"You know not the day nor the hour." ~Jesus.The purpose of this challenge is to hear the Lord loud and clear, calling to us the words He spoke so strongly and DIED to impart:  "Seek first the Kingdom!" (See Luke 12: 31).Together, with other brothers and sisters who have joined this challenge (over 40 people now!), we'll spend intensive time for one week (November 8-15th) focusing in on the Word of...  Read More

Today's Words from Jesus on how to live: Matthew 16: 24-28John 5: 24Today's Words from the New Testament Letters on how to live:  2 Timothy 2: 1-13 (St. Paul writing to Timothy...whole letters are amazing. This is also part of that page I turned to yesterday when asking the Lord what He wanted for us) Scripture Reading/Journaling Instructions: Spend some prayer time with the Scriptures of the day....  Read More

We watched the following from formed.org (make sure you have your free account already initiated). Below is the Audio from most of the class (excluding small group time and the videos (which are above): Up in the Church we watched/prayed with the Scripture that the Lord had given me when I asked what He wanted for last night, earlier that day in prayer...here's the picture of the page I opened to ...  Read More

Scripture Reading/Journaling Instructions: Spend some prayer time with the Scriptures of the day.  Chew on them. Read multiple times. Ask the Holy Spirit what He wants you to notice.  Write those verses and insights in a journal.  Ask: "Jesus, what is one instruction you want to give me for how I live each day from this Scripture?"Converse with Him about it and write down what you feel the Lord is...  Read More

Continue with at least 15 minutes of quality time with the Lord each day, but if you are already steady there, go for 20-30 Minutes personal prayer each day! Read some of the following passages during your prayer time each day. Various New Testament Writings on the meaning of the cross or the crucifixion accounts themselves:Matthew 26: 36 - Matthew 27:66 Mark 15: 22-41 Luke 22: 29 - 23: 56;     ...  Read More

We watched 10:30-16:00 of the below "Fearless" documentary.  Strong recommendation to watch the entire 1 hr. 15 min.  Powerful testimonies about the Holy Spirit gifts being the manifestation of Jesus through His Body, the Church on the earth.  Moving documentary with a lot of hard-hitting Catholic theologians interspersed for explanation of what's happening with all these healings and incredible p...  Read More

Audio version of the talk  (Part 2) from Jesus Part 3 with Fr. Alex: Here's the trailer we saw in class for a very well-made movie, "The Case for Christ." It's the true story about Lee Strobel, a decorated reporter and a staunch atheist.  His wife became a Christian and he set out to prove Christianity false.  In the process he realized there was a ton of evidence that Christianity was actually tr...  Read More

Continue with at least 15 minutes of quality time with the Lord each day, but if you are already steady there, go for 20-30 Minutes personal prayer each day! Read some of the following passages during your prayer time each day. The below are various teachings and miracles of Jesus (obviously all are significant and you should read the whole Gospels, but these will give you a taste of some key poin...  Read More

Continue with at least 15 minutes of quality time with the Lord each day, but if you are already steady there, go for 20-30 Minutes personal prayer each day!Ask the Lord questions in prayer and spend time pressing in to listen for answers.  Write down what you feel Him telling you.Include Bible reading...see below for suggestion that coincides with this week's lesson. Read some of the following pa...  Read More

Audio version of the talk from last night with Fr. Alex: Fr. Alex on "Jesus Training" walking with Emmanuel, as His disciples 4 Reasons God took on our Humanity in the Person of Jesus Christ:...  Read More

We watched The Search Episode 5: Who is Jesus (must get your free formed.org account for this link to work...see DIP General Resource Page for how to do this). We also had the opportunity to watch the 5 minute, very moving video (must watch and read not just listen) below in the church, and the 5 minute clip from The Chosen. 9 min above, 11 min below from two different, but great priests who have ...  Read More

Prayer Time: Keep working on getting up to at least 15 minutes of quality, set-aside, prayer time with God each day and/or increase your already 15 min by 5 or 10min per day (set a timer and really stick with it!)In your prayer time, continue the conversation you started in class:Picture Jesus in front of you and hear Him ask you "Who do you say that I am?" Picture Jesus in front of you and ask Hi...  Read More