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Behind the Scenes of America Reads the Bible This week on Conversations with Christians Engaged, we're going behind the scenes of America Reads the Bible — the historic public reading of Scripture coming to the nation April 18–25, 2026 live from Washington, D.C. Bunni Pounds is joined by Jayme Thompson, Director of America Reads the Bible, for a candid, faith-filled look at how this massive national project is actually being built. From the early vision God gave Bunni in the Museum of the Bible, to miraculous partnerships with ministries across America, to the gritty, complex logistical work of scheduling 84 hours of continuous Scripture reading — this episode pulls back the curtain on what might become the largest Bible reading event in U.S. history. Jayme and Bunni share: The story of how their partnership began The spiritual “sparks” that confirmed this project The challenge of dividing the entire Bible into 84 sections Why top worship leaders like Kim Walker-Smith, Danny Gokey, Meredith Andrews, UPPERROOM, and more said “yes” How God has brought unity, favor, and divine connections at just the right moments This is a raw, inspiring, behind-the-scenes conversation full of faith, friendship, and the miraculous grace of God. Join us as we continue to awaken and empower believers to pray, vote, and engage — and get ready for America Reads the Bible 2026.

Today, we're exploring the Upper Room where Jesus shared the passover meal with the disciples, and the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus prayed three times, "If possible, let this cup pass from me." What is the eternal significance of these moments, and what they mean for us today? Welcome to Antioch Georgetown! We are a church in Georgetown, TX, and our mission is simple--Lead people to follow Christ in a life-changing way.Get Connected:

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, we hear about Governor Hochul's reversal on permitting a cryptocurrency fossil fuel plant in Seneca Lake. Then, Moses Nagel reports on Mark Mishler receiving the Pat Beetle peace Award. Later on, Rosemary Armao talks with a woman serving as a Catholic priest in the Upper Room. After that, we hear a reading from the autobiography of the late Assata Shakur. Finally, we hear about the recent vote to move Troy City Hall to Proctor's Theater. Co-hosts: Benno Greene Engineer: Jalaya Reid

It's hard to see what the Roman Catholic Church finds so threatening about women leaders when Denise Hackert-Stoner of Albany describes her Upper Room Inclusive Catholic Community. She's been excommunicated from the traditional Church since her ordination and sees little prospect of it dropping its ban on women priests at least in her lifetime despite the massive pedophile priest scandal plaguing the institution. Women priests demand engagement, charity, compassion, beauty and see themselves as renegades.Denise Hackert-Stoner is an ordained priest in the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests, and an active member of the Upper Room Inclusive Catholic Community in Albany, NY. As a presider in this community she prepares and participates in church celebrations, and sacramental occasions. She is also in direct service ministries along with friends at the Upper Room catering to the poor, immigrants and refugees. As a nature photographer, she can often be found out on a trail with her husband Scott, often on her knees or belly, inspecting some tiny living thing. Amazed at the beauty of nature and the Divine Presence in all of it, she records her thoughts in a weekly Substack in essays called Walking on God. She also uses her own and Scott's images to illustrate music used in liturgies at the Upper Room. You can reach Denise at denisehstoner@aol.com, and you can read her Substack at https://denisehackertstoner.substack.com/

Denise Hackert-Stoner is a priest. Not in the traditional Roman Catholic church, which instantly excommunicated her and condemned her to hell when she was ordained. But she's a priest nonetheless in the Upper Room Inclusive Catholic Community of the Albany area. In this week's chapter of Beyond the Brink and Fighting Back, podcast host Rosemary Armao talks with Hackert-Stoner about defying church fathers and creating a church that emphasizes love, compassion, diversity, and positivity that feels close to what early Christians had before the Roman patriarchy erased women and introduced hierarchy and rules. Learn more about these renegade women and what they do.

In this episode, Samuel Goulet emphasizes the importance of anchoring prayer in biblical understanding and practice, using the imagery of the upper room to illustrate the significance of waiting upon the Lord and praying according to God's will rather than personal desires. He highlights how the transformative power of waiting and prayer refines and prepares individuals for the fulfillment of God's promises, drawing parallels between the disciples' experience and the process of spiritual growth. Samuel encourages listeners to pursue a prayer life that seeks God's will, fostering personal transformation and a deeper connection with the divine. [ivoox.com]

Episode NotesEpisode 96: Matthew 8-9 - Reporting Safe From a Cross-Reference TornadoNovember 11, 2025 - Host: Dr. Gregory HallIn this episode we'll be introducing you to the idea of a cross-reference tornado. That's the term I've given to those Bible stories that send you spinning through several other passages in rapid succession. It's a cross-reference tornado… and so hold on to Toto… cause were not in Kansas anymore. Resources Referenced and/or Read:Morris, L. (1992). The Gospel according to Matthew. W.B. Eerdmans; Inter-Varsity Press. - "By casting out demons outside Israel, Jesus shows that his authority is not limited by geography, ethnicity, or ritual purity. Evil spirits recognize and submit to him even in foreign soil — implying that God's reign is breaking into all creation, not just within the covenant land.This anticipates the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18–20), where the resurrected Christ claims, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me” and sends his disciples “to all nations.” The Gerasene exorcism is an early foreshadowing of that global mission." Lindsey, R. (2009) 2nd ed. Jesus, Rabbi and Lord: A Lifetime's Search for the Meaning of Jesus' Words. Jerusalem Perspective, LLC.— specifically in chapter 13  titled “Healing Everywhere.” Available at www.JerusalemPerspective.comDr. Halvor Ronning discussed Dr. Robert Lindsey's work  on my first trip to Israel in 2007. We were in the synagogue in Capernaum. Dr. Robert L. Lindsey treats Matthew 9:2 in his bookRead... but not used in this episode: Ingolfsland, D. (2004). Review of Christianity in the Making, vol. 1: Jesus Remembered by James D. G. Dunn. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 47(4), 715. "… in his discussion of a passage in which Jesus heals a paralyzed man and announces that the man's sins are forgiven (Mark 2, Matthew 9, Luke 5), Dunn argues that the passive form of the verb (ἀψἰδνται) shows that Jesus was not usurping a prerogative that belonged only to God, but was simply announcing forgiveness the way a modern priest would declare a penitent sinner forgiven. According to Dunn, the subsequent protest by the religious leadership occurred simply because Jesus exceeded his authority by pronouncing forgiveness outside of the Temple cult."Show Music:Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos SantosTransition Music - produced by Jacob A. HallPodcast Website:The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.comMy New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/Sister site: RethinkingRest.comRethinking Rest... the Book is now available. The Rethinking Rest audiobook is available only on Audible: More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/Social Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture Twitter: @RethinkingStuffInstagram: Rethinking_ScriptureYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLAPowered and distributed by Simplecast.

FAITH IS… with Pastor Rick Stevens – Revelation reveals the triumph of God over evil as heaven bursts with hallelujahs. Jesus invites His people to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, celebrating Holy Communion in eternal joy. In the Upper Room and beyond, we gather with Him, sharing in His victory and the promise of everlasting fellowship at His heavenly table...

Thank you for joining us for worship this Sunday at Upper Room Church! We would love to hear from you. Comment below and let us know you are watching.   Message Notes: https://upperroom.cls.co/sZjB Exodus 17:8-16   Pastor Mike Doyle Movement Church NYC https://www.movementnyc.org/   Baptism Sign Up: https://upperroompcola.cls.co/dmjs   Growth Track: https://upr.cls.co/njyq   UR Groups: https://upr.cls.co/zdqc   Event Calendar: https://upr.cls.co/ftcj   Prayer, Assistance, Share Decision of Faith: https://upr.cls.co/nqvp   Join the Legacy Team: https://upr.cls.co/msth   Giving: Support this ministry here and around the world: https://upr.cls.co/jpzq   Streaming License through CCLI https://ccli.com/us/en/streaming   Copyright protection under 17 U.S.C. § 110 - U.S. Code - Section 3

John 15:13 "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." Introduction: The Measure of True Love The words before us were spoken by the Lord Jesus Christ on the eve of His crucifixion. In the Upper Room, amidst the solemnity of betrayal and the shadow of the cross, our Lord taught His disciples about love, obedience, and sacrifice. The thirteenth verse of John fifteen stands as the pinnacle of that teaching—"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his

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Choreographers and Pacific Northwest Ballet Dancers Amanda Morgan and Christopher D'Ariano discuss how they decided to become professional dancers, how much of dance is drive versus talent, and how we can encourage our kids to pursue their dreams. Their new work, AfterTime, has its world premiere this weekend to kick off PNB's In the Upper Room repertory program. Info at PNB.org

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings bring the analysis of Season 5 of The Chosen to a close with a discussion of the eighth episode.The ChosenThe Chosen (TV Series) — WikipediaThe Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDbLeil Shimurim — ChabadGethsemane — Blue Letter Bible“Flee as a Bird” by Mary S. B. D. Shindler (1842) — A Cappella Hymns, YouTube“Flee as a Bird” by Mary S. B. D. Shindler (1842) — The Cyber Hymnal

Episode NotesEpisode 95: Matthew 8 - Using Infectious Skin Diseases for OutreachNovember 1, 2025 - Host: Dr. Gregory HallIn this episode we'll dive into a particular formula (3 stories of healing followed by a call to discipleship) that Matthew uses to present Jesus' ministry. When we're done, you might ask if infectious skin diseases could be a part of your church's outreach ministry!Resources Referenced and/or Read:The list of Lepers in the Bible is pretty short:  Exod 4 - Moses' hand became leprous as snow, as if he had a skin disease, after he encountered God at the burning bush.Numbers 12:10 - Miriam, sister of Moses, became leprous when she spoke against Moses' leadership.Naaman - 2 Kings 5 - Elisha sent a messenger to him saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh will be restored to you and you will be clean.”Gehazi, the servant of Elisha - 2 Kings 5:20Joab - 2 Samuel 3:292 Kgs 15; 2 Chr 26  - Uzziah [Azariah], king of Judah, was punished with a skin disease after he went into the temple of the Lord so that he might burn incense.Simon the Leper - Matthew 26:6-13 and Mark 14:3-9Three gospels likely share the same event: Matthew 8:2-4 - unnamed, Mark 1:40-45 - unnamed, Luke 5:12-16 - unnamedLuke 17:11-21 - 9 unnamed Jews - one unnamed SamaritanMatt 11:1-6 - When John the Baptist was imprisoned, John asks if Jesus is the Expected One… and in his response Jesus mentions several miracles associated with his ministry including “the lepers are cleansed”.Show Music:Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos SantosTransition Music - produced by Jacob A. HallPodcast Website:The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.comMy New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/Sister site: RethinkingRest.comRethinking Rest... the Book is now available. The Rethinking Rest audiobook is available only on Audible: More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/Social Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture Twitter: @RethinkingStuffInstagram: Rethinking_ScriptureYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLAPowered and distributed by Simplecast.

Thank you for joining us for worship this Sunday at Upper Room Church! We would love to hear from you. Comment below and let us know you are watching. Message Notes: https://upperroom.cls.co/fctZ Matthew 6:19-24   Baptism Sign Up: https://upperroompcola.cls.co/dmjs   Growth Track: https://upr.cls.co/njyq   UR Groups: https://upr.cls.co/zdqc   Event Calendar: https://upr.cls.co/ftcj   Prayer, Assistance, Share Decision of Faith: https://upr.cls.co/nqvp   Join the Legacy Team: https://upr.cls.co/msth   Giving: Support this ministry here and around the world: https://upr.cls.co/jpzq   Streaming License through CCLI https://ccli.com/us/en/streaming   Copyright protection under 17 U.S.C. § 110 - U.S. Code - Section 3

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Thank you for joining us for worship this Sunday at Upper Room Church! We would love to hear from you. Comment below and let us know you are watching.   Message Notes: https://upperroom.cls.co/qZRp Proverbs 13:22   Baptism Sign Up: https://upperroompcola.cls.co/dmjs Growth Track: https://upr.cls.co/njyq UR Groups: https://upr.cls.co/zdqc Event Calendar: https://upr.cls.co/ftcj Prayer, Assistance, Share Decision of Faith: https://upr.cls.co/nqvp Join the Legacy Team: https://upr.cls.co/msth Giving: Support this ministry here and around the world: https://upr.cls.co/jpzq   Streaming License through CCLI https://ccli.com/us/en/streaming Copyright protection under 17 U.S.C. § 110 - U.S. Code - Section 3

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This episode will help you with some of the toughest relationships. Maybe you've been betrayed. Well, through Christ, we can still forgive and love those who hurt us. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/his-hop-radio-podcast--3366700/support. Stay Connected with His Hop Radio Download the His Hop Radio App today (available on all major platforms).

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue analyzing Season 5 of The Chosen with a discussion of the seventh episode.The ChosenThe Chosen (TV Series) — WikipediaThe Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Somewhere between the Upper Room and the Roman throne, the Church lost the most powerful thing it ever had — His Name.In this brand new series, *Truth Became Tradition*, CJ Garcia exposes how man-made creeds, councils, and religion replaced revelation — and why it's time for this generation to bring the Name of Jesus back to the forefront of the Church.

Every meal tells a story, but this one rewrites yours.At weddings, meals celebrate union.At Thanksgiving, they recall gratitude.But at the Lord's Table, the meal reveals covenant.In this message, Kin by Covenant, we step back into the Upper Room and rediscover what Jesus was really doing when He broke the bread and passed the cup. This wasn't a ritual, it was a revolution. He was forming a family bound not by bloodline, culture, or tribe, but by covenant.You'll learn: • How the early Church turned a sacred covenant into a social club — and how to recover the awe of the Table. • Why Communion is more than remembrance — it's renewal, reconciliation, and a recommissioning. • What it means to come “in a worthy manner”, not in perfection, but in repentance. • How to approach the Table with reverence, unity, and mission.This is not just bread and cup, it's identity, belonging, and purpose.It's where enemies reconcile, sinners find mercy, and orphans become family.Come ready to repent, release, and receive.Because at this Table, we are not just guests, we are kin by covenant.

In the Upper Room, Jesus reveals that one of His own will betray Him — and the question echoes through every heart: “Is it I?” Judas' tragic choice reminds us how close one can be to Christ and still be lost. This message from Mark 14:10–21 calls us to examine our hearts, trust God's sovereign plan, and marvel at how He uses even sin to accomplish salvation.

Welcome to Episode #188 of the Way of the Bible podcast. This is our fourth of eight episodes in our Twenty-Fourth mini-series entitled The Return of Jesus Christ [3]. On today's episode, we will continue expanding upon the greatest news for the church, the Great Snatching Away, harpazo/rapture, the resurrection/translation of the bride of Christ.We'll start with a quick context reminder and then hit our lesson for today, which will be the second half of 1 Corinthians 15. But before then, why the harpazo/rapio, the great snatching away? The reason for the great snatching away in the Bible is to remove the church from the world before God judges the world with great tribulations and wrath. We will address that near the end of this mini-series. What I am teaching is not new. It is the Biblical view of the gospel, epistle, and letter writers of the New Testament as directed to be written by the Holy Spirit of God. It was not revealed in the Old Testament but was given by revelation to the Apostles who taught it to their disciples in the early church. Jesus was expected to return at any time with no prerequisite signs of his return to gather the church to himself. Jesus taught this to his disciples in the Upper Room the night he was betrayed.John 14:1-3 – Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2  My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.Jesus tells of the immediacy of his return to Peter after he restored Peter over a fish breakfast with several other disciples. After restoring Peter, Jesus took him for a walk and told him what kind of death he [Peter] was going to die. John was trailing behind them and when Peter took notice of him he asked Jesus about John. John 22:21-23 – When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?” 22 Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.” 23 Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?”What we need to know for today's episode from these two passages is that Jesus taught his disciples he was coming back to take them where he was going; and that his coming back could be as early as within John's lifetime. There was nothing that had to happen prophetically to keep Jesus from coming back at any moment. That includes today, while I am sitting on my back porch writing this episode. Maranatha, Come Lord Jesus even Now! Why is this important?Three hundred years went by and Jesus didn't return. In 313 AD, Constantine the Great, the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, issued the Edict of Milan, which granted legal tolerance to Christians. Over time, Christianity was made the official religion of Rome resulting in the Roman Empire became Christianized.  It was soon after that the Biblical teaching in the book of Revelation that Jesus was going to judge the world with wrath, return on the Day of the Lord, and establish his own kingdom on earth was taught to be allegory and metaphor and not to be taken literally. There was only one king/ruler of the earth and that person in the Roman empire was the emperor. This mystical understanding of the book of Revelation has continued to be taught even today in many if not most Christian denominations.

The Lord's Supper is a picture. And we need a bigger frame. The Corinthians had distorted the living image that Jesus gave us in the Upper Room. We have cropped out part of that picture. And others have painted over it as they wished, and hung it upside-down. But the picture can be restored - if we'll refer back to the original, as revealed by Paul in 1 Corinthians 11. Here's Jim with Part 1 of a sermon entitled, Tempting God to Death. Listen to Right Start Radio every Monday through Friday on WCVX 1160AM (Cincinnati, OH) at 9:30am, WHKC 91.5FM (Columbus, OH) at 5:00pm, WRFD 880AM (Columbus, OH) at 9:00am. Right Start can also be heard on One Christian Radio 107.7FM & 87.6FM in New Plymouth, New Zealand. You can purchase a copy of this message, unsegmented for broadcasting and in its entirety, for $7 on a single CD by calling +1 (800) 984-2313, and of course you can always listen online or download the message for free. RS10212025_0.mp3Scripture References: I Corinthians 11

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Spencer Davis | Be StrongIn this message, Spencer Davis explores the many facets of the atonement, showing why one metaphor isn't enough to explain what Christ did for us. From Exodus 12 to the Upper Room, we see how Jesus intentionally aligned His death with the Passover, becoming the final, perfect sacrifice. The weight of the Passover meal, the timing of His crucifixion, and the fulfillment of centuries of symbolism all point to one truth: no more lambs are needed. Jesus paid it all, once and for all.Be Strong Men's ConferenceExodus 12Please leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

Welcome to Episode #187 of the Way of the Bible podcast. This is our third of eight episodes in our Twenty-Fourth mini-series entitled The Return of Jesus Christ [3]. On today's episode, we will continue expanding upon the greatest news for the church, the Great Snatching Away, harpazo/rapture, the resurrection/translation of the bride of Christ.We'll start with a quick context reminder and then hit our lesson for today, which will be the first half of 1 Corinthians 15. But before then, why the harpazo/rapio, the great snatching away? The reason for the great snatching away in the Bible is to remove the church from the world before God judges the world with great tribulations and wrath. We will address that near the end of this mini-series. The New Testament writers, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, clearly wanted the body of Christ to know that Jesus was coming back and to anticipate his return at any moment. The normal Christian life, as described in the epistles, is not sitting on one's hands in regard to one's faith life while playing with trinkets in the world, passing away the time to break the boredom of communing with God. The normal Christian life is to live your new life in the kingdom, a holy and righteous life of love for God and neighbor as we wait for our Savior, the bridegroom, to appear in the sky above to take us, his bride, home.John the Baptist spoke of the church and Jesus in John 3:29 – The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom's voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.In the New Testament, Jesus is the bridegroom, the church is the bride, and the Old Testament saints, including John the Baptist, are friends of the bridegroom. It says of the bride of Christ in Revelation 19:6-8 – Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. 7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. 8 Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.” (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God's holy people.)Jesus spoke to his disciples in the Upper Room discourse about his wedding preparations to bring home his bride. John 14:1-3 – “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. 2  My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.  We know that Jesus, our bridegroom, went away physically on the day of his ascension into heaven. Acts 1:10- They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”As Jesus went up in the ascension, so shall he return in like manner. We see that in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 – For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God.That catches us up on what we need to know for today's episode. We'll do some tying up of loose ends after our next episode, where we finish an overview of 1 Corinthians 15. And before we get to the first portion of 1 Corinthians 15 for today, let's put what Paul is about to address in context.

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Thank you for joining us for worship this Sunday at Upper Room Church! We would love to hear from you. Comment below and let us know you are watching.   Message Notes: https://upperroom.cls.co/Crqw Luke 24; Matthew 24   Baptism Sign Up: https://upperroompcola.cls.co/dmjs   Growth Track: https://upr.cls.co/njyq   UR Groups: https://upr.cls.co/zdqc   Event Calendar: https://upr.cls.co/ftcj   Prayer, Assistance, Share Decision of Faith: https://upr.cls.co/nqvp   Join the Legacy Team: https://upr.cls.co/msth   Giving: Support this ministry here and around the world: https://upr.cls.co/jpzq   Streaming License through CCLI https://ccli.com/us/en/streaming    Copyright protection under 17 U.S.C. § 110 - U.S. Code - Section 3

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In a world where control feels like an illusion and suffering seems senseless, is it possible that God still has a plan even in the chaos?In this powerful message from Mark 14, we step into the Upper Room and discover that the cross was not a tragic accident, but the fulfillment of a sovereign plan written across the pages of Scripture. Jesus wasn't overtaken by events. He orchestrated them. Down to the smallest detail.If you've ever wondered, “Can I trust God when nothing makes sense?” this sermon is for you. You'll see how:Jesus had a PLAN (even when it didn't make sense to others)That plan was PROPHESIED long before it unfoldedAnd that plan had a PURPOSE—your redemptionThis is not the story of a failed messiah. This is the story of a victorious Savior who drank the cup of suffering, so we could drink the cup of salvation.Tune in and discover how the First Supper reshapes our view of suffering, trust, and the hope that's still to come.For Reflection & Discussion:1.    In Mark 14:13-16 Jesus sends His disciples on a bit of a treasure hunt... only to find things EXACTLY as Jesus had said. How does Jesus' detailed planning encourage you to trust Him in your daily life?2.    Jesus' betrayal and death were foretold centuries earlier. How does seeing God's promises fulfilled in Scripture strengthen your faith in the Bible?3.    Jesus willingly and purposefully endured the horrors of the cross to redeem and save. What does this tell us about His character?4.    The Passover was & is a joyful remembrance of God's salvation from Egypt. How might we recover a spirit of celebration (not just somber reflection) when we take communion today?5.    Jesus refused the final cup, pointing forward to the great banquet we will experience when God ushers in His heavenly eternal Kingdom. How does this promise of future joy help you persevere through present struggles?+ + + + +Hey, while you're here, please help Generation by clicking the 'Subscribe' button, then click on the BELL

The Upper Room, Part II - The Last Supper comes to a dramatic close. Jesus goes to pray in the Garden of Gethsemane, and is finally met by a close friend at the head of a group of soldiers as they come to arrest Him. 

Thank you for joining us for worship this Sunday at Upper Room Church! We would love to hear from you. Comment below and let us know you are watching.   Message Notes: https://upperroom.cls.co/jbWS Mark 9   Baptism Sign Up: https://upperroompcola.cls.co/dmjs   Growth Track: https://upr.cls.co/njyq   UR Groups: https://upr.cls.co/zdqc   Event Calendar: https://upr.cls.co/ftcj   Prayer, Assistance, Share Decision of Faith: https://upr.cls.co/nqvp   Join the Legacy Team: https://upr.cls.co/msth   Giving: Support this ministry here and around the world: https://upr.cls.co/jpzq   Streaming License through CCLI https://ccli.com/us/en/streaming    Copyright protection under 17 U.S.C. § 110 - U.S. Code - Section 3

Christians are sometimes surprised to discover that the term "new covenant" only appears once in the gospel accounts, though all four focus on the person and work of Jesus of Nazareth. In fact, the word "covenant" is virtually absent from these texts. Outside of the Upper Room accounts in the synoptic gospels, it occurs only once in Luke's gospel, and then in reference to the Abrahamic Covenant. However, the concept of the new covenant is woven into the fabric of the four gospel accounts, but as it is understood in terms of God's interactions with and promises to His covenant people as recorded in the Old Testament scriptures.

This episode features The Upper Room Family Resource Center.Here is a little about The Upper Room in their words, It is our vision that we work to create a strong, vibrant and self sustaining community where conflict and hunger, homelessness and poverty, and ignorance and intolerance no longer exist. We look to the day where all families thrive and children have within their reach the tools to succeed. We will work to achieve our vision by living our mission and honoring our values each day. We aspire to be an organization that:Is responsive to the communityIs compassionate and non-judgmentalRespects diversityEmpowers each individual and familyWorks as a teamEncourages innovative and creative ideasMaintains strong ethics and integrityI had the pleasure of speaking with their Executive Director, Brenda Guggisberg.To learn more about The Upper Room, please visit https://www.urteachers.org/For more on the Dose of Good Podcast, visithttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552349588905https://www.instagram.com/dose_of_good_podcast/https://www.youtube.com/@DoseOfGoodPodcastYou can also email doseofgoodpodcast@gmail.com

Luke 22 leads us to the Upper Room, where Jesus reframes Passover into the Lord's Supper—a call to remember His body broken and blood poured out. We walk through five anchors of Communion: reflection on Christ's sacrifice, fellowship with Him and His church, self-examination and repentance, public proclamation of the gospel, and a longing for the day we feast with Him in the Kingdom. Come ready to slow down, confess, give thanks, and fix your hope on heaven.

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In this episode, Pastor Chris looks to the book of Luke to look at Jesus' instruction and promise to the Disciples from chapter 22. While in closing out the events in the upper room, Jesus reminded us that the way of a disciple is radically different from the way of a non-believer. The Kingdom runs on much different principles than what we know in the flesh. While the world looks to be served, followers of Christ look to serve. We also look forward with great hope toward the promise that one day, Jesus will reward all his followers. The way of Christ is very different, but is so much better.

Daily Dose of Hope September 25, 2025   Scripture – Luke 24:1-35   Prayer:  Today we pray an ancient prayer from St Ambrose of Milan, who lived from 337-397 AD...O Lord, who has mercy upon all, take away from me my sins, and mercifully kindle in me the fire of Your Holy Spirit. Take away from me the heart of stone, and give me a heart of flesh, a heart to love and adore You, a heart to delight in You, to follow and to enjoy You, for Christ's sake.   Welcome back to the Daily Dose of Hope, the devotional/podcast that complements the New Hope Church daily Bible reading plan.  We are currently working our way through a deep dive into the Gospels and Acts.  Today, we begin a deep dive into Luke 24.    We start with Luke's resurrection account. And today, we find ourselves walking with the women: Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and others.  These are real women who traveled with Jesus from Galilee to Jerusalem, they cared for his needs, learned from him, witnessed his power and glory, and loved him.  This has been a horrible week for them.  They helplessly watched him die.  And now, filled with grief, they want to anoint his body for burial.  They need to do this.  I should mention that Jesus was crucified on a Friday.  His body was hastily put in a tomb just before the Sabbath began (Friday sundown to Saturday sundown).  So they have to wait to prepare his body for burial.  Saturday night, it would have been too dark to take care of the body so we are meeting them probably very early on a Sunday morning.  They are ready.  They have brought their spices, they plan to attend to the body properly.  In the Jewish culture, a proper burial demonstrated honor for the deceased and for these women, it was an act of love and respect.    But when they get there, the most unexpected thing happens.  The stone has been rolled away from the tomb and the tomb is empty.  Jesus' body is simply not there.  This doesn't make sense to them.  And it was while they were wondering about where the body is, totally confused and perplexed, that two men in dazzling clothes (clothes that gleam like lightening), we can assume they are angels, they stand by the women.  And the women put their faces down, they were probably scared out of their minds.  And the men say, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?”    Such a bizarre question.  Why do you look for the living among the dead?  They are at a tomb, which is typically where dead bodies, not living bodies, are kept.  And they fully expected Jesus' dead body to be there.  Afterall, they saw Jesus die.  They were the last to leave the cross.  They saw his limp, lifeless body placed in the tomb.  What do you mean?  Why do you look for the living among the dead?  But the sparkling men continue…he is not here, he is risen.  Remember how he told you these things?  Way back when you were in Galilee, he told you this was going to happen?    It was then that they remembered his words.  Multiple times, Jesus had said told them but it didn't make sense at the time.  Whether they simply weren't paying enough attention or they didn't want to know the truth, they didn't understand. Luke 9:22, And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”   Now, it's all coming together.  They do remember! Maybe they don't completely understand but they know that something totally unexpected, something totally amazing has happened, and they can't wait to tell the others.  So they burst into the room where the male disciples are hiding and out it comes.  They spill their guts.  They tell them about their morning.  You can picture it.  They are probably talking really fast and they might have been talking over one another and kind of out of breath.  They are excited.  They are so excited!    And the guys, well, let's just say aren't impressed.  They don't believe the women, saying their words were nonsense.  Other translations say the men tell the women they were spreading an idle tale, that what they were reporting was fake news.  It wasn't what they were expecting so it must not have been true.  Wow.    The narrative ends with Peter getting up and running to the tomb.  He also finds it empty, with the strips of burial cloth that would have been wrapped around Jesus' body just lying there on the ground.  And he walks off, wondering what really happened.    And then the narrative shifts to a different scene. Two of Jesus' disciples, not the twelve but two other male disciples, one named Cleophus and the other left unnamed, were walking from Jerusalem to their home in Emmaus.  There are some walks that are longer than others — not because of the miles or even because of the landscape, but because of the burdens. This was a 7 mile walk but it might as well been a 27 mile walk because these men are distressed.  They are grieving.  They have been following Jesus.  They believed him to be the Messiah and Savior and they have just seen him killed, murdered on a Roman cross.  So, they are walking slowly and speaking intensely.  The Greek suggests they may have been having some kind of theological argument.  Bottom line:  they are tired, weary, sad, and confused.  They don't understand what they have just witnessed.  And now they have to go back home and continue with their lives.  You can kind of imagine the kinds of questions they had.  Why did this happen?  How did God allow this to happen?  I can relate to their distress.  Every one of us, at some point, will have to take a walk to Emmaus. Some of you have been down this road already or you are walking it right now! In this world we will have trouble. And it will hit close to home. There will be times when all hope seems lost, and our world seems to be crumbling around us.  Maybe it's a walk out of an office where you have given years of your life but you are now being let go.  Maybe it's a walk out of the doctor's office after your spouse has just been given a terminal diagnosis.  Maybe it's the walk out of the attorney's office after the divorce papers have been finalized.  These are painful walks, in which we question God.  God, how could you let this happen?  God, I thought you were powerful and real.  What in the world is going on here?  In some way, all of us have experienced a walk like that.  Now, Jesus interrupts their argument, but they don't know it's Jesus at this point.  They are kept from knowing him.  He is a stranger to them.  I love this.  Because Jesus shows up to them JUST as he shows up to us.  We don't always recognize his presence either.  I don't know about you, but I've had times in my life that were so difficult, so painful, so anxiety-provoking, that I am so consumed with those feelings and then I look back and realize later, that Jesus was there with me.  His presence was real.  It was protecting me, guarding me, guiding me.  Jesus has a way of showing up when we need him most.  We just don't always recognize it.  Here's the thing.  Jesus could have said, “Hey guys, its me.  I'm here.  I've fixed everything.  Look, I'm alive!”  But he doesn't do that.  Instead, he says, “Don't YOU understand?”  And he begins to explain, starting at the very beginning of Scripture and walks them through the prophecies, walks them through how God said he would send a Savior who would have to suffer and die.  Hope and faith must have begun to stir their hearts as he spoke. They must have never heard, really heard, the gospel like this before—a gospel that included the suffering of the Messiah before entering his glory—told by the resurrected Lord himself!  Now, keep in mind, their circumstances have not changed but their perspective is beginning to change.  Faith is budding. They invite Jesus (still a stranger to them) to come stay with them.  It's late and they insist that he come and dine with them.  It was at the table, when they were breaking bread together that they recognize him.  Just as he did on Thursday night in the Upper Room --- it's when he takes the bread, gives thanks, breaks it, and offers it to them.  Their eyes are opened and they know – this is our Jesus.  Are our eyes open to Jesus when we break bread together?  Blessings, Pastor Vicki    

Pastor John Miller begins our topical series, entitled “The Upper Room," an in-depth look at the Upper Room discourse with an expository message through John 13.

Pastor John Miller begins our topical series, entitled “The Upper Room," an in-depth look at the Upper Room discourse with an expository message through John 13.

In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Pete and Jared talk with lawyer, lecturer, and author James Kimmel, Jr. about our primal desire for revenge against the people we feel have wronged us. James shares the science behind the belief that revenge is an addiction tied to gratification, and offers alternative strategies to break the revenge cycle and move towards a forgiveness-oriented approach to living. Show Notes → https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/episode-65-james-kimmel-jr-this-is-your-brain-on-revenge/  Watch this episode on YouTube → https://youtu.be/qqlsFUf9hJ8 This episode is brought to you by Upper Room. Have you ever opened the Old Testament and felt more confused than inspired? You're not alone. In his new book, Sacred Tension: Embracing Dissonance and Dialogue in the Old Testament, biblical scholar William P. Brown invites us to stop searching for one tidy, uniform voice in Scripture—and instead, discover the beauty in its complexity. If you love the Bible but aren't afraid to wrestle with it, pick up Sacred Tension today—and save 20% off with promo code NORMAL at Store.UpperRoom.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this teaching, Samuel emphasizes the importance of anchoring prayer in biblical understanding and practice, using the upper room as a strong imagery. He discusses the significance of waiting upon the Lord and praying according to God's will, rather than personal desires. Samuel highlights the transformative power of waiting and prayer, which refine and prepare individuals for the fulfillment of God's promises. He draws parallels between the disciples' experience in the upper room and the process of spiritual growth, stressing the need for obedience, submission, and alignment with the Holy Spirit. Ultimately, Samuel encourages a prayer life that seeks God's will, allowing for personal transformation and a deeper connection with the divine.

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