Jesus did not arrive safely, comfortably, or legally secure. He fled by night, crossed borders, and lived in fear of returning home—because a politician wanted him dead. The Gospel doesn’t leave us room to sanitize this reality. If how we treat refugees is how we treat Jesus, then the question isn’t whether Christ was a…
Jesus prophetically relayed his coming death to his disciples several times, but it seemed to go in one ear and out the other. The angels reminded them at the tomb, saying, “Remember what he told you?” Jamin uses this statement to discuss the importance of holding onto prophetic words.
In this message, Jamin reads quite a bit of the ending of Luke in hopes of helping us feel everything that Jesus went through for us. This, of course, should encourage us to give everything we have to Christ in return. We must check the temperature of our lives so that Christ might find us…
Thanks to James and Anna for having me on the Para Podcast! The average way Christians talk about the cross is not one that always sounds like good news. God was angry and wanted to kill someone, so he took his anger out on his sinless son and now he’s happy and can accept the…
It’s no secret that I’m a big proponent of supernatural ministry—indeed, it’s a big part of why I became a pastor. I love teaching people how to listen to the Holy Spirit. But this comes with its fair share of risks, like God-Told-Me-Syndrome. While I always teach people to be discerning and to share words…
In 2020, the American Christian world lost its mind. We were argumentative and defiant against safety protocols in our churches and society. We were argumentative and defensive about racial inequality, crushing people of color under the weight of deaf ears and still feet. Instead of rebuking political tyrants, we embraced and endorsed them to the…
When Jesus is in the Garden of Gethsemane, he becomes desperate in prayer, asking God for another way. But he follows the signs and impressions he receives, including an angel sent to him at that moment. What signs are we following?
After a man calls Jesus, “Good Teacher,” he responds strangely: “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.” But Jesus is God, so why does he say this? On a more personal note, do we recognize God’s goodness as Jesus did? How might it affect us if we don’t?
Christians often demean themselves with degrading words, but the words Jesus uses to describe the resurrected are quite glorious. They are “considered worthy,” “equal to the angels,” and are “children of God.” How do we see our identity? Does it line up with the way Jesus sees us? How might our lives be different if…
A good cornerstone is crucial to constructing a building, but Jesus identifies himself as a rejected cornerstone. In this message, we look at some of the reasons why people might have rejected Jesus as a cornerstone and ask ourselves if we still do the same thing today.
Christians are known for declaring where the Kingdom of Heaven is, but Jesus said it couldn’t be observed and that there’s no way we could miss it when it finally came. But he also said the kingdom was within us right here and now. What does this all mean for us today?
Jamin Bradley 