Comments on: Acts 1 :1-26

By: Phil Chalos

Phil Chalos — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:52:40 +0000

Tim, Great explanation on disciple ….Rob Bell has a great video on the Rabbi.

By: Tim Godby

Tim Godby — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:55:40 +0000

A disciple (in the Hebrew understanding) doesn’t just want to know what the Rabbi says but is driven by a passionate desire to BE what the Rabbi IS. This is a powerful concept that is almost totally lost on North American Christians. As you’ve pointed out in your post we barely know what Jesus said (e.g. we don’t even read the Bible) so how can we possibly call ourselves disciples? I’m praying your resolve to read the Word of God will fuel the desire for you and your sphere of influence to “fan into flame’ a passionate desire to be more like Jesus! – 1John 2:6

By: Phil Chalos

Phil Chalos — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:57:22 +0000

Jarrod…i appreciate your honesty so much….. not many folks are willing to share how much they don’t know about things.However, there are pleny that have all the answers to all the questions.

Were those fuzzy dice or Andrew Dice or just the good ol’ just hang’n out on the corner w/ the biblical boys dice?

By: krista

krista — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:43:39 +0000

i actually read!!! i did know that jesus appeared recurringly for 40 days, but i didn’t know the following:

1) judas #1 bought a field and then exploded in it…that’s not quite the version i remember, but then again it was sunday school.
2) judas #2…really??
3) i thought it was really interesting that they chose prayer and casting lots to choose the next disciple. whatever works, i guess.

lookin forward to next week!

By: Ricky Cook

Ricky Cook — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:03:06 +0000

Awesome stuff! Few things excite me more than people, especially couples, getting into the Word together. Blessings to you!

By: ME!

ME! — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:52:13 +0000

Jarrod – check your facebook messages. P.S. Sorry this has nothing to do with your post – but way to tackle Acts. Sounds exciting! And from what I understand, an Apostle was a chosen teacher who was sent out to lay foundations, while a disciple was (and is) called to learn.

By: brandiandboys

brandiandboys — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:09:17 +0000

Funny, I read the second Judas thing too this week. I didn’t know he existed either. Glad you two are doing this together.

By: crossroadstalk

crossroadstalk — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:37:45 +0000

the dice idea would be “no dice” up my way….thanks, but no thanks!

We still love you Jarrod!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:37:07 +0000

I saw that about the intestines thing, too! I don’t remember learning that in Sunday School… I also didn’t know that they chose by “prayer and casting lots”??? Interesting…

By: Jad

Jad — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:19:21 +0000

Melissa and I are going to join you in your online Bible study. I’ve been wanting to read Acts all the way through so this will be cool.

It’s always good to know the origins of the early church. I feel like as modern as church is becoming and as culturally relevant as the church must become to compete for our attention; on some level we are almost becoming more like the early church in Acts. I may expound on this in later posts.

I did not know most of this stuff. I did like the intestines spilling out of Judas.