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New Book: Spirit Infused Worship
In this short book, Pastor Jamin Bradley draws from deep Bible study and over 15 years of worship leading experience to address some of the topics that we often ignore. In these pages you’ll find practical tips for leading worship alongside the Holy Spirit, discover how the Bible sees our music and church services engaging…
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Homeless Count 2022
Many thanks to MLive for helping us get the word out about our annual Homeless Count! You can read the article here, join the Facebook event, and visit the Continuum of Care’s webpage for more information! In order to raise the governmental funds a city needs to take care of their homeless, a city first…
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Jesus Takes the Keys of Death
Jesus tells John in Revelation that he now has the keys of Death and Hades. As we read through the Bible in its entirety, this story becomes an important thread to understanding the cross, the gospel, and what Jesus actually did for humanity. Join the conversation on our Discord: http://www.jxncloud.com/discord
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Shiny Jesus Face
When John sees Jesus in Revelation, his face is shining like the sun. This strange description carries with it some Bible callbacks. It’s also illuminated in an interesting light by some of the Jewish conceptions of John’s time. Join us as we follow this rabbit trail to see what more the Bible might be getting…
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Jesus’s Mouth Sword
All throughout the gospels, Jesus’s teachings are rather nonviolent. Not only does he disarm Peter of his weapon, but he teaches us to forgive and love our enemies. But then in Revelation Jesus returns with a sword in his mouth and we see the theme of violence all over the place. Is Jesus still nonviolent…
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Are Angels Appointed to Churches? (Revelation 1:16)
In Revelation, Jesus has John write to seven angels that appear to be appointed to seven churches. Is this just symbolism or are angels appointed to churches? What about guardian angels? Can they be assigned to humans? What does the Bible have to say? Those are the questions on the table in today’s Revelation episode.…
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Gabriel, Michael, and Jesus
The way that John describes Jesus in Revelation sounds very familiar to a certain “man” Daniel described meeting, who shows up alongside two other angels, Gabriel and Michael. What is John implying? We take a look at that in today’s episode of JXN Cloud. Join the conversation on our Discord: http://www.jxncloud.com/discord.
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Descend
Here’s a new song I’m working on for my next project. The chords and lyrics still need a bit of chiseling, but I’m pretty happy with where it’s going and to be able to put the cross in more of a Christus Victor light. You fill all thingsEven the depths of SheolThe roots of the…
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Why Lampstands?
We first see the 7 golden lampstands in Revelation 1:12. What kind of Bible callbacks does this symbol represent and what does it mean for John in his vision? We cover that and more in today’s episode of JXN Cloud. Join the discussion on our Discord! http://www.jxncloud.com/discord
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The Cosmological Government
When we think of government, we often miss the much larger picture the Bible paints of the physical and spiritual worlds blending together. In this message, I look at Romans 13 (which is often misapplied for people to endorse anything their favorite political leader does) and set it in the larger cosmological landscape of the…
