t have to walk that far to hear from the source of wisdom. Geez!
18. This stuff about the evil spirit is difficult to understand…ok, so the evil spirit leaves a person (why or how?). Then the spirit looks for a place to crash and decides to just go home. When it returns, the person who had “gotten rid” of the evil hadn’t added anything GOOD in its place. So…the evil spirit calls up all its friends and has a evil spirits party in him for life. Let’s try to apply this to this generation…
19. The Pharisees say that shun what is evil. Well, they do that; but it is empty, not powered by the Holy Spirit (shoot, they even talk smack about the Holy Spirit). Then, the evil decides that it is going to fill up this person because their hearts are oh so cozy for evil. I mean, aren’t super-religious capable of some of the worst sin?
20. So…Mary and Jesus’ brothers wanted to talk to Jesus. Imagine being Jesus’ brother. Whoah.
21. Do you think what Jesus was saying about His fleshly family was hurtful to them?
22. Do you think Jesus is simply using exaggeration or shock-value to explain to them that blood-lines aren’t what matters…it’s faith in God? How would this be important for the Pharisees to hear?
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1. Wow…the Pharisees seem to be awfully picky at the disciples’ picking. Do they consider this to be “work”?
2. Hey…I remember that story now. David was on the run from Saul, and he needed food. And, indeed, he did eat the “consecrated” bread from Abiathar the priest. He basically ate a chunk of communion bread. Why? Um…because he needed it… So, maybe Jesus is saying that Sabbath is a day in which we shouldn’t be apologetic about getting what we truly need?
3. Boy…those guys were just focusing on the wrong thing. The guy was in need of healing, but I guess being “religious” was more important than being compassionate.
4. I love that Jesus doesn’t think like those guys.
5. I love the fact that Jesus was about meeting needs.
6. Imagine being Jesus. I remember watching stuff about ‘N Sync back in the day, where girls would swarm them wherever they went; but could you imagine how people swarmed Jesus, knowing that He could heal and drive out demons?
7. Jesus has a draft. He picks twelve guys for His team. I wonder if there were guys who were left out that wanted to be in. I’m sure that there were guys who were in that couldn’t believe that Jesus wanted him.
8. Purpose of Jesus’ disciples: be with Christ, go out to preach, and drive out demons.
9. A couple of guys we know, and a couple of new ones: Peter, James (son of Zebedee), John (I love that he and his brother got a cool nickname like “the sons of thunder”), Andrew, Philip, Batholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James (son of Alphaeus), Thaddeus, Simon the Zealot (a revolutionary), and Judas Iscariot.
10. Mark tells us the end before we get there: Judas will betray Jesus. Maybe he put that here because he knew that Jesus must have known that this was going to happen?
Anyway, we’ve got the complete set now! Woo hoo…
(p.s. The picture of the mustachioed lad is up there in honor of the Relevant Gentleman’s Society, a group preserving the integrity of the mustache.)
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Some people get turned off by reading this genealogy. I say it is due to lack of the proper background. Oh, the stories that are embedded in this genealogy…
1. Jesus is referred to as the son of David and the son of Abraham. Why David? I’m guessing because he was the iconic king. This would imply that Jesus is going to be the King. Then you’ve got Abraham. He’s the father of the faith. Jesus isn’t just going to be the continuation of that faith…He’s going to be the fulfillment of it.
2. Notice that this geneology doesn’t start with Adam. It starts when the faith starts (with Abraham). I think that’s interesting.
3. OK…so we know Abraham (far from perfect), Isaac (not really perfect), Jacob (definitely not perfect), and Judah (not perfect either). These are all direct descendents of Jesus. Their stories are wrapped up in His DNA. Cool huh?
4. Then you’ve got Perez (don’t really know), Hezron (who?), Ram (nice name), Amminadab (don’t know), Nahshon (who?), and then Salmon. Now, you might think that Salmon is just a dude with a fishy name. But, look who his wife is…Rahab! Does anyone remember who she is? She’s the prostitute from Jericho who hid the Israelite spies. Isn’t it amazing that Jesus Christ comes from a line that includes a foreign former prostitute?
5. And that’s not all. Look who Rahab’s son was: Boaz. Remember him? If you guessed the husband of Ruth you would be right. How cool is that! The story of Boaz and Ruth getting together is the story of two people coming together who will eventually be ancestors of Jesus. Oh…and Ruth was foreign too.
6. They had Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse. And Jesse was the father of David. He’s the rock star in the bunch. And it’s cool to see that David was a relative of Jesus too.
7. Interesting choice of words next: “David was the father of Solomon by THE WIFE OF URIAH.” I don’t think this is intended to belittle Bathsheba. But, it does remind us all that Solomon came from David’s sinful relationship with Bathsheba (at the expense of Uriah). Wow…it’s amazing to know that THIS is in the line of Jesus Christ as well.
8. Solomon had Rehoboam (remember the king who listened to his young friends over his older advisors and split Israel). Then King Abijah, King Asaph, King Jehoshaphat (a great king), King Joram, King Uzziah, King Jotham, King Ahaz, King Hezekiah (another good king), King Manasseh, King Amon, King Josiah (my favorite king), and King Jechoniah (the king who was taken away to Babylon). That’s a rich history, and Jesus is a direct royal heir to the kingdom of Judah.
9. Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, who was the father of Zerubbabel (who was in charge when they were allowed to come back to Jerusalem), who was the father of Abiud, the father of Eliakim, the father of Azor, the father of Zadok, the father of Achim, the father of Eliud, the father of Eleazar, the father of Matthan, the father of Jacob, the father of Joseph…this is the Joseph who is engaged to be married to Mary! Hmm…now this is the shocker…why does Matthew list the geneology of Joseph instead of Mary? I mean, technically, is Joseph REALLY Jesus’ father?
10. Nice symmetry. 14 generations from the beginning of the faith until the line of David. 14 generations of the line of David until getting exiled. 14 generations from the exile to Christ. Wow…
11. Then we get to the story of Jesus’ birth. This question can’t be asked enough: what do you think was going through Joseph’s mind when he found out that his woman was pregnant?
12. Joseph didn’t want to shame Mary, so he was going to break things off silently. Nice guy. Maybe nicer than you think. She could have been stoned for this “crime.”
13. Wow…I still would have wondered if I had eaten some weird lamb when an angel came to me in a dream. But, Joseph “gets it” to the best of his ability and mans up.
14. Can you imagine receiving that kind of message about the baby inside your fiance’s womb? (one that you didn’t make!)
15. Isaiah prophesied about this centuries earlier. Wow. Do you even think that Isaiah knew what he was predicting?
16. Immanuel…God with us. My favorite name for God.
17. Joseph is an amazing man. He really swallowed his pride for God.
18. And he also didn’t have sex with her UNTIL she gave birth to Jesus. I don’t know why that offends people to think of Mary having sex. But, after Jesus, she did (and made more babies). Anyway…Joseph was strong for not having sex. Again, maybe that had something to do with his sinful-nature seed not messing with the sinless baby forming in Mary’s womb?
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1. If we don’t read these stories with the end in mind (and take them as they come), this is pretty crazy. You’d think the Zechariah story would be the main event. But, no, Gabriel makes his way to a little town called Nazareth…
2. The angel goes to a young, engaged girl. Her name was Mary. And, even though we don’t know much about her, she must have done something right because the angel says that she is “favored” by God. Now, I know that for some, the discussion as Mary as a HUMAN is almost out of bounds. But, do you think that she was super-holy or an ordinary high-school-aged girl?
3. Interesting that Mary was troubled. What do you think disturbed her about the situation?
4. She will conceive a son…and his name will be Jesus. That sound like something I should put on the front of a Christmas card. He he he… No, but seriously, this is the first time that we get His name. The first time that we have a name for this “Word became flesh.” Goosebumps…
5. He will be great and be called the Son of God! OK…that’s bigger than John. This is bigger than anyone, any prophet, any holy person. This is the real thing. And he will take over the reign of Israel, the throne of King David (that has since kind of fallen to mean very little). What do you think Mary thought the angel meant when he said all these things to her?
6. His kingdom will have no end! Again, what do you think Mary was thinking?
7. We get a slight clue. She was confused. She’s trying to figure out how a girl who has never had sex could have a son. Fair question. How is her need for clarification different than Zechariah’s?
8. The Holy Spirit will come upon Mary. Now, that doesn’t mean that the Holy Spirit will have sex with her, but it does mean that the Holy Spirit (the essence of God) will literally be the father. Whoah!
9. [A little side note: since sin is passed down through the "seed" of the father...um, what does that mean about Jesus being "born into sin"?]
10. Then Gabriel clues her in that Elizabeth is pregnant too! Whoah. (Incidentally, if you have not seen the movie, “The Nativity,” I think it is amazing.)
11. “For nothing will be impossible with God.” Can I get an amen?
12. Check Mary’s obedience here. Let it be. We don’t hear much about the personal consequence that she would have had to have been “knocked up” in this culture, but I can assure you that any social stigmas that are attached to it today are nothing compared to what would have happened in that culture. And yet, like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (who were willing to be burned if that’s what it took), she says I’ll do it. I’m never going to worship Mary, but I do respect her.
13. How cool is it that fetus John leapt for joy at the sound of Mary’s voice! Awesome.
14. The Holy Spirit filled Elizabeth and she drops the “Hail Mary” prayer that is known so well by all my Catholic family…”Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.” I would definitely say that this is the greatest honor that any woman could ever have.
15. Notice the reverence that Elizabeth gives to Mary, though (her neice): she calls her “the mother of my Lord.”
16. Don’t know why Mary’s prayer is called the “Magnificat.” Sounds like a name for cat food. But…
17. We learn that Mary considered herself in a humble state. She’s an underdog, but she won’t be considered that anymore…
18. It’s not all flowers and butterflies. You can get a sense that Mary believes that she is a part of an oppressed people. The people in power at the time are rich, proud…all the things that she says God is going to set right. Mary was no cupcake. She wants change too. And she believes that this act is going to make it happen.
19. Isn’t it interesting that we don’t ever hear anything from Mary’s parents?
I’m going to dig really deep into Proverbs next year; so, for now, I’m just going to talk about the passage for the day…
1. Although I never had a father-figure to give me great advice like this, I now understand the sincerity of a father wanting to teach his sons well. Honestly, Green Arrow, it reminds me of your dad and how hard he tries to teach you, Joe, and Brendan the RIGHT way. I guess if Solomon had all of that wisdom, I could see how he would want to badly to share it with his sons–to spare them from danger and mistakes. That’s what good fathers do.
2. If this is Solomon writing this, then he’s obviously talking about his dad, David, teaching him to value wisdom. Isn’t it great that David taught him to value this above all else? Think about it, when God gave Solomon a choice to have anything he wanted, he chose wisdom to rule the people well. That was David’s legacy to him.
3. Interesting that wisdom is referred to in the female sense. Keep in mind that, in another part of Proverbs, “folly” is referred to as a loud slutty girl in the streets, trying to get young guys to fall into her traps. So…maybe wisdom is feminine to go along with that thinking. Or, as some Christian-feminists (if that’s possible) think, maybe it’s something else???
4. Keep in mind that “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of all wisdom,” so by wisdom we are referring to God’s ways.
5. You can really hear the father-heart of Solomon as he brings these words. He wants his sons (and daughters) to have LIFE.
6. He is careful to encourage his “sons” to stay away from bad influences.
7. Verse 19 sticks out to me…I can definitely say this about many people I know: “they do not known over what they stumble.”
8. Guard your heart. What do you think that means?
9. Crooked speech and devious talk. What do you think that means?
10. In the end, he basically tells us to walk straight, not deviating off the path of righteousness.
11. For some reason, this passage makes me excited to be a dad one day– to share God’s wisdom with my sons and daughters. That would be cool.
