This Jesus Thing

Christmas - Week 2

The story of the Magi teaches us that when we meet Jesus our past comes into focus, our present shifts perspective, and our future gains direction. 

 

Scriptures: 

Psalm 84

Jeremiah 31.7-14

Ephesians 1.3-19

Matthew 2.1-12 

Christmas - Week 1

The Christmas season starts on Christmas and is a 12 day celebration!  What are we celebrating?  That God, is with us, in Jesus.   

 

Scriptures: 

Psalm 147

Isaiah 61.10-62.3

Galatians 3.23-25; 4.4-7

John 1.1-18 

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! God is with you.  He wants to be with you, he is going to be with you, and one day soon he will return to restore all things! 

 

Scriptures: 

Luke 2.1-14

Psalm 96

Isaiah 9.2-7

Titus 2.11-14

Advent - Week 4

Loving God combines our love for God and our love for others.  For Jesus, love was a feeling to be pursued, but actions that pursued others. 

 

Passages: 

Psalm 80

Isaiah 70.10-16

Romans 1.1-7

Matthew 1.18-25

Advent - Week 3

Christian hope is rooted in the belief that Jesus has come and will come again, providing a sense of peace and joy. Joy is described as a constant state of well-being and is our external response to the hope found in Christ. 

 

Passages:

Psalm 146

Isaiah 35.1-10

James 5.7-10

Matthew 11.2-11 

Advent - Week 2

Who do you call when things are starting to break? Do you believe that Jesus can actually put your life back together again?  Advent is about the coming of Jesus and his arrival brings about hope. Because our hope is in him, we are filled with a pervasive sense of peace, helping us see God at work in our life. 

 

Passages: 

Psalm 72

Isaiah 11.1-10

Romans 15.4-13

Matthew 3.1-12

Advent - Week 1

For hundreds of years, followers of Jesus have been following a calendar that keeps This Jesus Thing at the center of their lives.  

Advent - Christ has come
Epiphany - Christ with us 
Lent - Christ for us
Easter - Christ in us 
Pentecost - Christ through us

Passages: 
Psalm 122
Isaiah 2.1-5
Romans 13.11-14
Matthew 24.36-44 

The Story of The Bible - Start Here!

In this inaugural episode of 'This Jesus Thing,' hosts Brandon and Connie Lemois explore the foundational aspects of following Jesus. 

They emphasize the importance of starting with the Scriptures and understanding the overarching narrative of the Bible, which includes creation, the fall, the struggle of humanity, redemption through Jesus, the ache of the present, and the hope of restoration.

The conversation invites listeners to engage with their faith and the story of Jesus in a meaningful way.