Episode 5

The month's theme is faithfulness, so take a listen and explore with Pastor Adam & Jessica as they dive deep into the history of our monthly scripture, the origins of Easter, and much more!

Questions: 

1. We know Paul was a man of great faith (he wrote just about half the New Testament!) During Easter Sunday service on April 9th you yourself brought up an “Ask Adam” question… in Corinthians Paul refers to written scriptures - which scriptures is he referring to? Did Paul draw from the written Word at the time in building “the faith”?

2. If faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains, is someone that has strong faith but some doubt the same?

3. I’ve been curious about this passage in Matthew 16:24. Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me.” Since this is before Jesus was crucified, what did he mean by “Take up his cross”? Was this a common saying in this time that the disciples would have understood what it meant? Was it a prophetic statement of Him knowing his near future? Or does it not refer to the crucifixion at all?

4. We were watching The Passion on Good Friday, and when we got to the point where Jesus needed help carrying the cross my daughter asked me, “Mom - what does this say about our faith, that Jesus needed help carrying the cross - when he asks us to point blank take up our crosses and follow him? If Jesus needed human help carrying the cross - wouldn’t this indicate that we humans cannot carry our own crosses, is this a contradiction?

5. In Revelation 20 (Great White Throne of Judgement), the passage describes Death and Hades being personified entities, then being thrown into the lake of fire. Are they entities AND places at the same time? If so, is that why Jesus was able to defeat “death, hell, and the grave”?

6. As our activation this month challenges us to be faithful by spending time with God and in our word, I am curious. How do you study the Bible beyond just reading it?

7. Is there any actual proof of the resurrection of Jesus Christ? How could something so impactful come across in the natural as so vague? How are we supposed to build our faith/faithfulness without physical evidence?

8. We know that with the modern translations of the Bible, most simply rephrase scripture to a common day phraseology - however, recently we learned there are some versions with entire scriptures removed? Is this true? What does this say about our “faith”? Does this make some churches more faithful than others?

Recorded on 4.11.23 at Jubilee Bridge Church in Morgan Hill, CA