Posts tagged the Curse
Story 2: Mutiny in the Kingdom
Story 2: Mutiny in the Kingdom

Imagine it. The first man and woman lived in a glorious Garden. They had lives of perfect rest and happiness. They never had to worry about having enough food, about bad weather or illness or growing old. It was a world of endless bliss.

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Adam and Eve, Bible Learning, Bible Lesson, Biblical Narratives, blessings, Christ, Christianity, Creation, Creator, death, disobedience, Eden, eternity, Evil One, evil serpent, Faith, fear, Genesis, image of God, Kingdom of God, Lord, Metanarrative, narrative, Old Testament, perfect world, prophecy, Satan, Spiritual formation, stories, the Curse, the Fall, UncategorizedJennifer JagersonAdam and Eve, Bible, Bible learning, Bible Study, Christ, death, devastation, Eden, evil, Genesis, hope, narrative, Paradise, prophecy of Christ, sin, the Curse, the Fall, transformation
Story 140: Counting the Cost
Story 140: Counting the Cost

As Jesus went around Perea proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom of God, great crowds began to follow Him wherever He went. A great line of hostility had been drawn by the most powerful religious leaders in Jerusalem against Jesus, but He was still the most popular teacher in the nation.

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Bible narratives, Bible study, Gospels, Jesus Christ, New Testament, UncategorizedJennifer JagersonBible narratives, Bible Study, Cost of Discipleship, Counting the Cost, cross, crucifixion, devotion, disciple, faithfulness, God the Father, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, Luke, Messiah, Name of Jesus, New Testament, Perea, Radical love, radical obedience, radical preacher, sacrifice, Satan, the Curse, the Fall
Story 178: The Last Supper: The Bread and the Cup
Story 178: The Last Supper: The Bread and the Cup

The Passover Feast was a high and holy event for the Jewish people. It celebrated the memory of the great day of salvation in Jewish history. Fifteen hundred years before Jesus came to earth, God set His people free from the horrible oppression of the Egyptian Pharaoh.

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